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Vessel wreck and privateer activity reported near Plymouth
Dated items recount a wrecked schooner about 50 tons seized by a privateer and towed out, followed by broader war news from sept 1743. British movements include Duke of Cumberland’s force buildup, Prussian troop movements, Dutch allied actions, and fleet movements with ships like Scipio and Fire Pies, plus delivery of provisions and arrivals at Dover and Dublin ports.
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St. Martino
Poe
Ingere
Seni
Dee
Plymouth
Don
mTalcony
Sinter
Modento
Naples
Mentz
Mentzel
Hague
Prince Charles
Rhine
N. S. Hich
France
Lorain
Baron Mentzel
Berlin
Silesia
Anspach
Maesty
Francfort
Hungary
Duke of Cumberland
Dunmore
Honeywood
Legoniere
Campbel
Cope
Prince Frederick
Rogers
Baltic
Downs
Arriva
East India Company
Dover
Augusta
Townshend
Onslow
Osburn
Britannia
Sumner
Loughton
Worths
Wilmington
Todd
Princess Mary
Congreve
Robert Monteith
Bland
Dragoons
Det- Ingen
Codd
Medeiras
Bilboa
M. der Diesbach
Fident
Dohh
Mince
Charles
N. S
Wali Teck
Chatsworth
Derbyshire
Holyhead
Dublin
Germany
London
Frampton
Kinsale
Strumbello
Edward Beaver
Jamaica
Lyon