BV 7: 91 issues of Massachusetts Spy, or Worcester Gazette 1803 - 1806
1803
Mar. 2 Edward Tiffin is Governor of the new state of Ohio
Mar. 9 Louisiana French expedition
Mar. 16 U.S. militia bill
Mar. 30 Bay of Algiers declares war on France / Lewis sent Southwest
Apr. 6 Indians drive Russians from the Northwest coast
Apr. 13 Story of the execution of men who tried to kill George III
Apr. 20 Bonaparte's character / French won't go to New Orleans
Apr. 27 Paris fever "La Grippe" / Violent snowstorm
Apr. 29 (Broadside Extra) King's message / England mobilizes
May 4 England - France war / Jefferson invites Paine to America
May 11 Gibraltar mutiny / Algiers and Tripoli wants U.S. tribute
May 18 A Quaker's letter to the Citizens of the United States
May 25 Bonaparte sends troop to St. Domingo / Britain leaves Egypt
June 1 French suspends expedition to Louisiana
June 8 James Monroe in Paris seeking the rights to use the Mississippi
June 29 France sells Louisiana to the United States
July 6 Fashion / First United States statistical tables
July 13 Spirit of Democracy criticizes Jefferson
July 20 The purchase of Louisiana will cost $15 million.
July 27 A description of the Louisiana territory
Aug. 3 St. Domingo barbarity / James Callender drowns
Aug. 10 Croswell convicted of libel against Jefferson in his Balance.
Aug. 24 Huge water break on a Virginia mountain
Sept. 7 Sedition Law was passed to stop lies, not to throttle the Press
Dec. 14 Senate discusses the 12th Amendment / Burr caters to all
Dec. 21 Lewis and Clark expedition to explore Louisiana
1804
Jan. 9 French turn over New Orleans to General Wilkerson
Jan. 11 Some say the 12th Amendment assures Jefferson of reelection
Jan. 18 Jefferson tells Congress that money is left over from last year
Jan. 25 South Carolina repeals law for non-importation of slaves
Feb. 1 No invasion of England yet / Jefferson and Callender
Feb. 29 "Who are true friends and real enemies of the United States?"
Mar. 14 French army surrenders in St. Domingo / USS Philadelphia lost
Apr. 11 French fleet at Toulon evades Nelson / Indian claims
Apr. 18 Plot against Bonaparte / Moreau arrested / George III's 14 children
Apr. 20 Liberty of the Press / Impeachment against Judge Samuel Chase
May 2 Now 180 American newspapers / Can ransom USS Philadelphia
May 9 "Be cautious how you believe" / St. Domingo massacre Whites
May 16 Moreau defies Bonaparte / Nelson bombards Algiers
May 30 Decatur's report on the burning of the USS Philadelphia in Tripoli
June 6 Talleyrand on the conspiracy / Stephen Decatur made a captain
June 20 Only free white men can vote in congressional elections
June 27 Senate and House minority protest choice of electors
July 4 Review of Jefferson's Administration / Maryland floods
July 18 Bonaparte made Emperor / Hamilton wounded by Burr in a duel
July 25 Hamilton dies / Disturbances by Blacks in Augusta, Georgia
Aug. 8 "Pernicious Practice of Dueling" / Burr indicted for murder in NY
Aug. 22 Parliament considers abolishing slave trade / PA Black education
Aug. 29 Dessalines Hayti Emperor / Restore drowned man / Farrar's store
Sept. 19 Female derangement / 10,000 attend execution of an Indian
Sept. 26 Creek nation and U.S. boundary set / Spain to defend Florida
Oct. 3 "Democracy Upside Down" / Difficulties with Spain in Louisiana
Oct. 10 12th Amendment ratified / "Comforts and Disappointments of life"
Nov. 21 Jefferson's "State of the Union" message to Congress
1805
Jan. 16 An account of Lewis and Clark's stay with the Mandan Indians
Jan. 23 Napoleon and Josephine's travel bed / King of Otaheite dies
Jan. 30 Indiana Territory divided into two / No mail because of the snow
Feb. 6 Last year 1538 American seamen were impressed by Great Britain
Feb. 13 Bonaparte's coronation / John Randolph's conduct questioned
Feb. 20 Debate libels "Monarchy of Federalism" in New-England Palladium
Feb. 27 Imported Slaves Bill / Jefferson reelected with 162 electoral votes
Mar. 6 Article on the Sedition Act / Louisiana has territorial government
Mar. 20 Jefferson's Inaugural / Comments on Jefferson's inaugural
Mar. 27 Wilkerson is Governor Upper Louisiana / NY: Truth libel defense
May 1 Impressment: "Once an Englishman, always an Englishman"
May 22 Bonaparte now King of Italy / "Resolutions when I come to be old"
June 26 Braddock's grave / Jefferson refuses third term / Pulpit death
July 10 Ottoman army defeated in Egypt / American fleet sails to Tripoli
July 17 Progress of Lewis and Clark / "Inconsistencies of Mr. Jefferson"
July 24 St. Domingo Slavery abolished / Long tirade of Jefferson's sins
July 31 Yellow fever / John Quincy Adams elected a Harvard professor
Aug. 7 Prisoners at Tripoli / Negro insurrection in North Carolina
Aug. 14 Lord Melville's trial / Ohio Indians cede million acres to U.S.
Aug. 21 Boys should not smoke cigars / "Louisiana - Land we didn't want"
Aug. 28 Maine to separate from Massachusetts / Crime prevalent in U.S.
Sept. 18 English naval victory / Lear gets Tripoli treaty at a high cost
Oct. 9 Progress of war in India / Obadiah Williams, a complete villain
Oct. 16 Austria declares war on France / Earthquake in Italy / NY fire
Dec. 11 Napoleon takes army from Holland / Nelson to attack Cadiz fleet
Dec. 18 Jefferson's "State of the Union Address" read to Congress by clerk
Dec. 25 Nelson's last words "England expects every man to do his duty"
1806
Jan. 1 Indiana wants slaves / Trafalgar victory details / Ulm victory
Jan. 25 Napoleon in Vienna / "Immortal Nelson" poem / Profane Swearing
Mar. 5 Congress holds secret session on a $2,000,000 bill to buy Florida
Mar. 12 Congressmen watch as slaves pass in Washington / Austerlitz
Mar. 19 Long, detailed report on the battle of Austerlitz and Armistice
Apr. 2 Massachusetts forbids stage plays / Try to force Spain over Sabine River
Apr. 5 Randolph "Impeach Madison and Jefferson" / Democratic lies
Apr. 16 Non-importation of British goods Bill passes / Austria's distress
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