Royal Navy reports engagement with French privateers off Vlie
From London Gazette a report by Vice Admiral Dickson details a morning anchored at Yarmouth Roads on April 5. A French privateer of about 14 guns and 60 men was engaged near the Vie Passage, pursued, and captured later after a shore defense. The Lark sustained damage but no casualties. the privateer Impregnable was taken with 14 guns and around 60 men aboard, while losses occurred among the enemy on shore. The captain praises Master Thomas Gettins and crew for their conduct.
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Dickson
Yarmouth
Majesty
Waymouth
Vie
Vlie-Palizge
Texes Road
Wig
Vie Illasidg
Thomas Gettins
Lark
E. J. H. Wilson
Ireland
Brest
Mefferiger
Petersburgh
Cranes
Wailgorta
Rafe Abercrombie
Portugal
Lord DuNeux
Samuel
Hoon
Deptford
Benjamin Carter
Royal George
Epward
Hamilton
Porto
Cavalfo
West Indies
England
Admiralty
Mediterranean
Trowbredge
Channel Fleet
Pote
Newfoundland
Price of Stocks and Naval News From The Evening Mail
The Evening Mail reports the day’s stock prices with Consols at 63 4, and Omnium at 25, alongside dispatches about the Court of St Petersburgh, allied cabinets, and naval appointments. Updates include Sir Rafe Abercrombie to Portugal, Trowbridge to the Channel Fleet, and group efforts to control bread prices amid market strains and a potential fall in grain costs.
Sporting Intelligence from a Historic Racing Page
A dense racing digest lists Horse names, owners, and odds for a Newmarket meeting. Includes entries for Gallopers such as Howorth, Dragon, and John Bull progeny, with odds like 6 to 1 and 2 to 1, plus stake details, jockey club riders, and classic filly and colt entries. Mentions the Orleans royal matter and Duchess payments in a brief political aside.
Deeply Regretted Rupture In Campaign Uncertain Fortune
A fragment discusses the risk of a sudden rupture postponed into a campaign, noting the fortune of the situation remains untried and beyond prudent guesswork. It expresses caution about outcomes and the unknown results of delaying decisive action.
Privateer tale hints at Jamaica voyage near Scilly
Fragmentary OCR notes recount a privateer voyage from Jamaica to Falmouth with Hooper and Foin in Charleston, arriving near Scilly on the 23d. The terse record mentions captains and officers, and a fleeting reference to Jamaica.
Falmouth Morning Mail Arrivals From New York and Halifax
This morning the Halope Packet arrived with mails and dispatches from New York and Halifax though the Halifax arrival was noted as leaving on the 29th of March bound for England. The Harlequin also arrived at Halifax and left for England on the 8th infand.
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New-York
Halifax
Harlequin
England
Lajesty
Senta Marguerita
Digna and Dolphin Sail with Hamburg Mails
The Digna sails to Hamburgh with the mails of the 22d ink and its Dolphin carries the mails of the 25th. Winds and roads delay their departure, awaiting favorable wind.
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Hamburgh
Grain-laden ships report in as Regulus mishap and convoy parts
A damaged OCR item notes Regulus and ten DEAL, ptr 28 élty's ship Regulus failing to reach the Jfs of 50 gums. A foreign hoy carrying corn entered the river from Embden with a crew of 30, bound for London, and parted from the convoy on Friday.
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Élty
Regulus
Jfs
Embden
West India fleet arrives with Queen Charlotte among two ships
Dover reports two ships of the West India fleet have arrived led by Queen Charlotte under Captain Pollock from St Vincent's. The remaining vessels are expected hourly to follow, indicating a rapid sequence of arrivals and a tight timetable for the fleet entry.
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West India
Nordlyfet Detained by Diamond Frigate and Fleet Escorts
Plymouth report: the Nordlyfet arriving from Charente to Altona was detained by the Diamond frigate along with the Telegraph troop and the St Fiorenzo frigate from a recent cruise.
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Nordlyfet
Charante
Altona
Diamond
St. Fiorenzo
Arrival of Druid and Roebuck men of war at Portsmouth
The Druid and Roebuck men of war arrived at Portsmouth from the Downs, bringing naval ships to port. The scene marks a significant Royal Navy presence as tensions or duties tied to ongoing maritime affairs unfold.
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Portsmouth
Arait
Druid and Roebuck Men
The
Downs
Deal Sloops Sail From Jamaica Encountering Greyhound Frigate
April winds sent the Eugene sloop on a two cruise voyage from Jamaica. The fleet arrived with the Greyhound frigate aboard, signaling a active naval movement across the Caribbean route.
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Deal
Wind S.S.W
Eugene
Greyhound
Jamaica
Fragmentary OCR Note on Onboard Casualties
A garbled OCR passage mentions persons on board and a ball train, with reference to someone killed in a helicopter or plane incident. The text is incomplete and unreadable, but indicates an in-flight or on-board casualty event and concern for the remaining crew or passengers.
Barratton's perilous journey attacked and robbed
English Consul Mir reports that Barratton traveling from Civita Vecchia to Rome was attacked by five robbers who took all his property and killed him. An Anderson work notes a 16th century sea fight where a Swedish fleet of forty ships faced Denmark and Lubeck, with a ship torched after heavy combat. A nobleman known in town as a fighter was blackballed at the Newmarket Jockey Club. Mrs Ecerton, once well known, has remarried her former husband after about eighty years. Authorities claim public statements in London cite Pauls as connected to late Chaplain and labor disputes over grain. the text shows fragmented fates and orders at sea and in labor.
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Barratton
Civita ‘Vecchia
Rome
Anderson
Danis
Lubeck
Newmarket
EcErton
Paul
Notable Names in a Fragmented Edinburgh Notice
A fragmented OCR item mentions Edinburgh and several personal names including Apel Hay Smith Ely Bank Haddington Dr. dané Physician Shrewlby SeiPete Richard Bethell Ely Rife Mary Welbank Ramsgate with unclear context and dates. The readable words hint at an obituary or social notices but lack coherent structure or full details.
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Edinburgh
Apel
Hay
Ely
Haddington
Dané
SeiPete
Richard
Bethell
Mary. Welbank
Ramsgate
Death of the Reverend W Bendary at Saint John Collegiate Church
A notice records the death on the seventeenth of the month of the Rev. W Bendary, prebendary of the Collegiate Church of Saint John, in that town, noting his office and the manner of distress related to his government.
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W -Bendary
S. John
Brathoyto
Aitor
Ean Easari
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