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December 17, 1810
Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
Editorial urges readers to review Hodgkins' sworn statement of his imprisonment by Bonaparte's forces as a hostage for stolen money, criticizing French treatment of Americans and noting U.S. government rescue efforts.
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HODGKINS.
We renew our recommendation to our readers, to peruse the statement of Hodgkins, published in our paper of the 12th ult. and sanctioned by his solemn oath in court last. It is the simple and undisguised narrative of the sufferings of one who has indeed experienced all the "love" which Bonaparte possesses toward Americans. Let the apologists of France justify the conduct of the "imperial rascal," in taking our citizens and confining them in the gloomy caverns of a prison, as hostages to secure the payment of money, which base authorized robbers had stolen. Let them proclaim that our government made every possible exertion to rescue young Hodgkins from confinement. The naked truth has been by us placed before the public-and we now leave that public to form its own opinion.
We renew our recommendation to our readers, to peruse the statement of Hodgkins, published in our paper of the 12th ult. and sanctioned by his solemn oath in court last. It is the simple and undisguised narrative of the sufferings of one who has indeed experienced all the "love" which Bonaparte possesses toward Americans. Let the apologists of France justify the conduct of the "imperial rascal," in taking our citizens and confining them in the gloomy caverns of a prison, as hostages to secure the payment of money, which base authorized robbers had stolen. Let them proclaim that our government made every possible exertion to rescue young Hodgkins from confinement. The naked truth has been by us placed before the public-and we now leave that public to form its own opinion.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Hodgkins Imprisonment
Bonaparte Americans
French Hostage
Us Rescue Efforts
What entities or persons were involved?
Hodgkins
Bonaparte
Where did it happen?
Gloomy Caverns Of A Prison
Story Details
Key Persons
Hodgkins
Bonaparte
Location
Gloomy Caverns Of A Prison
Event Date
12th Ult.
Story Details
Hodgkins' narrative of sufferings from imprisonment by French forces under Bonaparte as hostage for stolen money, with U.S. government efforts to rescue him.