Darny Pass fF Sir on France and our Trade
A letter rails at France for long hostility and warns that Britain must curb wool exports to safeguard national interests and curb French influence. It cites the Daily Gazetteer and Daily Post to argue ministers are deceiving the public. The writer urges immediate self-reliance and home production to blunt France’s power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Gazetteer
France
Europe
Leifure
Madrid
Daily Post
Terefore
Fragmented Nov 18 letter mentions Rome and Cafar lines
A dated fragment reports Gravesend on Nov 18 and lists ships arriving at various ports. Names include Lady Anne Wink from Amsterdam, Mercury Clack from London, Prince Illiam Grout from London, and vessels Endeavour Chambers from Lisbon and Cork, Industry Vandeleur offshore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravesend
Lady Anne
Wink
Amsterdam
Virginia
Mercury
Clack
London
Duplin
Prince Illiam
Grout
Ditto
Liverpool
Betty
Campbell
Barbados
Scilly
Endeavour
Chambers
Lisbon
Cork
Milford
Industry
Vandeleur
Harra
Ireland
Remarkable Ca tastrophy in Selkirk shire scandal
In a novel tale from Edinburgh November 13, villagers recount a grave assault in Selkirkshire. A maid fatally stabs her lover over an attempted breach of fidelity after learning he plans to marry another. The account questions credibility, cites local feuds, and recalls earlier town troubles linked to Sir Robert Monro and the 1722 Court of Justiciary, prompting calls for impartial coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Shire of
Selkirka
Job
Molly
John
Dingwall
Robert Monro
Gardiner
Port News Summary of Virginia-Bound Arrivals and Departures
Inland shipping reports detail arrivals from Virginia and Jamaica to ports such as Whitehaven Falmouth Bristol Deal and Deal with ships like the Griffin Henrico Elizabeth Pew and Dragon. The list notes outbound vessels to London South Carolina Georgia and Barbados and records winds and minor incidents including a storm-driven vessel return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PORT
Whitehaven
Griffin
Dixon
Henrico
Coupland
Gayton
Elizabeth
Pew
Virginia
Falmouth
Cleeve
Rice
London
Mary
Eltham
Georgia Packer
Fhempton
Georgia
Foxes
Hary
Ney
Bristol
Neptune
Berkeley
Forilford
Rose
Bennett
Liton
Portfirtouti
Birth Day Observed and London Election Action Recap
London notes mark Princess of Wales birthday celebrations while Liverymen vote to back four candidates for city representation in the next general election. The report also covers naval dispatches, privateer captures, Newgate executions, transport movements, and theatre listings in a richly detailed panorama of 18th century public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Princess of Wales
Liverymen of
Vintners Hall
Umphry Parton
Alayor
John Barrard
Robert Godscall
George Heathcote
Richard Symmonds
Colchester
Powell
William’s Betty, Ju& Arriv
Liverpool
Virginia
Capes
His Majesty
Hector
Maryland
Jamaica
Vernon
Rose
Conoy
Carolina
Gahama Islands
Franklind
Chace
Port Pattage
Conquet
Prest
Molly
Jola Wettcomb
Hamble
Fuwey
Betty
Tucker
Brewen
Lobacco
Biddeford
Newgate
Tyburn
Eleanor Connolly
William Billers
Holland
New York
Allen
Fenchurch Street
Water at London Bridge 22 Minutes After 12
Water at London Bridge causes brief disruption as clocks show 12, with reports noting a 22 minute delay before normal service resumes. Local authorities advised commuters to seek alternative routes while trains return to schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London Bridge
Also Mentioned on This Page
Darny Pass
Sempronius
Rome
Cafar
Senate
Scotland
Theatre Royal
Drury-Lane
Corpus
Covent-Garden
Cato
Goodman’s-Fields
Fire-Farr
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