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Napoleon is dead?   The frigate Constitution...
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Napoleon is dead? The frigate Constitution...

Item # 684259 ·
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, March 2, 1799  Page 2 has: "Buonaparte's Death" has near the beginning: "The important event...is general believed to have taken place; and Buonaparte, whose name has been a host in the hands of tyrants, is stated by some accounts to have fallen by the pistol of a slave...", but it was untrue. He did not die until 1821.
Page 2 also has: "Constitution Frigate" which begins: "We are happy in hearing of the safety of this excellent vessel...Off Guadaloupe, Capt. Nicholson fell in with the French frigate Insurgent...gave chace..." with more.
Four pages, some light staining, a bit irregular at the spine, generally good condition.

Item from our most recent catalog - #368 - released for July, 2026

Price
$49
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.