05 Nov 1782
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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Nov 05, 1782
Page
1
Dispatches describe heavy naval actions near Gibraltar with the Combined Fleet suffering multiple losses and ships driven aground or ruined. Lord Howe’s operations brace the Gibraltar garrison, delivering stores and reinforcements while maintaining pressure on the enemy in storm conditions and in the Mediterranean.
A November 5 1782 intelligence filed at the Royal Exchange Coffee House from Dublin reports Lord Howe’s fleet near Algerias Straits and a gale. It describes ships driven ashore including the St Michael and Majesteurs of 110 guns, and notes 45 sail under way toward the Mediterranean with a possible engagement the next day. Lord Grenville signs as Lord Mayor via a correspondent. An English express mentions Howe sinking two ships.
Reports on captured ships and recaptures near the enemy, Ville de Paris sighting, and dispatches via Le Despencer Packet. Lord Mayor and Aldermen hosted by Lord Lieutenant at dinner. arrivals from Cork and Holyhead. Town warnings on corn exports, bank and lottery notices, local trades and advertisements, and crime brief with a watch thief in Bolioya bordered by public notices and charity solicitations.
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