Privateers Capture and Naval Dispatches from Barbadoes 1797
Reports from the London Gazette detail Captains Western and Moore capturing French privateers Le Dragon and Le Dix-huit near Barbadoes, with the Melampus and other ships taking Le Volage and Le Bayonnais. Letters from Admiral King and Earl St Vincent relay further captures, prize notices, and a list of bankrupts and dividends in late January 1797.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince
de Fructidor Oop
Harver
Richard King
Bart
Plymouth
Luan ‘Nepear
Siks
Cambridge
Hamoaze
Burdwood
Penélope
Tam
C. R. Kiva
Penelope Cutter
N. N
la Venturer
Daniel Burnwood
Moore
Melampus
Evan Nepean
le Volage
Delagen¢auk
la Volage
Nantz
Belfast
Lisbon
Navy
Zam
C. Graham Moore
Earl
Vincent
T Ej
Ville de Paris
Admiralty
L’aigle
Blanche
Mercury
le Bayonnais
Blatche
le Benjamin
Lam, &c
Hotham
Earl St. Vincent
Bayonne
Hey
Horna
Gary
Rogers
Earl St. Pincent
Bourdeaux
Alcmene
Lively
Thalia
Hope
Bruce
Bristel
Faro
Tam, &c
Tuos. Rocers
Appointment to Ceylon Government Sparks East India Company Debate
A General Court of Proprietors in London debated the nomination of Freperr Noarru to govern Ceylon, opposing the Crown’s prerogative and fearing harm to East India Company interests. The discussions referenced charters, Dundas correspondence, and precedents, with resolutions, amendments, and an adjournment vote taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huddlestone
Mr. North
Ceylon
East-India Company
Pondicherrys
India
Huddisstone
North
East India Company
Tavuining
Duncas
Court of Directors
Government of
Dundas
Rous
Reid
Hind
Danidas
Francis Baring
Twining
Lord Mornington
Botany Bay
Adair
R. Jackson
Asth Inft
Henry Dundas
Lu Heington
Henchman
Stephen Lujeington
Durant
Thwining
British Naval Movement and Suspected Treason Trial
Vice Admiral Sir Dua Thompson passed Plymouth on Sunday with four sail of the line and two frigates, proceeding down Channel. John Harter and Baptist Speck, detained at Portsmouth on suspicion of French government ties, were examined in town. They claim Swiss birth, seven months in England, with West Indies plans halted by fleet, one says a saddler, the other a merchant. Drawings of harbour, dockyard, and coast found, now with the Secretary of State. Appinerton ordered their commitment for further treason inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Dua
Thompson
Plymouth
Plymouth Sound
John Harter
Baptist Speck
Portsmouth
Switzerland
England
West Indies
Hutter
Sadler
Spe
Fugion
Revett
Winliam Appinerton
Ambiguous Peer Meeting Narrative Recounted in Letter
A letter signed by Sir FasSerice reports three historic meetings between the Earl of LonSdaLe and Sir Frengrick, with Hyde Park halted by guards after a pistol fired. A Bayswater gathering at Lord Lewspate’s cue led to a third arranged meeting at two o'clock to secure a new second, culminating in a signed public statement at Sir Fripe RICK's apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FasSerice
Lord Lewspate
Bayswater
Parperick
Sir Freperick
Fripe~ Rick
Peepexics
Slopfeller Robbery Onboard Fort Howe Linked To Sailors
A complaint to magistrates alleges that sailors from the Earl Howe outward bound raider attacked a Slopfeller in Wapping, stealing a chest of flaps and banknotes, throwing the chest overboard, and threatening to kill the owner. The prisoner was committed for further examination as officers pursue more suspects from Gravesend to Portsmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapping
Earl Howe
Gravesend
Fort Howe
Cuddy
Fea
Damme
Portsmouth
Robberies and Desertions Plague Coastal Towns
A Friday alarm at Yarmouth Roads follows similar port incidents as the government braces naval strength. A deserter Serjeant from the Isle of Wight Foreign Troops was seized at Yarmouth while attempting to reach the Packet for Flamborough with troop funds. A waggon robbery attempt near Barbican ended with a pistol shot grazing the waggoner. In York region a gentleman lost his horse to a theft blamed on two thieves, one of dubious character, as the pursued pair removed the animal from the inn doorse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarmouth
Isle of Wight
Flamburgh
Barbican
York
Corn Exchange Wheat and Barley Prices Decline in Record
Prices for Wheat, Barley, Malt and Oats fall as supply overwhelms demand. Wheat quotes 26s 4d to 42s 5d per quarter with totals and averages noted. Fine Flour valued at 435 to 45s per sack. oats and beans also show lower ranges. Market totals for Wheatfold up to date with higher average than prior return.
Prices of Hops Hay and Coals at Smithfield and London Markets
Commodity prices and market notes from Smithfield and Whitechapel on January 29. Hops and bags quoted with varied unit prices, beef veal mutton pork ranges, hay and straw values, with totals for Newgate and Leadenhall, plus coal prices from Newcastle and Sunderland. Beasts listed at Smithfield: about 1,800 sheep and 10,500 cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithfield
Smithtield
Newgate and Leadenhall
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The
London Gazette
Eve
Harvey
Leeward Islands
St. Vincent
Tyler
Cape Finisterre
Bay of Corunna
Aurora
Chace
Loch Bay
Tritton
Gopy
Ccapi
Doawnman
Ciandindsi
Earl Se. Vincent
Kib
Se. Be
Oporto
Bayona Islands
Speedy
Vigo
C. Huewu Downmayn
T. Tremlett
Exeter
J. Hall
Alphington
Devon
Globe Tavern
Luxmore
Red- Lion Square
Birkitt
Kirton
Lincolnshire
Draper
White Hart
Boston
Acternies
Methrs
Allens
Furnival’s Inn
J. Sale
Liverpool
Cavendish-tquare
Wim. Tracey
Portsea
Hants
Flopteller
Guildhall
Landen
Collins
Spital-Square
Barne
Thomas Kent
Sandbach
Cheshire
George Inn
Hulme
Lamb’s Conduit
Tohn Marshall
Evesham
St. Pancras
Guildhal
Attornies
Messrs
J. Osborn
Gaintsro
Lincolnth
Drigeit
G. Walker
King’s Arms Passage
Cornhill
John Lapthorne
Taylor
Wm. Hudson
Whitby
Yorkth
East India House
Whinning
Lord Lonsdale
Sirf Vane
Bow
Street
Kent
Suffex
Esfex
Farnham
ST. Hay
Gl. James's
Whitechapel
Hay
Sunderland
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