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Newspaper
Bristol Journal
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 03, 1787
Page
2
A period of severe rains caused widespread destruction across the region including Lerida and Tortosa. Towns and villages were swept away, with estimates placing dead at around two thousand. The disaster has caused extensive damage to homes and infrastructure, prompting relief efforts.
From the London Gazette a translation records the 27 October exchanges at Versailles between Dorset and Montmorin on the Dutch affair. The declarations urge discontinuing armaments and restoring the naval footing to the January 1 level, signaling a bid for good understanding between Britain and France. The document notes public events in Holland and France, and reports the death of the Duke of Bedford in Ireland, with details on his life and titles.
A sprawling 1770s style chronicle notes births and titles including Marquis of Granby kinships, high offices, and Irish viceroyalty questions. It covers navy reform, Indiamen gun shares, martial law on ships, and a plan to boost mail to the West Indies, plus dispatches about Lafayette and a bold betting wager on a long walk from a Duke’s Piccadilly home to Hounslow.
Reports from Bury and Hull describe ongoing French smuggling of long wool off the Lincolnshire coast. Three French vessels were seen near Boston Deeps and the Humber, delivering pattern goods and brandy to France while evading revenue. A local man, William Bacchus of Thorne, was convicted for exporting ninety rods of wool to Dunkirk and jailed for three months with fines totaling 978 pounds. Several bankrupts are listed in the same notice.
A list of names and brief descriptors from an old register includes Richard Todd a Leeds clo ne dealer and chapman James Afiger from Romicy Intra Southampton a butcher and chapman James Agnes Burr-street Middlesex a mariner John Steward Chelmsford Essex a perfumer and mariner Mr Jackson surgeon and apothecary Farnham to Mails Danaell Yately Slants in an advanced age Mr Tho Talbutt Sutton Mandeville Wilts Dr White Soho square Major Archibald Stewart late royal regiment of horse guards Mr Luke Ladd Chippenham aged 71 cherished husband parent and friend who was cheerful and died recently
A letter from Carlisle dated July 44, 1787 praises Antifearbu Drops, recounting a miraculous cure of Mr Yous, gunner of Carlisle Castle, who suffered severe sores and blindness before recovery. The note warns of fake bottles sold by Spilsbury’s drops with alarming prices and directs readers to Sasall-street and Bristol agents for medicine across the kingdom.
Fragmentary dispatches describe ongoing Dutch provincial resolutions after a revolution, with towns debating ambassador recalls and pleas for mediation rejected. Reports note quietness overall, Patriots unsettled, regents maintaining order as Brussels and Amsterdam monitor the situation amid tension with Prussia and Turkish incursions near Russia.
London reports celebrate the Versailles declarations as a pivotal moment. News notes an anticipated offensive and defensive alliance among Great Britain, Russia, Holland, Prussia, and America. French policy shifts include inland duties near thirty percent and widespread discontent. Reports cite stock market buys of 3 percent annuities and multiple French warships en route to the West Indies. The Utrecht States seek a treaty with England and Prussia, urging Prussia to withdraw troops or fix pay for retained forces.
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