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Includes the quote: "Don't give up the ship!"... Much on the Indian war...

Item # 695208

August 24, 1813

THE WAR, New York, Aug. 24, 1813 The front page is taken up with: "Indian Eloquence" which is a speech by one of the chiefs of the Six Nations; "Indian Hostilities" "Creek Indians" and "Campaign Against the Creek Indians".
Perhaps the most notable report inside is headed: "Captain James Lawrence" which is essentially a eulogy on this fallen hero, mentioning: "...The recollection of the brave & generous Lawrence...now absorbs every feeling dear to humanity, virtue & glory..." and even includes his very famous final words: "...When he pronounces the emphatic words of the immortal Lawrence--'Don't give up the ship, let the flag wave while I live'...". Great to have this quote in a period newspaper, and one with a war theme.
Other items within include: "From Lake Ontario" "From Chesapeake Bay" "North-Western Army" "From Lake Erie" "a letter signed in type by: Wm. Henry Harrison; "Trial of Captain Carden" "Upper Canada" and more.
Four pages, 9 1/4 by 11 1/2 inches, very nice condition.

This is a fascinating, short-lived newspaper, having begun in 1812 for the exclusive purpose of reporting on the War of 1812 (hence the title) with no advertisements. When the war ended, so did this newspaper.