The Cape of St Domingo Harbour and Its Plain
The western colony area near St Domingo features a broad harbor at the Mole of St Nicholas opposite Cuba’s Maizi point. It notes a planned port hub, a vast plain backed by mountains, extensive sugar and coffee plantations, and a network of narrow streets with poor drainage. In 1795 the colony produced large quantities of sugar, coffee, indigo, cocoa, cotton, and other goods with substantial revenues and yields.
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St. Nicholas
Point Maizi
Cuba
America
Cape
Marc
Cucu
Fravice
Wealth of the colony noted in vast plantation counts and slave totals
The document catalogs immense outputs across 385 sugar houses and 263 for earth sugar, 2 587 indigo plantations, 14 18 376 cotton plants, 2 23 40 coffee trees, and 757 695 coed ties. It records 163 000 slaves among a total labor force of 52 056 whites and 0 036 free mulattoes, with churches under Dominican, Capuchin, and Jesuit orders and sparse divine service across vast districts.
Troops Move and Dockyard Developments Reported
The yth Dragoon Guards, recently sailed from Ireland, are now quartered in Coventry awaiting orders. Several PyeB warrants expired and not renewed by the Admiralty Board. New frigates and sloops under private dockyards will be launched in spring. Barracks to be built near Taunton to accommodate troops.
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Yth Dragoon Guards
Ireland
Coventry
Admiralty Board
Taunton
The Coitage Outil Verse Fragment Remains
A poetic fragment by Drake features longing for Laura with reflections on unrequited love. The speaker laments not finding a faithful beloved yet acknowledges the joy of mutual love in another couple, contrasting pain with affection in a moonlit theme.
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Laura
Victory over the French reported from Vienna dispatches
Mr Tims brings letters from the Army of the Duke of Brunswick to Grenville's Office detailing a complete victory over the French on the 16th and 26th, with 12,009 killed or captured, 47 cannons seized, and vast camp equipment taken. The dispatches discuss revolutionary turmoil, Prussian and Austrian losses, and warnings against peace with a revolutionary power.
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Tims
Lord Grenville
Downing Street
Vienna
Duke of Brunswick
Serene
Admiral Macnurpe Fails Again In Guernsey Action
The Channel Fleet under Admiral Macnurpe suffers another setback near Guernsey on Tuesday evening as transports fail to support the coast operation. The fleet is refitting with diligence to back Lord Moira’s intended landing on the French shore. The Earl is said to be joined by about 400 Eleffians from Offend assembling for the projected action.
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Macnurpe
Guernsey
Channel
Lord Moira
France
Earl
Offend
Revolutionary fury spreads as French Convention faces collapse
A provocative critique argues that the French Convention embodies tyranny and terror, betraying Republican ideals. It warns that confederate Europe fights a corrupt, murderous faction, whose executions and persecutions threaten all regular governments and free speech.
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Francé
Europe
Hell
Iad
Appointment reshuffles governor roles and naval affairs
Yesterday forenoon Sir James Murray left Town to rejoin the British Army in Flanders. Lord Howarth becomes Governor of Fort St George awaiting succession to Governor-General if Marquis Cornwallis resigns. Lord Howarth boards the Boddan East Indiaman for India duty.
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James Murray
Flanders
Lord Howart
Fort St. George
John Stone
England
Fort William
Bengal
Cornwalllis
India Board
London
Ireland
O’hara
Lord Cornwaglli
America
Snow
Fortie
Duke du Cu Arexet
Paris
Saumur
France
Vienna
Dauphin
Staniskius
Regiment du Roi
Toul
House of
Austria
Madame de Cuaterer
Vouratre
Edinburgh
Duke of Montrose
Enric
James Corquoun
Lufs, Bart
Liochlomond
Ships of Lord Howe’s Fleet Sailed from Plymouth
Glory of 98 guns under Commodore Munigay sailed to the Eastward from Hamoaze. Sprightly of 14 guns under Lieut Rawe and Defence of 74 guns under Capt Gay BikR were ordered to join the fleet at Spithead. All other ships now fitting are to fail immediately.
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Plymouth
Hamoaze
Glory
Munigay
Game
Rawe
Ees
Gay. Bikr
Spithead
Lord Howe
Portmouth War Fleet Movements And Local Notices
Portsmouth reports indicate four West Indiamen with 28 fall of West India convoying, Crescent failing for Guernsey, and Asia Santa Margaretta set to sail with the fleet. Naval appointments include Parry to Arethusa, Triton changes, and the death of Miss Saxton.
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Portsmouth
Downs
James Saumarez
Guernsey
Macparve
Evenin
Eoward Pariew
Nymphe
Aretheusa
Fincu
G. Murray
Triton
Pennew3
Ey. Phinstone
Miss Saxton
C. Saxton
Hig Majesty’s
Melarmous
Carri Vestal
Mdoucacy Eurydice
CoLe Echo
Ee Halkett
Asia
Brown
Roebuck
Curistre
Santa Margaretta
E. Harvey
Bryer
St. Helena
West India Fleet
St. Helen’s
Capt
Carastiz
Harvey
Inspector
Brier
West Indies
General Mathew
Mewtree
Union
Liddle
Hanover
Crawford
London
Squirrel Brings Damage After Collision Near Harwich
Yesterday the brigantine Squirrel of Yarmouth, Thomas Stapleton master, from Middleburgh with barley, was driven upon by a light collier at anchor in Howly Bay. The collision tore anchors bowsprit and fore top-mast, caused heavy water ingress and damage, while winds from the east-southeast blew strong.
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Harwich
Squirrel
Yarmouth
Thomas Stapleton
Middleburgh
Howly Bay
S. E
Peas Gathered In Mr Corry’s Garden and Raspberries Harvested
In Corry’s garden near Bear Holloway several rows of peas yielded a large quantity in the last week. A baron of large ripe raspberries was gathered on the 36th of last month in a Hut ton garden, Middlesex.
Spilsbury Antiscorbutic Drops Royal Patent Claim
The notice proclaims Spilsbury’s Antiscorbutic Drops as a trusted remedy for scurvy gout rheumatism and impurity related illnesses. It states the Royal Patent protects his widow as proprietor and patentee directing the ongoing dispensary in Soho Square where the poor may obtain relief.
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Spilsbury
Mr. Spilfowry
Soho-square
Beginnings of marriages and obituaries listed in Lambeth parish notes
Mon at Lambeth church Timoth Folghtttye Fleet-street to Mis Seliman Singleton daughter of Singleton Union Place Lambeth. Sat at Hatfield Herts Rev Thomas Rive to Miss Louisa Smith daughter of Culling Smith of Elgs Popes Hatfield. DIED Sunday a Smith family member in Whitefriars. Monday at Brompton Joseph Bridge builder of Meafurr. Arrived notices from Flanders Waterford Mars Bubba Waterford.
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Lambeth Church
Timoth
Fleet-street
Seliman Singleton
Singleton
Union Place
Lambeth
Ben
Hatfield
Herts
Thomas Rive
Marshed
Sussex
Louisa Smith
Daughts
Brompton
Chath
Joseph Bridge
Also Mentioned on This Page
ST. Domingo
By Mr. Drake
Postscript
Hydra
Cunistanen
Sizgy
Ship News
Waterford
Mars
Bubba K
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