22 Aug 1800
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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 22, 1800
Page
1
Tur tles for sale at Kixe's Heap Tavern in TURTLES ILTSIURE and Co. offer lively specimens daily. Turtles are prepared with care and can be delivered to any part of town or country, aiming for top quality.
Grand brick and tile dwelling in Broad Street Bungay offering vestibule parlours kitchen offices 5 chambers and 2 garrets plus 3 cellars and gardens over half an acre with three acres meadow adjoining near river Waveney bordering Norfolk and Suffolk. Let or lease to fit tenant. viewings via Edmund Jenney Bungay and Mr J Ablett Master Builder.
John Watkins of Liverpool writes to Dr Solomon praising Cordial Balm of Gilead for restoring health after years in the West Indies. He narrates debility from heat and voyage, credits Dr Solomon's medicine after six weeks, and notes sale details in London with price. Watkins plans to return to the West Indies aboard the Diana under Captain Couphind.
Examination of Thomas Peete and James Saunders reveals long tenure at Billingsgate and claims of heavy fish trafficking. Witnesses discuss cargo practices, voyage counts, vessel tonnage, and suspected irregularities in sales and deliveries amid disputes over regulatory adherence.
A fisherman discusses costs of boat outfit versus cargo value and explains that a five ton cargo can fetch 6d per lb at best, with lower rates when supply is high. He notes salt duty effects, daily market dynamics at Billingsgate, and the balance of wholesale and retail pricing, plus how much fish is preserved and sold to hundreds of buyers.
The Elizabeth from Loridoch to Amsterdam arrives at Yarmouth after being taken. The Fanny from St Vincent to Lando founders June 27 near St Kitts. all aboard rescued. The Latona from Memel to Eifbon captured by a privateer and retaken at Oporto. The Veloz from Santana to Vera Cruz captured and sent to Jamaica. The Aurort from Zant to Hull captured and retaken into Gibraltar. The Charlotte from London stranded at Grenada with cargo mostly salvageable.
This afternoon the 74 gun man of war Fresucible and 20 gun frigate Flirt, with a convoy of about 47 sails, passed by the West Indies bound for the fleet. Also arrived is the Calcuttan Axon son from Gibraltar and the Ariadne Captain Cuarmins bound for Newfoundland from the Downs.
The King George Packer under Captain Draye, bound for Hamburgh with the London Mail, lies in the Roads awaiting a wind to sail for Cushaven. Wind is NNE.
In Chatham a large crews of shipwrights work rapidly to refit the Princess of Orange and tow her out of dock. The Leyden will be docked for fitting, along with other ships from the Texel. Sixteen companies of shipwrights accelerate work to clear ordnance stores and complete the Revenge a new 74.
August 21 in Sheerness. His Majesty's ship Monmouth, a 64 gun ship, Capt. Harr, sailed for Yarmouth last night to join Xenophon and Providence in escorting a convoy to the Elbe. La Sensible was taken into dock.
Extract describes the Pearl fishery near Ceylon with a Tamal merchant paying 200k to 300k Porto Novo Pagodas for extra boats. It notes divers fear sharks and require conjurers, recounts diving rituals, accidents, and a tale of a diver losing a leg. Also mentions London’s heat relief via underground swate courses and 1540 price fixes for port horses and wheat.
The House of Commons discusses city finance and a major plan to rebuild London Bridge. Details cover embankment, three arches, a high tower, and a new route to the Royal Exchange. Funding sources include the Orphans Fund, a carriage and foot passenger toll, Bridge House revenues, and a Parliamentary Consolidated Fund advance.
The Wereetter Lammas fair at Friday night saw cattle and sheep sold at reduced prices. Hops weighed 168 pockets at prices from 15s 15s to 18l. A separate note reports Mr Proctor of Coleshill Warwick killed leaping a horse over a pale. A Liverpool house fire and a robbery escape at Leicester are also described.
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