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Warnings and News From Port and Fleet Actions
Porters of the Drake and captains Houghton and Pitt leave ships off Penzance and Fort George on February 11. Duke of Bedford dangerously ill at Woburn Abbey. General Ross's corpse to be carried to Scotland for interment. Wreck sighted off Cardiganshire with wine and brandy aboard, uncertain ship origin. Customs take in 36,000 pounds. excise 61,000. Bristol citizens back an equestrian statue for King William and purchase space for a new Exchange. Hector ship to carry Howe to Barbados. Captain Ozly appointed. London confirms gifts to Mittins family and legal notices in the market. Ockham returns from Bombay with prize news of pirate Angua. New sloops to be launched soon, some for Ireland patrol. Military reassignments listed for Iniskilling Dragoons and Grenadiers. Cadiz report mentions Duke de Ripperda in Moorish army. Cork rates for goods, with beef, butter, casks, and hides listed. August commissions signed for army officers. Drowned boy in Liffey noted.