Naval dispatches from Aug 28 regarding Kent at Texel
Lieutenant Clay of HMS Kent delivers a report on the landing of troops and fighting at Texel, praising British gallantry and noting a damaged French ship and subsequent movements. Captain Cunningham also reports a Clyde action near Cordovan Light with the Vestale captured, listing killed and wounded and naming several officers and sailors.
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Admiralty OF
Fics
Mitchell
Haik
Belliqueux
Downs
Sam
Liut. Clay
Kent
Evan Nepean
Captain Cunningham
Clyde
Plymouth Sound
Inclofe
The
Admiralty
Lord Keith
Cordovan
S.W
Chace
Anion
la Vestale
Mont. P. M. Gaspard
Lagefle
Garrone
Kerr
Vestale
St. Domingo
Pafflage
Rochefoy
Lagetfe
Guadaloupe
C. Charles Cunningham
Return of Earl Spencer and naval maneuvers near Rochefort
On Saturday Earl Spencer returned to town from Weymouth while Ferro squadron kept sail off the line and a frigate near the Isle of Daix close to Rochefort on the 19th. The Spanish Admiral had struck topmasts and yards and formed a line of battle, but an attack was deemed too risky to attempt given the position and strength.
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Earl Spencer
Weymouth
Ferro
Isle of Daix
Aix
Rochefort
The Royal Family at Bath Theatre Evening of Loyal Farce and Music
A Bath theatre program describes The Royal Family’s outing with comedy pieces and songs by Bannifer, Mills, and others, interspersed with maritime dispatches read aloud. Earl Spencer departed for London after a morning walk with the King, and the Queen and Princesses visited Lady Cuxton Durham for a cold collation. A Dorchester mail coach theft led to the arrest of Armstrong, who admitted stealing a banker’s check valued at 6, and he was jailed for further examination.
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Eliza Beth
Monckton
Rorvat
Goips- Worthy
CL Moacan
Marta
Pup
Royal Familiys
David Dunder
Kitty
Ramah Drogg
Rue Britannia
Earl Spencer
London
Armtrong
Dorchester
Taylor
Fom
Margat2 Boys Crannsed With Passengers and Bets At Newmarket
The Margat2 team has lately packed with riders and defeated the coaches, while bugbear extortions on the roads deter travel. Bets abound as Sir T Gascoline and Mr Cookson prepare Symmetry and Sir Harry for the Newmarket spring meeting.
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Baer. Doffers
T.gascoline
Mr. Cookson
Symmetry
Sir Harry
Stamp Office
Jennins
London Packet
Swann
Gravesend
Swannage
Tome
Canterbury
Exeter
Stevenson
Carew
Mr. Carew
Zafer Moore
Ilcheter
Duke of
Portrano
British Militia Embarks From Dublin Amid Harvest News
News from Dublin reports the South Line regiment of British Militia volunteers will sail for England on Thursday. The Dragoon Guards have arrived to embark. Also noted are harvest prospects with abundant wheat and favorable crops after rains and winds, plus local incidents and a murder suspicion involving Rev Andrew Toote. A Dunnybrook fair riot prompted calls to abolish the fair. Antigua sugar crops astonish with 50,000 hogsheads vs 12,000 historical average. Additional notes cover a Kilmainham jailbreak recapture, tolls sale in Dublin, a Finglass flood death, and an inquest verdict of accidental death.
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England
Duplin
Wnh
Qi Dragoon
Blue Horf
Ballynascreen
London
Derry
Andrew Toote
P. P
Wicklow
Dunnybrook
Donnybrook
Antigua
Leeward Island
Limerick
Joan Hurst
Shannongrove
David Rocue
Calais
Wm. Flanagan
Kilmainhim
Fasperrck Froop, Bart
Kilcool
Wexford
Dublin
Sir Frederice Floop
City of
An&ion
Ori
Drumcondra Bridge
Canteen Bee Wey P Res LeTTek Eko Paron Be KRAL
Fragmentary OCR text reads like a caption or snippet with scattered proper nouns and initials. It mentions a canteen and bees and mentions names or titles that are unclear. No coherent event or outcome is discernible from the readable material.
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Kral
Capitulation Plea Between Mantua and French Commander
In a dramatic exchange from the siege of Mantua, General Latour and the Mantuan garrison offer capitulation terms to the French commander. The French general rejects the proposal, pledges honor, and vows not to disgrace the army. The Mantuan response asserts readiness to die rather than surrender and threatens to unleash brave resistance.
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Latour
Antes
Arus
Ufion
Cay
Calte Huccio
Baron Oz Kra
Mwantya
Rota
Mantua
Council of War
France
Forssac Latour
Diviéen
Admiral Kinesmixu Fails Early Next Week in the Bopphetrat
A General Court-Martial convened in the City Grand Jury Room presided by Sir Avexanper Don to try Devereaux and other prisoners. Vigilant precautions are set along the Western coast of the kingdom with Bantry measures ensuring rapid intelligence on any fleet sighting.
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Admiral Kinesmixu
Portsmouth
City
Avexanper Don
Berwickshire Cavalry
Devereaux
Bantry
Ofing
Lord Bantry
Vessels and Privateers Count From War Captures
A historical tally lists captures from France, Spain, and Holland totaling 74 line ships and 97 frigates plus 78 sloops and 72 cutters, with 685 privateers added. Tuesday night a post-chaise carrying soldiers overturned near Reading injuring two women and several soldiers. one Bristol woman suffered severe facial injuries and a jaw fracture. the post-boy was gravely hurt.
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France
Spain
Holland
Reading
Castle-street
Bristol
Philadelphia accounts report health. tragedy on a chariot hill
Late July dispatches describe Philadelphia in a tolerable state yet recounts a poor woman crushed under a chariot at the bottom of Bow Hill. The driver halted but did not aid. A Quaker coachman’s negligence prompts public censure. In Suffolk, shoemaker Turner wagers 100 stones lifted in 41 minutes and 41 seconds.
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Philadelphia
St. Bartholomew’s Hospital
Wrentham
Suffolk
Spilsbury’s Drops Advertised Against Scourge of Scurvy
An 18th century notice promotes Spilsbury’s Anrfearbauc Drops as the remedy for scurvy gout and rheumatism. It claims the drops relieve burdensome complaints and soothe the patient’s mind while endorsing them as a cure aligned with Bath waters and sea bathing. The advertisement mentions sale at No 15 Soho Square and a new edition of the tract on diet and remedies.
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Sprosaway
Spilsbury
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W. Gatt
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S. Collins
John Gardiner
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Manchester
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Wickham Market
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T. Jones
Liverpool
J. Withers
Cord Wainer
J. Alcock
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Southampton
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