Lord Rodney Defeats Enemies in Admirable Boldness
The letter defends Lord Rodney against attacks by Nauticus junior, praising his impartial leadership, decisive April victories, and the notable 19 April Jamaica triumph. It argues Rodney’s zeal, duty to king and country, and independent command while noting envy and detraction in wartime praise. The writer insists Britain will honor his role in saving Jamaica and raising national spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Herald
Lord Rodney
Offier
Nauticus Junior
West-India Islands
Langare
Young
Captain Young
Langara
Ville de Paris
Rodney
Nauticus
Great Britain
Jamaica
Sam
Sirs
Remarkable Occurrences in January 1786
A fragmented digest notes incidents from 1786 including the E Chameron robbery rendition by order of the French King, the wreck of the East Indiaman with heavy loss of life, a violent thunderstorm, a floor collapse at New Malton that caused no major injuries, and the French revocation of droit dAubaine allowing foreigners to settle and purchase lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E Chameron
Mackey
Frech King
Paris
Richard Pierce
Peverel Point
Bengal
G. A
New Malton
Yorkshire
Cour House
France
Notable Yearly Miscellany of 1787 Public Notices
A sweeping 1787 chronicle lists events from January to December including the execution of Charles Price alias Patch after a forgery conviction, a Tripoli ambassador’s audience at St James's, plots to blow up the King’s Bench prison, Fox’s Westminster election, Pitt and Richmond fortifications, and the Duke of Northumberland’s death. It also records Hand el festival, naval appoints, the Prince of Wales’s financial stance, a major earthquake near Whitehaven, royal visits to Oxford, the Duke of Bedford’s coming of age, and the Amsterdam naval dismissals. The document closes with a public notice section promoting new teas from AGLETON & Co, and advertisements for a state lottery with detailed subscription plans and prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Price
Patch
Tethilfields Bridewell
Bank of England
Tripoli
St. James’s
Asley
King’s Ench
Westminster
King’s Bench
Fox
Duke of Richmond
House of Commons
Pitt
Guildhall
Ashton Lever
Parkinson
Eden
France
Dublin
Ireland
Kerry
Guy Carlton
Quebec
New England
Lord George Gordon
St. Mary-le-bone
Knights of the Garter
Prince Edward
Prince Ernest Augustus
Prince Augustus Frederick
Landgrave of Hesse
Caffel
Duke of Beaufort
Marquis of Buckingham
Earl Cornwallis
Sion
Duke of Northumberland
Hyde Park
Lord Macartney
Stuart
Portland Museum
Mr. Hastings
Lord Sydney
Hastings
Major Scott
Hich
Handel
Westminster Abbey
James Harris
the Hague
Stadtholder
Prince of Wales
Margaret Nicholson
Whitehaven
Isle of Man
Earl of Harcourt
Nuneham
University of Oxford
Spearman
Lord Shaftsbury
Miss Webb
Duke of Bedford
Spain
Major Semple
Old Bailey
Archduke of
Austria
Doverstreet
Berlin
Frederick III
Prussia
Lunardi
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Heron
Paris
Cavendish S Square
Princess Amelia Sophia Eleanora
George 1
Princess Amelia
Henry the Seventh
King’s Bench Prison
Admiralty of
Amsterdam
Breteuil
Negle
Incomparable lottery plan offered by Shergold and partners
An advertisement from Shergold and printers in Bristol and London promotes a lottery scheme claiming a sixteenth share yields all prizes for fourteen shillings, with two prizes to a blank and two to a number that cannot lose. It details subscriptions, returns, and guaranteed prizes, citing past large awards and inviting subscribers to renew without payment in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fovis
Hey
Pearce and Co
Cornhill
Fleet-street
St. Dunstan’s Church
N.B
Cis
Andaool
Gee Lottery
Shergold
Jose
Sodot
Lombardtreet
Fleet-strese
London
N. B
Crossing the Passages Timings at Austt and Bristol Quay
Observers crossing the Passsages note high water time at AustT Passace closely matches Bristol Quay, while the New Passage runs about an hour earlier. Passing hours vary with wind: northerly allows passage up to five hours before high water and southerly or westerly up to seven hours after at each location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austt Passace
Bristol Quay
New Passace
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dodd
Cook
T. Longman
Berqui
John Stockdale
Burlington-house
Piccadilly
Nowra Bouillet
Henry James Pye
New Holland
Botany Bay
England
William Eden
Sandford and Merton
Stockdale
Shakespeare
China
East India Company
Agleton and Co
Grasshopper
Mood-street
East-India Company
Self and Co
Edward Eagleton
TL. Wright
É&C
Osan
Occas
Wbearce and Co
Pope’s-head Alley
Royal Exchange
Guinea
One
Meffries
Rudr. W. Pine
Mr.o'routh
Bristol
Lombard-Street
Wno
Tharine-Street
Strand
Bristou Key
Gster
Thuray
Lia
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