Two adjacent estates for let near Cookham and Maidenhead
A historic notice advertises a large unfurnished house on the bank of the Thames at Cookham with nine bedrooms, two garrets, stabling for eight horses, and extensive outbuildings. It includes about two acres of meadow and six acres of arable land at Wooburn Mead, plus a capital kitchen garden enclosed by a brick wall. Another house nearby offers eight bedrooms, offices, chaise-house, and stabling for four, with a gardener and poultry sheds. Contact Mesrs Baxters and Martin Furnival’s Inn London or Payn and Ward Maidenhead for details. a bridge connects to Odney meadows totaling about 12 acres.
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Tobe
Man
Chamel
Cookham
Berks
Maidenhead
Wooburn Mead
Odney
Baxters and
Martin
Furnival’s Onn
Holborn
London
Jor
Merirs
Payn and Ward
War Secretary Estimate for Cherokee Treaty Funds
The Speaker laid before the House a communication from the Secretary of War detailing an estimate of the appropriations needed to conduct a treaty with the Cherokee Indians. The document outlines the financial requirements and scope of the negotiations as submitted to Congress.
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House OF Representatives
House
Secretary of War
Rescue of Shipwrecked Crew Near Sable Island
Halifax reports awartime distress from the schooner Hero bound for Marsh towns. Captain Parker of the Black Snake ferried provisions and a pilot to Sable Island to aid Captain Wyatt and the Princess Amelia crew stranded after wreck. The long boat returned with Wyatt, Cochran, and others safe at an eastward harbor.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Hero
Thomas Cunningham
Antigua
Wifcaster
Massachusets
Cole’ Harbour
Munday
Feax
Cunningham
Sable Iland
Jon’ Wentworth
Black Snake
Thomas Parker, Tafter
Liverpool
Earl Moira
Royal
Prince Epwakp
Parker
Wyatt
London
Island
Lieut Cochran
7Th
Royal Fusilcer Regiment
R. Williams
William ‘Williams
Cochran
Royal Fusiliers
Lord Camelford Acquitted After Court Martial in Martinique
The court martial aboard HMS Invincible at Fort Royal Bay Martinique convened January 26 1798 to try Lord Camelford for mutiny related to the death of Lieutenant Charles Peterson aboard the Perdrix at Antigua. After weighing evidence the panel unanimously acquitted Lord Camelford of all charges, Judge Advocate Alexander S. Burrowes and J.G. Briggs presiding.
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Invincible
Fort Royal
Bay
Martinique
William Cayley
His Majesty
Invinciarie
His Majesty’s
Fort Royal Bay
Paesipont
CuarresErins Ricuard
Brown
Swort
Henry Herve
Red
Barbadoes
Leeward Islands
Lord Camexrorp
Favorite
Chtarres Peterson
Perdrix
Antigua
Peterson
Lord Camerfors
English Harbour
Lord Cametrorn
Alexander S. Burrowes
Solar and Meteoric Observations from Lalande and Contemporaries
An 18th century summary reports Lalande's notes on a solar spot formation on the fan shaped solar disk in late Ventore, plus a Lyon observation of a luminous meteor over Calvire March 8. It describes a fiery globe, its westward path, a concurrent light train, and an explosion, with speculation that hydrogenous gas ignited in the atmosphere causes such phenomena.
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Ventore
Lalande
Lyon
Calvire
Mont d’Or
Latance
Venture
Ain
Risoun
Joiferan
Lan- Geron
Thorby
State Trials at Maidstone High Treason Court Opens
The Maidstone trial dated Wednesday April 11 opens with Grand Jury sworn. Lord Romney, Mr Justice Burler, and Mr Justice Heara preside as jurors such as Sir Edward Kware Bulls, Sir J Gregory, Sir William Geary attend. The judge outlines treason law, warns against unrest, and notes two modern statutes guiding prosecutions.
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Maidstone
Silovk
Lord Romney
Justice Burler
HeAra
Epivand Kware Bulls
J. Gregory Suaw
William Geary
Joan Dixon Dyxe
CuaRnEs Townshend
Henri Oxenpeny
William Hamman
Nien
Bromat Tore
Lewis Caée
Epwaap Austin
Groages Gaorz
Groxce Culpren
Ballot Tie Delays Society Assistant Secretary Election
On Wednesday night the ballot at the Society of Arts resulted in a tie for the position of Assistant Secretary with the counts ending equal after the final tally. The outcome requires a subsequent decision or recount to determine the winner.
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Society of Arts
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J.G. Briggs
Otcafton
Arts and Sciences
F.motley Arsain
Epwarp Husssy
Joan Larkin
Tuomas Bret
Epwarp Peacil
Arxey Woepcate
F Woopcats
James CaauMan
Grange Surrey
Bur Ler
the Grand Fury
France
England
Edward II
A&s
Wetminster-Hall
Hout
Thomas Taylor
Henry Gilbert
Matthias Deane
J. K. Cooke
Thomas Verhor
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