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Newspaper
Bristol Journal
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 27, 1782
Page
2
The passage describes a city under siege with emigration of representatives beginning February and 2000 leaving the area. Women practice arms for defense as trade halts and fortification costs strain the population, leading to poverty and misery amid looming surrender.
London dispatch relays reports from Bombay and Madras on February 13 to naval movements off Pulicat and Pondicherry. Sir Edward Hughes and a mixed fleet pressed French positions, with ships captured or driven, while Braithwaite’s detachment faced heavy losses near Colaroone. Fresh from New York, intelligence notes Washington’s forces, independence aims, and shifting alliances, alongside British civilian and military personnel updates.
Extra from July 23 reports Vice Admiral Drake stating Captain Smith of the Scourge seized the French privateer L Esperance near the Gabbard on the 14th and sank her after taking her masts and equipment aboard the Camelion, fearing to trust his crew in the vessel.
A patent passes Great Sea appointing William Lambert, Esq. as a Commissioner of the Navy in Jamaica. Last night an express from Penzance reports the combined fleet near the Lizard has vanished, likely steering westward to Brett. An express to the Admiralty from Lord Howe off Cape Clear notes Howe’s ships near Tegland, with further letters from Falmouth indicating the fleet left the Lizard for the westward, to join Howe. A Sunday in Torbay saw HMs ships Belleisle Romney and Mediator under Commodore Elliot, while another Kinsale express says a large fleet remains at sea.
A dense inventory fragment lists numerous item numbers such as No. 37431 No. 20057 and No. 29593 with prices or credits, followed by scattered references like No. 173105 No. 37945 and No. 34574. The text includes days like Tuesday and Friday and repeated phrases such as each, rool, and sol, giving a chaotic catalog feel with few readable market details.
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