Admiralty Letters and Privateer Captures in 1799
Reports from the London Gazette noting letters from naval officers in 1799 describe the capture of the French privateer La Vigie by a Royal Navy vessel near Guernsey and the capture of the Anacreon privateer by Captain Graham Eden Hasrond of His Majesty's Ship Champion off the Dudgeon. Also listed are bankruptcy notices and dividends for various merchants and tradesmen across Somerset, Northamptonshire, and Yorkshire, with dates in August and November.
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Graham Eden Hasrond
Champion
Led ‘Duncan
Yar- My Lep
Mouth Roads
Dudgeoh
Leeward
Blinckemann
Dunkirk
Lord Dunaan
G. E. Hammond
Wet Docks Bill Read Second Time in Lords
Parliamentary Intelligence from Teszepar July 2 reports the Wet Docks Bill read a second time in the House of Lords. Lord Liverpool offered observations, approved the bill, and questioned why merchants of Londons had not backed the measure earlier. The bill was ordered to be committed on Thursday, with other Bills advancing a stage. Adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House OF Lords
Teszepar
Lord Liverpool
Ondop
Corn Regulation Bill Second Reading in Commons
The Corn Regulation Bill was read a second time and ordered committed to-morrow. The East India Shipping Bill was committed with the report to be received tomorrow. Reports of the London Militia Bill and the bill to protect merchants against clerks embezzlement were received and ordered read a third time tomorrow. The Seditious Societies Bill was committed with the report received and to be read a time tomorrow. Lords amendments in the Slave Carrying Bill were ordered to be taken into consideration tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House OF Commons
Teesday
Jury
London Militia
Royal News and Military Movements From London Docks and Abroad
The Evening Mail reports Prige or Stocks at One oclock and outlines recent royal progress including the King with the Prince of Wales and other nobles. It notes the Queen and Princesses visiting Mills Vyse, Lord Minto's continental mission departure, a new baronial peerage for Sir Frederick Morton Eben, and military movements toward Southampton with divisions marching under General Doyle to the coast. News of naval losses and ship movements follows, including the firefighting loss of Reaface, the Bengal burning Charlotte, and the Concord captured by a French frigate. The Lancaster remains detained for potential Cape expedition service as Sir George Vance prepares for the voyage, with the Governor’s staff and Sir Roger Curris aboard. The Guards arrive at Southampton Quay and prepare to encamp on Shirly Common, while troops express readiness to serve the King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winkfield Plain
Oxford
Prince of Wales
Dike of York
Earl of Cuegrea Fielp
Countess of Cuatuam
Mills Vyse
Stock Green
Elesworth
Yarmouth
Lord Minto
Vienna
Lecanp
Frederick Morton Eben
Bart. K.R
Baron Henry of
Southampton
West Indies
Isle of Wight
Vengeance
Bargien
East Indies
Charlotte
Lancater
Geo. Vance
Cape of Good Hope
J. Cocnpuan
Tucxar
Bracn
Roger Curris
Lancaster
Cape
Lesncn
Southampton Quay
Ireland
Romsey
Shirly Common
West Indies Shipping News Rumors and Naval Movements
Ship news reports captures and recaptures across the Atlantic. Vessels such as Phe-Mary and Elizabeth Cuiley and Princess of Wales face capture near Jamaica and the West Indies, with other ships like Hope Experiment and Thomas and Betty noted as taken. A large West Indies fleet of 100 sails travels under convoy, while British ships dock at Spithead after long cruises and blockades around Havre de Grace.
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Harvey
Wilmington
West Indies
Elizabeth
Cuiley
Lisbon
Loncon
Pontaveredo
Roper
Lancaster
Jamaica
Guadaloupe
Wohlfart
Brandt
Montrose
Archangel
Portsmouth
Dedalus
Harmony
Sea Nymph
Adliance
Widdleton
Brodrick
Fanus
Argo
Isle of Wight
Vengeance Man of War
Pearl
Perdrix
His
Penelope
Joan Cotviye
British Fleet Relaxes Blockade and Vesuvius Engages French Squadron
A Havannah letter in a Boston paper notes the British fleet lifting the port blockade. galleons arrived from Vera Cruz with a vast dollar cargo, and a Spanish money fleet reportedly failed. Captain Moore reports the Vesuvius with a French squadron near the coast, several ships wrecking, with five of the French vessels captured by the British. Southampton reports three French prisoners escaping from Portchester, and a pleasant harvest outlook with soldiers aiding farmers. Waffle’s vessel goes missing then is found, narrowly avoiding a French capture near Ride, with pilots saving the ship.
