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Daily Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Aug 26, 1738

Page

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Smuggling and Cruel Treatment Aboard a King's Ship

A long letter details brutal shipboard abuses of sailors by a captain. Smuggling, pay theft, marooning, and forced voyages are alleged, with many named crew and officers. The piece notes evasive behavior from authorities, quotes oaths, and links to broader misconduct in the Royal Navy and government figures.

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Spain Guarda Costas James Collier Humber Scotland Leith - Roads Richard Barton James Hankin Thomas Dobison Jof. Ward James Geroy William Harris Harris John Minter Isle of May Mr. Bruce Bruce Secur Sheerness Saxe-Gotha Princess of Wales Holland Kingston Upon Hull Admiralty Biddiford Nicholas Gooper John Anderson James Goodbearn George Douglesby Philip Newsham Andrew Parker Solomon “Wate Nicholas Smitham John Truftram Henry Taylor Majesty S Treasury John Clark House of Commons
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Port News Aboard Ships From Boston Gottenbourg and Antwerp

Port and shipping briefs list arrivals and departures with numerous named vessels and origins. Ships such as the Pre ston Hallam from London to Oporto and the Adven ture Clifford from Boston to Bilbao are noted as having failed to sail. Other arrivals include the Cape Coast Wing field from Antigua and the Royal Guardian from China. Wind directions and general movement of several warships and packet ships are recorded along with dockside alerts.

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Falmouth Preston Hallam London Oporto Clifford Boston Bilboa Read Stockholm Bristol King George Lifton Eagle Groyne Liverpool Cape Coast Wingfield Betty Peggy Gardner Antigua Martin Pool Lymington Abbot Amsterdam Katharine Westman Bennett Gottenbourg Deal Albany Bryant New York Cambridge Morrice Susanna Hoare Hambourg Arriv Royal Guardian Hoadley China Wind S. W
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