Letter from on Board the Boyne at Cumberland Harbour
A long nineteenth century letter from on board the Boyne describes Cumberland Harbour, its strategic harbor works, fresh water rivers, and defense against potential French action. It details camp setup, ordnance, and coastal fortifications, plus notes on local wildlife and crops. The writer cites landing 2506 effective men, outlying outposts, and cautious reports of Spanish movement, with hopes for future credentials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deptford
Mital
Bristol
Hispaniola
Jamaica
Seville
St. Jago
Waltinham
Cochran
Proceedings at the Portsmouth Election of Members of Parliament
The document records proceedings at the Portsmouth election for MPs, noting reader involvement and official port procedures. It details the process of the laft election in the port area and references the 2486 laft reves dugifl, indicating procedural steps, officials present, and customary roles for counting and announcing results.
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Portsmouth
Mail from France Reports Bohemia Holds Budweis City
Letters from Bohemia say the enemy remains in Budweis and nearby places. Marine Brigade was detached to reinforce M D Aubignes Detachment, with three engineers en route to join Count D Etrees nearby Epra. Broglio plans to block Egra and siege it if it does not surrender by March with Count DEtrees reinforced.
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France
Paris A La-Main
Hague
Bohemia
Budweis
M. D
Marshal de Broglio
Egra
D’etrees
Port News Summary of Arrivals and Departures
Ships arriving include the Tomlinson from Barbadoes and the St. Thomas from Danmouth. Arrivals from Virginia include the St. Thomas and the Buchanan, last from Danmouth. the Barclay from Liverpool. Departures list multiple vessels bound for Jamaica Barbadoes Madeira Cork and other ports.
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Port News
Deal
Fan
Ferdinand
la Motte
Africa
Betty
Wane
Sarah Galley
Maxey
Jenny
Naples
Jamaica
Britannia
Hutchinson
Pristilla
Carter
Grosvenor
Barbadoes
Titchfield
Campbel
Carolina
Harlemeré
Walker
Harponier
Haydon
Montserrat
Fergus
Madeira
Sheldon
Marshal
Vernon
Bills
Cork
Chritopher
Dunn
Duolin
Tomlinson
N. W. Dover
St. Thomas
Wallace
Buchanan
Crawford
Virginia
Danmouth
Barclay
Cobb
Liverpool
Borrello
Middlebourg
Polgate
Scarborough
Industry
Smith
Dunkirk
Bracke
Bruges
Westminster Electors Agree on Instructions and Court Nomination
At a Westminster General Meeting at the Crown and Anchor Tavern the electors resolved Nem con to present Instructions. A committee was formed to draft them and unanimously approved. Charges of the Westminster election were borne jointly by Viscount Perceval and Charles Edwin. Charles Clarke is appointed as a judge of the King's Bench in place of the late Justice Page.
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London
City and Liberty of
Westminster
Crown and Anchor
Strand
Viscount Perceval
Charles Edwin
Charles Clarke
Huntingdon
Court of King’s Bench
Justice Page
Deceas
Marriages Deaths and Shipping News from London
A long extract lists marriages including Rev Dr Tovey of New Inn Hall Oxford to Mrs Tharp of Lincoln's Inn Chapel and other weddings in Malpas Cheshire and Afton Norfolk. numerous obituaries describe Miss Sally Barker and Mrs Pindar among others. Shipping advices report privateers capture, ships arriving and the East India Company sale, plus a fire near Wapping Dock destroying four houses. Financial market quotes close with South Sea stocks and bank circulations.
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Tovey
New Inn Hall
Oxford
Lincoln’s Inn Chapel
Tharp
Collins
Malpas
Cheshire
Sanders
Afton
John Egerton
Oulton
Norwich
Sally Barker
John Barker
Shropham
Norfolk
James Barker
Caius College
Cambridge
Woolwich
Maddox
Lords of the Admiralty
Chancery-lane
Nathaniel Wytham
St. Bartholomew’s Hospital
Duke of Montagu
Quincey
St.John’s Square
Pindar
Thomas Pindar
Middlesex
Yetterday
St. James’s Street
Westminster
Davenant
Thomas Townshend
Prescot Street
Goodman’s Fields
Grace
Whitechapel
Queen of
Willoughby
Bristol
Newfoundland
Cork
Harvey
Jamaica
Kinsale
Ireland
Martin
London
Maryland
Fpliff
Street
Pool
Carolina
Bilboa
Virginia
Ile. of Wight
St. Sebastian’s
East India Company
Bull-Head
Wapping-Dock
Thomas Friend
Newgate
Col. de Veil
Lord Fitzwalter
Eleanor Brown
Alderman Hoar
Susannah Nichols
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Boyne
Cumberland Harbour
Cuba
Deax Sir
Orford
Theatre Royal
Drury Lane
London Bridge
Cox
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
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