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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
May 11, 1779
Page
1
The Dublin Journal reports April 27 dispatches from Europe and the Atlantic noting Austrian field activity in Flanders, a suspected royal family alert, and various privateer captures. It cites Admiral Arbuthnot’s landing and privateer prizes off Jersey and into Caribbean ports amid ongoing naval actions and muttered political tension in Parliament.
In a lively session Lord North and Sir George Yonge sparred over the lax collection and national purse for expenses. Bills on distillery frontiers, smuggling, wine drawbacks to America and the West Indies, auctions taxes, and convict punishments were read or resumed with committees revived. The House adjourned to Monday with American business to resume by express. May prices and stock reports note bond yields and shares as markets show activity.
Postscript details Faris Apritas arriving at Versailles from Martinique aboard a convoy of about 10 merchant ships escorted by three frigates. It notes eight ships and two 74 gun English ships captured or dispersed, with reports on Admiral Byron at St Lucia and Grasse expected at Martinique end of February. Mentions Jersey descent and French actions off its coast, including a landing attempt and naval engagements near Jersey.
Fragmentary OCR text references Undon Mayo readers and a local publication. It mentions ships, a colony, a letter, a map, and a voyage with uncertain details and names.
A fragmented historical notice lists exchange rates for Dublin and London bonds, public notices for publications, and a long stream of oblique references to legal, political, and social events. It mentions scheduled publications, decorates with a view of art, and reports on local incidents including tensions and thefts, with names of individuals and places interwoven in a dense, period-appropriate tone.
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