Fresh naval orders amid European tensions in Cadiz
From Madrid and Cadiz reports dated February and March 1788 describe dispatches to Cadiz Ferrol and Carthagena for armament acceleration. A fleet under Admiral Don Philip Galvez is readied for the Mediterranean next spring with El Astuto de Go guns, plus a Cadiz six-ship force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadiz
Ferrol
Carthagena
el Astuto
Don Philip Galvez
Mediterranean
Hacre
Holland
James Harris
Ld. Beauchamp
Agrim
d’Athlone
Jackson
United Provinces
St James's
George R
Carmarthen
Parliament Session Notes on Wool Exports and Hastings Trial
London reports the present sessions nearing end with focus on Exportation of Wool and the Slave Trade. The Hastings trial delays adjournment to mid June. Bank of England dividend set at one percent annual, boosting Bank Stock from 165 in morning trading to 178 before close. Lords sign protest against the third reading of the Declaratory bill, list includes Carlisle Portland Devonshire Porchester Derby Sandwich Cholmondley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Britain
National Bank of Paris
Bank of England
House of Lords
Carlisle
Portland
Devonshire
Porchester
Derby
Sandwich
Cholmondley
Notorious swindler T. H. baffles buyers in country
In SatisBuRY on March 24 a described swindler known as T. H. operating from B in a neighboring county netted goods from London tradesmen by packing them in butter baskets. He is a stout man with a large head and high shoulders who cohabits with a pale wife. He games at billiards and cards, recently cheating a young tradesman out of money by claiming luck favored him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald Campbell
Pondicherry
France
St. James's
Nantz
Dey
Algiers
Paris
Academy of Arts and Sciences
Mr. Hanway
A&t
Yorkshire
Wm. Lowndes
Brightwell
Oxfordshire
Birminguas
Black Boy Inn
George Inn
Shrewsbury
Montgomery
Leicester
Nixon
Viscount Wentworth
Kirby Mallory
Satisbury
T. H
London
Smort
Bristol
Bridge-Street
Wilton
Keyntsham
F . Bristol
Brooks
Wootten-Drapery
Orleans
Jean
Cora Duroy
Jennet
Lattinet
Nankeen
N. B
F. Brooks
Taylor
Marchants Drops advertised as blood purifier in London and provinces
The advertisement promotes Marchant's Drops as an effective blood purifier for scurvy season. It lists the late Surgeon Norton’s original house, now Mr Hayman in Golden Square, with stamps and a government label to guard against counterfeits, and cites numerous provincial vendors across Britain including Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Chippenham, Cirencester, Devizes, Frome, Taunton, Tetbury, Wells, and Wells to Wells etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norton
Mr. Hayman
Golden Square
London
Great Britain
Abergavenny
Rogers
Bath
Cruttwell
Attwood
Bnitol
Rudhall
H. Brown
Onay-street
W. Browne
Tolzey
Cardiff
Willett
Chippenham
Forty
Cirencester
Smith
Devizes
Frome, Hancock and Co. Glocester
Raikes
Putt
Harvard
Taunton
Toulmin
Tetbury
Bence
Warminster
Butt
Wells
Evill
Wuaiicanton
Barrett and Co
Wotton
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Madrid
Spain
Pewis
Craven
Bedford
Loughborough
Fitzwilliam
Buckinghamshire
Ag Uist
East India Company
Boddam
Elliot
Albion
Allen
Ceres
Price
Fort St. George
China
East India House
India
England
Madras
Country News
Gloucestershire and
Somersetshire
Winstanley
Garraway
Exchange-Alley
Marmapuxe Berpoe, Esq
Grey's Park
Gloucester
Bisley
Cheltenham
Hampton
Painswick
Glastonbury
Somerset
Througham
Grey’s Park
Norwood Park
St. John
William Golledve
Vanderpeerze
New Inn
Lotd
White Lion Inn
Murray
All Saints Lane
Batson’s
Lloyd’s
Place of Sale
Edwards
Lothbury
Paternoster Row
Wm. Batu
Stode’s Croft
St. Paul’s
Ould and Maund
Maryport-Street
Bourn & Maunp
Oward, Wright, and Co
Lonnon
Winestreet
Curisti-Cuuren
Coward, Wright, and Co
Nicod
Ridout
Milk-street
Joserph Green
Upper-Maudlin- Lane
Afsignees
N.B
Clark-street
Josers Green
Maudlin-lane
Brisistol
York Wilson
Isaac Painter and Co
St. Augustine’s
Pola
Messrs. Sam. Rogers & Co
Temple
Holy-Cross
Antigua
George Byam
Anthony Pye
Featherstone Buildings
Hobarn
Messrs. Strone
Glement’s Inn
Skinner
Yaldersgate - Street
Pope’s Head and Pelican-Inn
St. Thomas-Street
Calne
Marlborough
Reading
George and Blue Boar
Holborn
N. Br
Mountain
Ibberson
Walker
Brown
Bushnell
Coe
Walcot Church
White Bear
Piccadilly
Bath Coache
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