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Broadside on ship design aids naval defense and emigration woes
In a dated notice, a ship for the Pattia Company is described as contrived to rake a large vessel from the stern during calms, aiding defense against pirates. The piece records mass meetings at the Trustees Office for Georgia emigration, with many left unpaid and hopeful. Governor James Oglethorpe is named. Other items include Spanish royal intrigues, Dutch worm infestations, and multiple notable deaths and arrivals in London society.
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Blackwall
Pattia Company
Spiaian
Ome
Trustees
Georgia
Thomas Walker
Wimbleton
County of Surrey
the Hague
Seville
Spain
S. Ildefonso
Hovland
Saltsbury
James Oglethorp
Conde de Montejo
Kensington
Prince of Wales
Earl of
Brewer-street
Golden Square
Bennet
Harborough
Trent
Walter Calverly
Knut
Milne
Rutland
Tingmouth
Exeter
Ambrose Vicary
Cette
France
Roterdam
Castile
Customs
William Courtenay
Michael Newtown
Bath
Grantham
Lincolnshire
Barlington Street
Small Mall
Mr. Lane
Laurence Lane