WINDSOR FEDERAL GAZETTE, Vermont, April 3, 1804  

* President Thomas Jefferson 
* USS Philadelphia frigate

Page 2 has over a full column headed:  "Mr. Jefferson's 'Genuine' Aversion To Power". It is introduced with: "The late Dr. Priestley in a very ill-judged dedication of a work to Mr. Jefferson, went out of his way to pick up & present him the following compliment...".
Page 3 has a report headed: "Loss Of the Frigate Philadelphia" during the First Barbary War, the details from a letter of an officer on board at Tripoli. 
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, very nice condition.

Background: This rare, pristine April 3, 1804 issue of the Windsor Federal Gazette serves as a vital historical time capsule capturing the volatile political and military landscape of the early American Republic. Its contents brilliantly juxtapose domestic political warfare with early American foreign policy, featuring a partisan Federalist critique of President Thomas Jefferson prompted by a dedication from the recently deceased scientist Joseph Priestley, while simultaneously delivering a gripping frontline dispatch on the Loss of the Frigate Philadelphia. This report from the First Barbary War documents a defining moment of national crisis after the warship ran aground and its crew was captured by Tripoli corsairs—a catastrophic event that fundamentally tested the naval resolve of the young nation and set the stage for Stephen Decatur's legendary raid. Surviving for over two centuries in an exceptional, never bound nor trimmed condition, this scarce Vermont newspaper stands as an invaluable artifact of early nineteenth-century journalism, offering a raw, unfiltered look at the precise moment America was defining its executive power at home and defending its honor on the global stage.

A quite scarce title as it existed from just 1801 thru 1804. Aside from a recent purchase we have not had any issues of this title to offer in our 50+ years.