Barfleur Seafaring Dispatch on Nevis Surrender Events
Captain Curgenven and Lieut Hare failed to land troops on Brimstone Hill at Nevis as French forces overran the garrison. Hood reports the British squadron under Drake to join Sir George Rodney, with Nevis defenses weakened by artillery and ordnance losses. The Barfleur commander notes lack of local aid and suggests Bouillé's terms mirrored Dominique capitulation.
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Barfleur
Shirley
Brimstone Hill
Fraser
Prelc Rr
Curgenven
Hare
Solebay
Flore
Fayhie
Ruffel
Red Flag Bay
Bourne
Count de Giaffe
Marquis de Bouille
Bafle-Terre
Robinson
15Th Reg
Prescott
Montieur St.Simon
Marquis de Bouillé
Nevis
Ville de Paris
Old Road
Sandy Point
Triomphant
Brave
Europe
Bafle-Terre Road
George Rodney
Drake
l'Espion
Martinique
Dominique
St. John’s Road
St. John’s _y Road
Captain Day
Surrender and Dispatches Report From Demarara
War Office notes reveal Captain and Colonel appointments for the 2d Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards. Lieut Folgar arrives with a journal of his Demarara mission and the fall of Demarara to Jangrit, while reports from Feb show a Dutch informant confirming the surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Folgar
Rath
Demarara
Fort Island
Tahourden
Tam
C. Geo
Air
Bocker
Jangrit
War Office
Prince Frederick Bishop of
Osnabruck
2D Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards
Lord Ambertt
Head of Moldavia executes Turkish envoy as tension rises
Dispatches from Vienna report the Pacha sent by the Grand Seignior to Moldavia was killed at his first audience, with his head sent to Constantinople. The Hospodar reportedly fled to Austria with his treasures, sending his children ahead. Paris reports a Spanish ship seized by the Jupiter and Mercury, retaken by the Voltaire privateer and reaching Havre.
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Vienna
Turkey
Pacha
Moldavia
Constantinople
Austria
Paris
St. Joseph
Jupiter
Mercury
Dunkirk
Mayne
Havre
London House of Commons Adjourns Amid Administration Talks
London March 26. A London petition opposed a land and water carriage tax clause. Mr Dunning announced talks with a Great Personage on forming an administration, moving to adjourn to Wednesday. Lords and ministers warned that Bengal and India reports demand attention before holidays. The adjournment passed unanimously.
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London
Dunning
Lord Surry
Times
Great Britain
Scotland
Bengal
Bahar
Orisfa
Gen. Smith
Select Committee
India
Royal assent granted to mutiny and cartel bills in Parliament
The royal assent was given to the mutiny bill the expiring laws bill the American cartel bill and 16 other public and one private bill by a Commission under the Great Seal. The House of Lords adjourned to April 11. New MPs Luttrell Somers Cocks and Hammet took their oaths in the Commons. Dispatches from Newfoundland report four transports bound for Martinique passed February 23 under convoy, separated from the Brest convoy on a gale.
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House of Pers
House of Peers
Col. Luttrel
Boffiney
John Somers Cocks
West, Loc
French Fleet Moves on St Kitts and Caribbean Gains
Vaudreuil's fleet from Brest joined by de Graffe takes St Kitt's Nevis Montferrat Barbuda Anguilla leaving six British Caribbean holdings Jamaica Barbados Antigua St Lucia Bermuda and the Bahamas. Water shortages threaten Brimstone Hill garrison as Rodney delays reach. Commerce fears rise as Jamaica faces a possible seizure and Three Friends runs aground near Calais with government cargo.
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de’ Graffe
Vaudreuil
Samuel Hood
Basie Terre
Mont
Brest
le Triomphant
Marquis de Vaudreuil
le Brune
le Robuste
le Magnifique
le Pegase
le Zodiaque
St. Kitt’s
Nevis
Montferrat
Barbuda
Anguilla
West Indies
Madeira
Jamaica
Cuba
West-India
West-Indies
Three Friends
Bristol
London
Calais
Pre caution on plagues insect threat near hedges
Public notice urges parishes to action against disease spreading insects that threaten vegetables milk and cattle. Officials should spend parish funds to clear hedges by cutting and burning twigs with bags to stop further infestation before it becomes unstoppable.
Surrender notice of multiple tradesmen at Bristol Three Tuns
Bankworys and George Tilbe of Austin fryars and carpenter John Goddard of Watford shopkeeper Rowley Kent of Twickenham dealer John Moon of Uckfield miker John Bundock of Poole merchant David Dean of Staple-inn-buildings lace-draper Thomas Brooke of Palace-yard Westminster vintner Edward Yalden of Glastonbury innholder to surrender April 8 9 May Ephraim Polack of Houndsditch merchant James Denham of Cheapside haberdasher Wm Fell of Nottingham green.
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Bankworys
George Tilbe
Austin Fryars
John Goddard
Watford
Rowley Kent
Twickenham
John Moon
Uckfield, Miker
John Bundock
Poole
David Dean
Staple-inn-buildings
Thomas Brooke
Palace-yard
Westminster
Edward Yalden
Glastonbury
Three Tuns
Bristol
Ephraim Polack
Houndsditch
James Denham
Cheapside
Haberdahher
Wm. Fell
Nottingham
Grecen
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Ted
Curtir
Hotwells
Shannon-Court
Checquer- Lane
Walecy
Tayloring
Maer Taylor
John Thomas
Mills
Cet
Brister
King’s Dragoon Guards
James Warman
Stoke
St. Gregory
Langport
Somersetshire
Bath
Devizes
Marlborough
Clare- Street
Japan
Taraspay
Daniel Rich
Deceas
Maryport-street
Steve Grates
D. and
J. Cherry
Auttion
Exchange
Berry and Sever
J. Chapman
Thomas Baxter
Old England
Stoke’s Croft
John Fargus
Duke of Montague
Kingsdown
Durdham Down
Clifton
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Richard Waters
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