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Vernon Success at Cartagena Sparks Dublin Jubilation
In Dublin the news of Admiral Vernon's Cartagena victory sparks extreme joy with illuminations and bonfires. A giant tree in Keven Street displays Admiral Vernon as a figure amid staged ships and officers, while letters from London claim Vernon’s forces sunk or captured Spanish ships and prepared for further actions. Reports also note fears of Havana and wealth in Cartagena, plus a private letter recounting contingents and a possible surrender within days.
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Perbour
Vernon
Harar
Laws
Carthagena
Porte Bella
Leftork
Che ‘Havzanak
Boscawen
Shoreham
Porto Bello
Prince Frederick
Aubery Beauclerk
Dublin
Keven-street
Admiral Vernon
Cotlaffes
London
Portsmouth
Duke of Richmond
Augustus Fitzroy
Admiral Vernon Sens
Shrewsbury
Jersey
Narbour
Don Blais
Moles Forte
Wentworth
Bhat Capt. Laws
Ek Mac Shaw