“The Reported Volcano
Date
2-20-1812
Newspaper
Petersburg Republican
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 2
Newspaper Location
Petersburg, Virginia
Serial Number
1134
Abstract
Retraction of the volcano account by John C. Edwards. Newspaper tells its readers its fictional.
Transcript
The reported Volcano in North Carolina appears to have had existence only in the distempered imagination of some would be wit. The author of such an attempt to impose upon the public, deserves to be punished for his impudence.
Recommended Citation
"“The Reported Volcano" (1812). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 1088.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/1088
