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The Constitution defeats the Java...
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The Constitution defeats the Java...

Item # 713679 ·
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Feb. 20, 1813  The prime feature would be the nice account of the naval battle between the U.S.S. Constitution and the Java, a victory for the American ship.
The article is headed: "Splendid Naval Victory, by the Frigate Constitution, commodore Bainbridge" with the text beginning: "We have been obligingly favored by major Robert Carr...with the following interesting account of another splendid naval victory..." and what follows is a detailed account of the battle, carrying over to the following page. This is followed by other military reports concerning the War of 1812.
Also of interest in this issue is a printing of George Washington's farewell address to the people of the United States, taking all of pages 1, 2 and 3, continuing in a future issue. This was his address from 1796.
Other items include: "Yazoo Claims" "Proceedings of Congress" "Annoyance of the Enemy" "Events of the War" "The Non-Importation Law" among other items.
Sixteen pages, 6 by 9 1/4 inches, very nice condition.

As noted in Wikipedia, this title: "...(was) one of the most widely-circulated magazines in the United States...Devoted primarily to politics...considered an important source for the history of the period."

Item from our most recent catalog - #370 - released for September, 2026

Category: Pre-Civil War
Price
$45
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.