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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Sep 04, 1817
Page
2
Describes the Congo voyage briefing from Cape Palmas to Princess Island and beyond with notes on shark and fish species, torpor, tropical birds, currents, weather, and health measures aboard the transport. It details discipline, temp control, and fatalities among crew, plus sightings of albicore, bonito, porpoises, and luminous marine life.
The view reveals a woody low coast with little notable objects. Hygrometer fell two days, dew heavy yet rainlike, while expedition members kept warm. Albicore supply depleted as seabird life declined. wind shifts persist due to land sea interaction near Princess Island. Coast longitude near 9.10 S. soundings extend ten leagues offshore with depths rising from 80 to 120 fathoms.
A broad survey of new publications and scientific notices. It previews novels and poetry from Edinburgh publishers, reviews wartime imagery in Pictures of War, notes on Craigmiller poems by William Fraser, and lists forthcoming lithographic arts by Ackermann. Also reports experiments in astronomy, pendulums, and new safety lamp improvements, with brief biographies of scientists and travelers.
An apothecary in Amiens has extracted potash from potato stalks yielding a lucrative salt by a new method. A recumbent Knight Templar effigy in Italy outlines a tomb found in Basingstoke chapel grounds with iron railing planned for preservation. Nearby finds include a medieval church floor and tiles from Henry VIII's era. In Leghorn a lake vanished after a mid day explosion, revealing a bottom opening. In Petersburgh a village site sank, burying twelve houses, with causes debated and prior similar events recorded.
Weather remains mixed with improvement in harvest prospects across Scotland. Reports note uneven yields and rising prices, while oatmeal, oats, and barley harvests begin in Aberdeenshire and Perthshire as ships load at Leith and market activity tightens despite favorable forecasts.
An advertisement announces price plans at 15 Parliament Street for Ganeks and related services. Various terms show twelve months and shorter periods with rates in shillings and pence, plus options in the country and city. The wording is archaic and cryptic, reflecting period-legal language and coinage.
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