New-England Palladium Vol. XLI No. 40- May 18, 1813
Description
- Sponsors
This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Periodicals
- Description
- A four page, semi-weekly paper that was published from 1803 to 1814.
Page 1:
• Adjutant Generals opinion piece about what the Commander in Chief would do upon taking York
• Opinion piece about the losses the war has brought to America, criticizing the lack of gains
• Proposal for Baltimore to build 20 Danish gunboats for defence of the city
• Report that several ships had met near the western buoy of the Brown
• Report mentioning capture of York by Americans
• Ship arrivals at Boston, lists of captures made by American vessels
Page 2:
• Reports of capture of York from Gen. Henry Dearborn and Comm. Isaac Chauncey
• Exchange of prisoners between the US and Britain
• Report of siege of Fort Meigs
• Report of possible expedition to take Kingston, once ships return to Sackett’s Harbour from York
• News from Canada of British attack at Ogdensburg
• Word of British recaptured the ship Invincible Napoleon, but was retaken
Page 3:
• Arrivals at Boston, listing of American prizes
• Report of taking of Invincible Napoleon by British
• Three reports mentioning American vessel(s) captured or destroyed
• Lists of vessels arriving and leaving ports
• More vessels captured, arrivals, etc - Publisher
- Young & Minns
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Date of Publication
- 18 May 1813
- Subject(s)
- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Contact
- Brock University ArchivesEmail:dsharron@brocku.ca
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