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Ships and military news from Saint Kitts to Quebec 1789
Maritime lines report Jamaica and St Kits arrivals in Brisol Halifax New York Philadelphia Antigua and Jamaica plus London captains and ships. Edinburgh notes Major Long Morris offers to raise a regiment for the king and charity efforts for French prisoners with strict accounting. An alert from Leith says Commodore Boys and Thurot movement with Quebec surrender details include Wolfe’s death and Montcalm killed, a British victory in the siege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penelope
St Kits
Brisol
Ludlow Castle
Nottingham
Lancaster
London
Apollo
Britannia
Albury
Hannah
Betsey
Jamaica
Royal Defiance
St Kitts
Judith
New York
Halifax
Prescot
England
Barrington
Sc Eustatia
New Grace
Albany
Philadelphia
Martilla
Brothers
Antigua
Britain
Edinburgh
Stade Long Morris
New-England
Charles Manners
Duchess of Gordon
Scotland
Adm. Saunders
Quebec
Old France
Wolfe
Townshend
Arion
Monckton
Montcalm