THE YANKEE, Boston, May 13, 1814  The entire front page & back page are taken up with: "Gen. Hull's Trial" on his court martial case (close-trimmed to a portion of the right margin clips some letters).
Inside has much on the War of 1812 including: "Indian Affairs" "From Lake Champlain" "From the N.W. Frontiers" "Highly Important" "From Lake Ontario" "Desperate Battle" "Loss of the Frolick" "The General Blockade" "Com. Perry's Dinner" "Commodore Perry" & even more.
Four pages, some foxing.

Background: The May 13, 1814, edition of The Yankee serves as a poignant historical ledger of a nation in crisis, capturing the War of 1812 at its most volatile turning point. The dominance of General William Hull’s court-martial on the front and back pages underscores the deep political and military trauma caused by the 1812 surrender of Detroit; his conviction for cowardice and neglect of duty was a landmark moment in American military law, used by the Madison administration to reconcile the humiliation of the war's early failures. Simultaneously, the interior reports from the Northwest Frontier, Lake Champlain, and Lake Ontario illustrate the precarious "triple threat" the U.S. faced as it attempted to defend its northern borders against British and Indigenous forces. While the "Loss of the Frolic" reminded readers of British naval supremacy, the celebratory accounts of Commodore Perry's Dinner highlight the desperate need for domestic morale-boosting icons following the American victory on Lake Erie. Collectively, these reports from May 1814 document a pivotal transition where the United States was forced to move beyond its early tactical incompetence toward a more organized, professionalized military defense, all while enduring the economic strangulation of the British "General Blockade" that had finally reached the New England coast.