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Havannah
Boston
Vera Cruz
Spain
Comte of Casarras
Madame Tatuten
France
Holland
Bayonne
Badagas
Portugal
Moore
Admiralty
Treaney
House of Commons
Pitt
Southampton
Portchester
Wafel
Isle of Wight
Calshot Castle
Spithead
Vizier Ally's Massacre at Benares Triggers Calcutta Move
An attack at Benares on Vizier Ally and his retinue ends with multiple killings and loot. Cherry, Davis, and Graham are among the dead or wounded as attackers burn Pachaufe Morochin’s Bungalow and seize valuables. News reaches Lucknow. Vizier Ally flees toward Napaul, with a 50,000 rupee reward offered for his capture.
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Benares
Masoud
Sadat
Nabob
Onde
Calcutta
Cherry
Conway
Madadoffa
Lieut. Brown
Ath Regiment
Aly
Azimgarh
Fogernath Sing
Rajab
Buttout
Mr. Davis
Lucknow
Ruffell
Cawnpore
Teft
Napaul
Distrix
Mayors birth sponsorship and a dramatic dedication incident
Their Majesties are by charter to sponsor the newborn infant of the Logo Mayor. Sir Matthew Braxistown is noted for a Mayoral birth. Mr. Sneripan dedicates his Play of Pizarro with ornate lines. A gentleman stabbed himself in the theatre boxes at Drury Lane. wound not thought mortal, cause unclear.
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Logo
Matthew Braxistown
Sneripan
Pizarro
Tower
Brenanp Brenscey Smertpan
Drury Lane Theatre
Changes in Castle Departments and Trials in Dublin
In Dublin on June 29 reports speak of changes in the Castle Departments with Mr Borca named as Commissioner of the Revenue and Sir Groton Sute to fill the Secretary to the Lords of the Treasury post. The Court Martial declared itself incompetent to try those charged with robbing the Ordnance. they are handed to civil power. A violent affray at Swords between residents and military men has uncertain blame, with possible fatalities. For th e theatre, Fofth Daly was convicted of uttering seditious words and Joseph Egon for similar offences. public sentiment welcomes these convictions. Seven men from a Dublin county Yeomanry unit are detained over the aforementioned incident, details of which are withheld awaiting judicial inquiry.
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Borca
Revenue
Groton Sute
Ordnance
Dolpnel Varacke
G. 1
Aliidavit
Swords
Daly
Eph Egon
Sheares
A .County of Dublin
Propositions on Bombay rank and Prussian army reforms
A wording dense British era dispatch notes a General Court of Proprietors voting by ballot on whether Mr. Grace Paterson may return to Bombay with his rank. It also reports reform plans in Prussia to reestablish battalions of grenadiers and draft men for merit into new brigades, plus related imperial curiosities and crime incidents.
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Prussia
Feepexic the Great
Russia
Crimea
Hermitage
Imperial Palace
Petersburgs
Tartary
Avurresng
Fasrrer
Previtre
Count de Cosentzel
Seeur
Prince de Lieng
Memonor
Iwan Schavor
Aurresne
Paris
Union
Hall
Southampton
Social notices and obituaries from a London paper
A fragment lists marriages including Reverend Ford performing Robley to Miss Caroline Blake and Henry Parker to Miss Bradley at St Clement’s Church, plus a Hackney death of Edmund White and Joan Ravel Frye of Wimpole Street, with assorted antiquated financial and printing notices from the era.
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Dr. Ford
Robley
Caroline Blake
William Blake
Josn Carters
Alleny
Stella Frances Breegran
Devonshire-places
St. Clement*s Church
Henry Parker
Fox Office
Miss Bradley
Robertbridge
Hackney
Edmund White
Wimpole-street
Joan Ravel Frye
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Faoura
London Gazette
Admiralty Office
Bourdeaux
Somertom
Somersetshire
Malister
D. Jarvis
Wakefield
Yorkshire
J. Dalton
Parliamentary Intelligence
Evening Mail
Postscript
London
Ship News
Admiral Tate
Thomas Henan
Crausroap
Cuxhaven
North Seas
Dover
Ealing Grove
Hastings
St. Vincent’s
Fanny
Swinsurn
Dominica
West India Fleet
Plymouth Dock
Baileur
Raywaxle
Fifaguard
Mastin
Plymouth
Deal
Window
Pedro
Hublin, Jone
Mongomerythires
Pool
Denbighshire
Rothia
Flintshire
Mold
Ghethire
Chesters
Newcastle
B. L. Ann
P. Ct
India
Printepey J
Walter
J Walter
Jon
Saron
J. Bonsor
Salisbury-fougre
Oficesim
Lackfriars
Genoa
Altona
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