London Gazette Friday Post reports Smyrna fire relief
The London Gazette notes a large city fire that began on the 2yth ult and burned for hours before being controlled by eight to eleven o'clock. Initial estimates of 20,000 houses lost and many deaths among Janissaries were likely exaggerated. most destruction affected tall, poorer housing. The plague appears paused by hot dry weather, with no letters lately from Smyrna or Salonica.
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Smyrna
Salonica
naval action near Fort St George described in 1782 dispatch
London reports from April 1782 on Allied and French fleet movements off Fort St George. Capt. Alms's ships with General Meadows and 400 troops arrived February 6. The Isis captured the Lauriston, 1300 tons, with troops and 150,000 lb of powder. A two-hour battle followed. Exeter and Monarca played pivotal roles as Suffrein pressed but failed to gain a decisive advantage. Casualties: Hero and Hannibal heavily damaged. Hero’s captain listed among the wounded, 60 killed aboard. Sir Edward Hughes withdrew to Trincomalee to repair, then returned to Fort St George. French losses and subsequent movements noted.
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William Hornby
Bombay
Court of Directors
India
Alms
Thedmiral
Monmouth
Isis
Seahorse
Ifis
Lauriston
Sir Edward Hughes
Eagle
Worcester
Burford
Superbe
Hero
Exeter
Monarca
Monsieur Suffrein
Gell
Van
Hannibal
Mons
Stevens
Reynolds
Edward Hughes
Trincomalee
Fort St. Geoge
Pondicherry
Zann Suttrein
M Baine
Neptune
Callicut
Funeral of Prince Alfred quietly carried to Westminster Abbey
Last night the body of Prince Alfred was conveyed from Windsor to London in a state coach guarded by light horse. Lifeguards relieved them at Kensington and escorted the procession to Westminster Abbey where church officials and nobles attended. The prince was interred in Henry VII's chapel beside the late Prince and Princess of Wales. Lord Effingham sailed for Portsmouth to join the grand fleet for Gibraltar.
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Prince Alfred
Windsor
London
Kensington
Westminster Abbey
Rochester
Duke of Manchester
Lord Chewton
Henry the Seventh
Prince and Princess of Wales
Lord Effingham
Portsmouth
Gibraltar
Death of Colonel Bayley and fleet movements near Plymouth
Eyre Coote reports Colonel Bayley died in irons after captivity by Heider Ali, despite wounds. Gibraltar dispatches note twelve ships with troops and stores arriving in six weeks, aiding Plymouth’s garrison. Admiral Hotham delayed by gale. Deal express confirms the wind hampered the North Sea fleet. Letters from Madeira reach the Downs. ships report French warships near Martinico forcing General Matthews to suspend St Kitte action. Two English prisoners, Evans and Butler, detained at Brett, released on parole after prior defeat by an American sailor. Disbursements and procurements for oxen and provisions discussed at the Victualling Office. Robberies warning on Deptford Road. Morse the pawnbroker reveals 16 conspirators in depredations. Names listed: Saunders, Knowles, Fearnley, Harwood, James Thomas Jr., John Newton.
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India
Eyre Coote
Bayley
Heider Ali
Heider
Gibraltar
Plymouth
Germany
Admiralty
Deal
Hotham
North Seas
Madeira
Downs
Copenhagen
Duke of Chandos
Miller
London
Jamaica
Whitby
Antigua
Cape Frangois
Martinico
Matthews
St. Kitte
Evans
Butler
Brett
Richard Smith
Wapping
Thomas Hawke
Gosweill-street
Victuallg
Tower Hill
Portsmouth
Chatham
Dean
Doctors Commons
Deptford
Morse
James Saunders
Highworth
Wilts
Wm .Knowles
Wainfleet All Saints
Lincolnshire
George Fearnley
Manchester
Tho Harwood
Bishopsgate-street
James Thomas
Carpenter's Buildings
London Wall
John Newton
Wigton
Cumberland
Public Auction and Daytime Sale of Goods by Hand
Naish firm adopts daytime hand sale for fixed price items and evening auctions for unfixed prices. On Monday and the following evenings a large mix of books, china, watches, silverware, utensils, furniture, instruments, paintings, and more will be sold by hand and then by auction. The notice promises fair pricing and urges public participation while noting security concerns from anonymous letters to T Natsu.
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Japan
T. Natsu
Aukkon
Tempre-Backs
Por- House
W. Gayner
N. B
Warren
West-Indies
Samugee Smrtu
Muslard
Edward Spiring
Vigor and Stevens
Bristol
Stakes-Croft
St. James
George May
Houte-Carpenter
N.B
Flowerwell
Bedminster
Samuel Wride
Bedminster Causeway
Excise
Hugues
Corn-street
Briscol
Commission
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Juno
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Montague
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Bristoe
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Anthon
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George Hill
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Chilcott
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Skerr
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Treveldee
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St. James's Church
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Carpenter
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Taylor
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