29 Jan 1741
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Newspaper
Daily Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 29, 1741
Page
1
Fragmentary 18th century letter and notices recount political warnings about Franco-British tensions. The text mentions Major topics including dissension between nations, returns of ships, Havannah and Carthagena plans, and local crime and theatre listings with prices and times. Names include Humphry Parsons Heathcote and London liverymen.
Plantation news from Port-Royal notes forthcoming events in the Atlantic theater. Ships and 60 gun warships approach, with Admiral Cathcart and marines to join from England and North America. The plan favors a joint attack on Havana or Cartagena, with movements to meet Lord Cathcart at sea and deploy transports ahead of a larger expedition.
A fragmentary Port News item details numerous ships arriving and sailing from various ports. Entries mention captains including Kinale and Frame, vessels from Maryland, Lifton, Newfoundland, Havre, Dunkirk, Antigua, and London bound for Virginia, Nanz, and East India routes among others. The report cites several dates in November and January with vessels like Sally, Lane, Agnes, Belly, Mary Walley, and Scarborough.
London report states Lord Chief Justice Lee Willes Page and Fortescue Aland will not travel to circuits this term and instead attend the Service of the House of Peers. The decision affects the usual circuit duties of the judiciary and signals a ceremonial priority for the peers.
The Court of Directors of the South Sea Company adjourns the General Court to Thursday the twenty ninth instant at eleven oclock in the forenoon to consider the dividend on the trading capital stock for the half year ended in the grace period noted.
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