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Parley in Catalonia and Privateers Capture Cargoes
Dispatches recount recruitment for Catalonia as Milan forces fade. London notes 30000 Pieces of Eight seized en route from Cadiz to the Duke of Anjou. Cork ships arrive with sugar cotton ginger from Barbados and North Carolina tar and cocoa. Dublin reports a Danish master says Calais privateered and Aire capitulated to the Allies. A grand jury indicts those defacing the William statue on College Green. New ware from London offers fine pewter and brass, with a Dublin notice inviting tradesmen to exchange old pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Catalonia
London
Amterdam
Charles II
Cadiz
Duke of Anjou
Cork
Thomas
Leake Frigot
Sarah Galley
Neptune
Barbadoes
Matey of
North Carolina
Betty Sloop
O Porto
Adary
Lisbon
Alfo
Elizabeth
Margaret
Liverpool
Dublin
Calais
Aire
Castile
Holland
Green’s Bench
King William
College Green
Kingiale
Medway
Moyle
St. Maloes
la Conflence
James Fontaine
John Haltridge
Efa
Dromore
Downe
Jon
Robert Scott
Ditorney
Kithamble-street
Great-Britain
Japan
James Maculla
Sarah Rider
Robert Dipper
Swan-Tavern
Fishamblee Street