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Fragmentary colonial news and naval notices from the era
Reports from Amsterdam and Lisbon detail infant deaths, merchant losses, and a naval encounter near Leghorn. The Biddeford, attacked by a French squadron near Alderney, was not claimed as a prize. Admiralty appointments and ongoing war preparations dominate entries, with later items noting a Gypsy queen’s funeral and lottery developments.
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Beddeford
Porrefier
Gans
Sant Alderney
Biddeford
Carced
Guernsey
Gours of
Teade
Geineeg
Coches
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
Mr. Blliot
Germany
Tata
Lipel
Sony
Sir Watkin
Williama Gyee
Beckenthaal
Bent
Margaret Fytch
Norwood
Elam
Canto
Foundland
Lisbon
Batt-India Company
Majesty’s Court
Revett
s-Hall
Lodgate
Tindal
Rarkin
Hogland
Winchester
Alverttack
Hampshire
Fone Hundred