Royal Navy provisioning and dispatches at Dublin amid Lenten observances
Reports from Dublin describe Sir Charles Wager's squadron provisioning at the Victualling Office in Tower Hill, with hoisting of flags on board the Cornwalls and preparations for naval operations in the Mediterranean. The piece notes orders restricting Coslum Hojab in Fripoli, and mentions Parliament acts to boost pig iron import from American plantations. It records gun trials at Woolwich, staff changes, civic elections, and ship movements including colliers and ships to Dungarvan, with weather and tide details, all printed in Dublin by John Gowan.