Dispatches from Jamaica and fleet movements abroad
London July 2 reports arrivals of Captain Windsor with dispatches from the West Indies aboard the Lowettoffe. Dispatches from Quebec note American prizes at Dover. Minorca garrison officers recount encounters with a French frigate convoying ships to Brest. News mentions Lord Howe’s fleet, requests for line ships, and political maneuvering over the Duke of Portland’s Ireland governorship.
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Portsmouth
Lowettoffe
Windsor
Jamaica
Sandwich
Peter Parker
Ruffel
Intrépid
Pomona
Gulph
Florida
Admiralty
Lord Howe
Torbay
Nandhor
Plymouth
Quebec
Smith
Dover
Diomede
St. George
Wallis
Lisbon
Duke of Portland
Ireland
Pension Controversy Towers Over British Cabinet Debate
In the House of Commons Mr. Coke challenges a 3200 pound yearly pension granted to Colonel Barré the Treasurer of the Navy. F Montague confirms the warrant while Fox and others defend the pension as deserved praise for public service amid cabinet discord and reform talks.
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Coke
Notttingham
Barré
F. Montague
Treasury-board
Col
Barre
Martin
Montague
Marquis
Rockingham
Burke
Lord Althorpe
Grenville
Treasury
Bamber Gascoyne
Lord Loughborough
Fox
Col. Barré
Leas
Conway
Ehoder
House
America
John Cavendith
Mr. Fox
Earl of Shelburne
Lord Shelburne
Alarm in the Failing Tower of Trust and Government
Debates reveal distrust in ministers and fear that fundamental principles of the Administration are in danger. Lords Cavendish and Conway critique the Ministers while Burke and Pitt defend actions and Barré’s pension. Bankruptcy notices list several debtors and a True State Lottery draws show prizes across the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway
John Cavendish
Burke
Col. Barré
Lord Shelburne
Treasury
Mr. Coke
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Exeter
Isaac Davies
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Mellis
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Acthe Exciange
Renais
Alderman
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Dimond
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