Considerations on Woollen and Linen Manufactures in Britain
A lengthy discourse argues that Woollen manufacture is mature and should receive strong support, while Linen remains in its infancy and must be encouraged carefully. It proposes Ireland export woollen goods with duties funding linen bounties, warns against harsh prohibitions on foreign linens, and urges wearing domestic wool and improving North American colonial manufacturing to boost trade and prevent rivals from supplanting Britain.
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Great Britain
Ireland
Spanish West Indies
America
Indies
Britain
Clouthiers
Great
West-Indies
Fabian
North America
Curacao
France
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Scotland peers elect Tweddale to Scotland’s Sixteen
Edenborough May 3 Friday the Most Hop the Marquess of Tweddale was unanimously elected one of Scotland’s Sixteen Peers replacing the late Earl of Hopetoun. Twenty two Nobility attended with thirty eight Proxies. Thursday Brigadier Hulk's Regiment to march from the Cannon-gate for England to embark for foreign service.
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Scotland
Edenburgh
Marquess of Tweddale
Earl of Hopetoun
Hulk
England
PORT NEWS RECORDS ARRIVALS AT MULTIPLE PORTS
Plymouth May 7 ships Diamond and Royal Escape arrive. Southampton May 8 Dove Sparks Jonn and Mary Pitton from Guernsey and Mary Bosquer from Jersey. Wal liam and Elizabeth bound for Newcastle. Deal May 9 numerous vessels depart for Leghorn Gibraltar Havre de Grace Pool Bristol Exon and Jamaica. Sloop Vly from a cruise and Carolina Packet Somerset from Carolina report arrival.
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Port News
Plymouth
His
Diamond
Southampton
Dove
Sparks
Jonn
Mary
Pitton
Guernsey
Bosquer
Jersey
Elizabeth
Robinson
Newcasstle
Deal
His Majesty
Chapelle
Leg
Carolina Packet
Somerset
Carolina Wind W.N. W
Transport Ships sail for Flanders amid Ostend reports
London news reports the transport ships with General Howard's and Col Duroure's regiments sailing for Flanders. Various obituaries noted, including Mr. Tettus in Catenton Street and Mr. Escot in Gravel Lane. Newgate commitments followed for fraud and theft tied to merchants. Market data shows South Sea stock movements and other financial notices.
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London
Howard
Col. Duroure
Flanders
Ostend
Tettus
Catenton-street
Gravel-lane
Southwark
Escot
Augusta
Broad Street
John Cullis
Newgate
House of Commons
John Laroche
Ely
John Higgison
Mary Ellsthorp
Deborah Fisher
Ladbroke
Ralph Key
Harwood
Uree
Dunkirk
Hambourg
New England
Dublin
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Dover
Arriv
Addington
Kitcherman
Oporto
Clifton
Wadham
Algarve
Perkins
Heysham
Amsterdam
Perrot
Sunderland
Campion
Leghorn
Theatre Royal
Drury -Lane
Covent Garden
London Bridge
South Sea
New South Sea
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
London Ditto
Angel-Court
Snow-Hill
Sadlers-Wells
Islington
Mademoiselle Kerman
Mont. Dominique
Kerman
Wiliams
Mr. Heemskirke
Mr. Brett
Mont Dumont
Mons. Baudouin
Davenport
Newton
Ofbeldiston
Ofbeldiston, Mr Rayner
Bullock
Lafont
Rayner
Philips
Miss Story
Matter Matthews
Miss Wright
Madem
Conneur
Just Arriv
Paris
Henpricx
Harlequin Proteus
Ferguson
Colombine
Moore
Hut TuwattTe
Gracechurch Street
Wood Street
Cheapside
Westerham
Kent
Croydon
Co Jone
Wolfe
John Ellison
Naked Bay
Woolf-pack
Pull-Inn-Court
Strand
King’s Arms
Wellerhan
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