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Death of Duke of Roxburgh and royal promotions report
Twelve lifeguards Ensigns and Lieutenants travel from Scotland with news of the Duke of Roxburgh’s death. The Marquis of Bowmont succeeds. A 50 gun ship sails seeking a Spanish privateer. Robberies, military dispatches, weather, and sea news across England and colonies are reported, including Frost in New England and a fatal highway robbery near London.
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Lifes Guards
Scotland
Duke of Roxburgh
Order of the Garter
Marquis of Bowmont
Guernzey
Ifeworth
Uxbridge
Southall
Commodore Brown
Office of Ordnance
New-England
Carolina
Carter
Limehouse
Captain Pike
Carolina Packet
Somerset
Friendship
Vitcery
South Carolina
Falmouth
Admiralty
Debtford
Florence
Tuscany
Spain
Leghorn
Fuscany
Dantzick
Courland
Murau
Libau
Kingstor
London
Countay
Ajton
Thomas Bofinel
Suhamstead
Theale
Berkshire
Liverpool
Boston
Cadiz
Vernor
Marquiss d’Austin
Flanders
Vienna
Jablunka
Saraiia
Tuscary
Tilden
Piscataqua
Jamaica
Plymouth
Lord Sondon
Paris
Ware
Brest
Rochefort
Toulon
Philadelphia
Vessef
Newe York
Aregeda Reef
Corduite Street
Elizabeth Shirley
Earl of Petters
Mount Freet
Quilvy
Earl of
Aitly
Slakeland
Dover
Lord Catheate
Lord Cathcart
St James's
Earl of Fitzwilliam
Irelands
Pall Mall
Yelker
Ingrand
Barnet
Binchley Common
Inggram