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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Dec 15, 1781
Page
1
Readable fragments describe officers appointed for colonial commands and ranks, the Gazette reporting shifts in leadership, potential changes in American war policy, and dispatches from Cadiz and Paris. It notes officers like Clinton and Carleton, the plan for Burgoyne, and Allied actions, with scattered news on ships, fleets, and fortifications.
Fragmentary OCR reveals a London lottery drawing with numbers and references to tickets and beneficiaries. The text mentions drawing dates, ticket numbers, and prize figures, though most specifics are obscured.
Fragmented OCR shows a dated stock list with references to cent values, excheq bills, and premiums. Mentions items such as Cent. Ann. yee 1738, 4 per Gent, Wy Bills 123 per Cent, and Excheq Bills premium. No clear narrative, but hints at a periodical stock or financial instrument chart from 18th century. Named items suggest an old government or banking ledger excerpt with ticket-like entries.
Postscript describes a night engagement off Gibraltar with ten Gum Boats and six to eight others firing mortars and bombs. Four sailors were killed and six wounded as the fight lasted about two hours. A British vessel bound Liverpool to Gibraltar was brought into the Gulf of Cunpo Sancos. Paris reports confusion over York Town dispatches and prisoner exchanges.
Fragmented OCR notes list numbers and drawings from a dated ledger. Mentions Galway Waterford weather and a local incident with a boat and a corer, plus a vague account of a gale and tides impacting ships on December.
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