Admiralty Circular Reports Dutch Squadron Losses at Sea
The Hull magistrates and Admiralty commissioners report Dutch men of war losses and ship captures off the North Sea. Several vessels including the Levely Martha Arundel Lark and a Per Abe’s were taken or sent to Corunna or Dublin, with Spanish brigs Defempano and Virgin del Rosario seized near Spain by a privateer. The Sasannah May was captured near Barbadoes after a three quarter hour engagement with two French privateers. the French prize master claimed they also captured an English packet with passengers aboard.
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Fentax
Hull
Crete
Reeth Syis
Admiralty
Martha
Arundel
Lisbon
Cork
Dartmouth
Newfoundland
Dublin
Saloz
Portsmouth
Recapture of Fort Lewis Ship by British Squadron
Report from a Correspondent on board the Refistance detailing the recapture of a valuable Fort Lewis ship recently captured by a French squadron off the coast of Pedier. Captain Pakenham observed four enemy vessels near Polo Rondo, fired a warning gun, boarded one brig, and learned rival ships Cybelle and La n armed. The action aims to save a large convoy and ensure safe passage for merchant shipping.
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Fort Lewis
Pedier
Pakenham
Polo Rondo
Nicobar
Sinal
Paxexwal
Royal Sovereign flag hoisted amid Baltic chase tale
A fragmentary report details Lord Hucy Seymour aboard the Royal Sovereign engaging naval action with Dutch, British fleet encounters near Maridahl, and prize captures including the Mary and Clara and other vessels. It mentions shore units, camp preparations near Weymouth, and a legal dispute in England involving the Bishop of Bancor and his former agent Greenly, plus court rulings on leasefire liability and a high profile forgery probe.
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Hucy Seymour
Laurentius and
Elizaved
Granger
Christiana
Feys
Walt
Maridahl
Fleckery
Norway
Mary
Clara
Whitby
Baltic
Henry
Wilson
Traveller
Sparkes
Sweftbeach
Ladbrook
Beck
Lynn
Flying Pr
Flrnk
Luxin
Mediterranean
England
Bancor
Warrren
Greenty
Bangor
Greenly
Conway
London Markets Slump as Wheat Prices Fall on Import Surge
Market report notes wheat supply exceeds demand with prices dropping from 6s 1d to 5s 9d per quarter after roughly 41,090 quarters imported from Copenhagen and Hamburg. Baltic and Sicilian wheat ranged 5s to 6s 9d. rye barley and pease cheaper, oats and malt dearer. Irish provisions rise in price while bacon pork and butter import volumes climb, saltpetre alum and molasses prices edge higher amid drought-driven cost rises. Coals and Smithfield beef and mutton ease, hay and straw costs shift, overall market softening with lingering drought impact.
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Copenhagen
Hamburgh
Smithfield
Rioters Attack Bakers as Portsmouth Militia Guards Streets
In Portsmouth the rioting crowd that formed after a late meeting dispersed briefly then returned in larger numbers to attack Bakers shops. Three ring leaders were detained, the cage broken, and authorities ordered dispersion with militia guard standing by.
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Miods
Chinghamshire
Yeoitien Cavaley
Fen Portssmouth
Trong
Fire plots and riots plague Bath area amid rising tensions
Ager and others report attempted arsons in Westgate Street with coals and banned combustibles, while Bath faces market panic from artificial scarcity. Devizes wheat falls as bakers restrain purchases. Frampton fires devastate a Dorset church area and prisoners are jailed for grain neglect. A Newcastle Court lodger claims to confront a ghost in a prank linked to Cock Lane sightings.
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Gunipowder
Westgate
Thomas Under-hill
Bath
Froom
Mendip
Devizes
Fitherton
Salop
John Maflin
John Dyke
William
Banks
Endford
Frampton
Dorsetshire
Newcastle-court
Butcher-row
Cock-lane
Townsend
Bow Street
Revolutionary figures flock to Soho amid unrest in London
M. Alexander LaMeth, famed for a daring 1790s expedition against a Paris convent, left London last Thursday guarded by a King’s Messenger. In Dean Street, numerous English, French, and Italian revolutionaries visited his lodgings, including two noted Italians and a radical Parisian Jacobin. The Wizard bear price drop spreads across Europe amid market shifts. Sir George Staunton’s China embassy memoir will publish in autumn. The Bishop of Durham appoints Bernardo, LL.D., as Chancellor of Durham, replacing the late Dr. Harsts.
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M. Alexanother Lameth
Annonciades
Paris
London
Dean Street
Soho
Facobins
Hotel de Catries
Europe
England
Geovcz Stauxton
China
Durham
Fragmented 19th Century Text Reflections on War and Labor
A fragmentary 19th century: editor notes fatigue from war, observes workers employed with rising wages, questions bread prices, and warns against unequal terms with other nations. The speaker seeks peace but references religious and professional authorities, urging readers to consider national conditions and labor costs.
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Old England
SECOND SPRING MEETING AT BOLTON STAKES RACES
Fragmentary entries from the Newmarket meeting describe races for two to five year olds with many noted horses and owners. The card lists classes, weights, and odds for multiple cup events including a 70 Guinea Plate and a split prize structure across two classes, featuring Lord Grosvenor, Duke of Bedford, Sir C Bunbury, and Mr. Concannon among others.
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JD of Bedford
Fidget
Lovémore
Ld Grosvenor
Woodp2cker
Sweetbriar
Bizzard
Grafton
Lord Grosvenor
Bigot Peak
Clermont
Queensberry
B. C
Mr. Bullock
C. ‘Bunbury
H. Fi
Concannon
Lord Clermont
Bullock
Oatwater
F.poole
M. Kereahappacks
Mr. Cauty
Bedford
Br.c
C. Bunbury
Parrots
Cophcannon
Parrot
Brafs
F. Standith
h.Darsham
Vernon
C. Bufsbury
Adela
D.of Queensberry
Willie
C. D. of Bedford
Mr. Brydge
Duke of Bedford
Galway
J. Honywood
Louisa
Ana Punbury
Louth
Sir. J. Honywood
Lont Clermont
Diomed
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