The Weekly Register - May 1813

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Niles, Hezekiah, Editor

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Issues for the May 1813 Weekly Register newspaper (Baltimore, Maryland) are divided as follows:

May 1st, pages 137-152
1st Page:
• Article discussing the effects of the orders-in-council

9th Page:
• Chart detailing the organization of the Army of the United States

10th Page:
• List of general staff of the army of the United States

11th Page:
• Report that supply of provisions in Upper Canada had been short and that most natives had left “His Majesty’s service” due to the short allowance at Malden
• Report of condemning of a vessel at Boston on suspicion of a destination for Halifax
• Report of a British squadron having headed for Boston, and that report of British building wharf at Block-Island had been false

12th Page:
• Report that 2000 British soldiers and sailors had passed through Prescott, headed for the lakes
• Report that claims the effective force at New-Orleans to be 6000 regulars and volunteers, report that 7000 troops from Bermuda were headed to attack the southern coast considered false
• Report from North-Western army detailing size numbers from that army
• Report that 300 recruits for the 26th regiment had marched north from Hartford, Con., three companies from the 9th and 21st had marched as well
• Ten companies of 12-month volunteers had marched from the district of Maine and Massachusetts, arrived at Burlington, Vt., three additional companies expected
• Report commending 280 men from Pennsylvania militia who had volunteered their service 15 days after their period of service had expired
• Report of great activity on the Canadian frontier
• Notice of appointment of Richard Cutts as superintendent general of military supplies
• Report that 18 pieces of cannon and a British officer had arrived at Praire de Chien

13th Page:
• Report that a keel of a 74-gun vessel had been laid at Charlestown
• Report that 4 – 500 sailors had been collected at Erie
• Report of large British naval force organized off the coast of the US, many of the largest class of sloops of war fitted to fight American privateers in the West Indies
• Report that the US ship Essex had taken a sloop of war and two South Sea ship, news of destruction of the British ships Java and Peacock
• Report that a vessel of 32 guns was to have been launched at Kingston, expected that Chauncey will soon be there
• Report the Globe privateer of Baltimore off Lisbon had taken 6 or 8 British vessels
• News from London paper mentioning departure of two battalions for Quebec

14th Page:
• News from London paper that many of the smallest numbers of brigs of war were being sent to Quebec, and that a newly invented machine would be used to float the ships over the shallows for the purpose of cruising the lakes of Upper Canada
• Report of arrival of US letter of marquee schooner Ned, Dawson of Baltimore, after capturing the English letter of marque Malvina
• Reports from the blockade of the Delaware

15th Page:
• Reports from the blockade of the Chesapeake
• List of American prizes of British vessels

May 8th, pages 153-168
6th Page:
• Chart describing of the monthly pay for troops of the US forces

7th Page:
• Description and brief history of Sackett’s Harbour

8th Page:
• Report that between 3 – 4000 men had marched through Georgetown headed for Harrison’s camp, and that Col. Johnson with 1200 to 1500 men would follow them
• Report of rumours of troops coming out of Spain, headed to Canada
• Extract from the Rules and Regulations of the Army concerning rules on promotion
• Copy of a letter from Brigadier-General Thomas Flournoy claiming many reports, respecting native hostility, had been totally unfounded, and that those reports that had been based on truth had become exaggerated
• Report of marching to the western frontiers of a newly-formed light dragoon company consisting of 75 volunteers
• Letter giving account of attack by natives of Captain Wells, a US non-commissioned officer, and 100 natives

9th Page:
• List of naval news and reports of naval battles and captures by American vessels

10th Page:
• Article discussing superiority of American frigates over British frigates
• Notice of and correspondence discussing the American capture of the British ship Java

11th Page:
• Report discussing treatment of American prisoners in Jamaica
• Reports from the blockade of the Chesapeake

14th Page:
• Copy of a letter from a private in the US volunteers discussing his war experience

May 15th, pages 169-184
1st Page:
• Article discussing the effects of the orders-in-council

2nd Page:
• Article detailing the rules and regulation for the army of the United States from the Quarter-master-general’s department

10th Page:
• Report of the success of the Capture of York, notice of the death of General Pike
• Report from the North-West army that Fort Meigs had been under siege by 3000 British and natives
• Details of the Capture of York written by General Dearborn and Commodore Chauncey

12th Page:
• Article listing terms of capitulation of the town of York
• Reports of troops movements through Schenectady
• Report of a small skirmish between General Harrison’s men and an equal number of natives
13th Page:
• Report of naval captures by American vessels of British vessels
14th Page:
• Reports from the blockade of the Chesapeake
16th Page:
• List of American prizes and captures of British vessels

May 22nd, pages 185-200
3rd Page:
• Rules and regulation for the army of the United States detailing duties of an adjutant general, an inspector general, the purchasing department, changes in uniform of the army of the United States, and miscellaneous rules

5th Page:
• Events of the war

6th Page:
• Military events
• News from the North-Western Army

7th Page:
• News and correspondence regarding the siege of Fort Meigs, including a return of killed and wounded

10th Page:
• Naval news

11th Page:
• Reports from the blockades of the Delaware and Chesapeake

12th Page:
• News of arrival of militia and volunteers at Baltimore for defence of that city, stationary force at about 2000 troops

13th Page:
• Report that the town of Havre-de-Grace had been destroyed by British forces
• News that Captain Humes and Captain Shippen had marched troops to Maryland to help repel British attacks there
• List of American naval prizes

16th Page:
• News that the American naval squadron was to sail with troops from Fort Niagara for Fort George

May 29th, pages 201-216
1st Page:
• Message from the President to both houses of congress

2nd Page:
• Vice-President’s speech to the Senate

4th Page:
• Communication from the governor of Maryland to the Legislature of Maryland

5th Page:
• Correspondence between Levin Winder and the John Armstrong of the War Dept.

6th Page:
• Governor of Virginia’s message to both houses of congress

7th Page:
• Correspondence between James Barbour, James Monroe, and John Armstrong

8th Page:
• Detailing of the uniform of officers of the general staff, of the artillery, and of the infantry

9th Page:
• Events of the war
• Military events

10th Page:
• News from the North-Western Army

13th Page:
• Naval news
• Reports from the blockades of the Delaware and the Chesapeake
• List of American naval prizes

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The Weekly Register, also known as Niles Weekly Register, was a weekly periodical edited by Hezekiah Niles (1777-1839) and published in Baltimore Maryland. Volumes of interest were published between 1811 (Vol. 1, No. 1, September 7, 1811) to 1814 (Vol. 5, No. 26, February 26, 1814). These volumes focus primarily on 19th century politics and government in the United States of America.

Niles edited and published the Weekly Register until 1836, making it one of the most widely-circulated magazines in the United States. The popularity also made Niles into one of the most influential journalists of his day. Devoted primarily to politics, Niles' Weekly Register is considered an important source for the history of the period. The Register also recorded current economics, technology, science, medicine, geography, archaeology, the weather, and stories of human interest.

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