Siege Progress and Political Resolve in Reform Era Britain
From recent advices we expect Valenciennes to fall soon and Condé to follow, while sieges at Mayence lag. Reports confirm General Gaston’s advance amid rising revolt in France, and Parliament closes a session praised for preserving the British Constitution, monarchy, laws, and religion with widespread national gratitude.
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Valenciennnes
Condé
Furnes
Luxembourg
Mzyence
Sey
Troy
Mayence
France
Gaston
Europe
Great-Britain
Citadel of Saumur falls amid French revolutionary turmoil
Postscript reports stock prices at one o'clock and carries a French Gazette summary detailing Saumur’s capitulation at dawn, Paris battalion movements, Gaston and Santèrré’s controversy, impending levies, and royalist uprisings across Angers, Rennes, and Lyons, with naval and political shifts in Ostend, Toulon, and Burgos.
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Brittanny
Guernsey
la Chevardiere
Paris
L-Huringr
Procureur-Syndic
Zours
Satmur
Patriotic Army
Aris
Angetss
Privateer Actions and Naval Movements Reported
A Barbadoes sloop with eight three pounders captures a French ship carrying 680 slaves from Angola and sails to Dominica. The Minerva Morgan of Jamaica is seized at Port au Prince after Captain Baker of the Jenny arrived at Bristol from Nootka Sound. On November 17 the Dedalus store-ship is sighted and December 19 near New Albion and the Chatham brig bound for Vancouver Island joins Captain Vancouver of the Discovery at Mount Roy. The Vrey Heid from Cadiz to Amsterdam is retaken by the Susannah and five French privateers operate in the North Sea. The Albemarle from Bombay to London is captured and carried into Morlaix.
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Barbadoes
Angola
Minerva
Morgan
Jamaica
Port Au Prince
Baker
Jenny
Bristol
Nootka Sound
Dedalus
New Albion
America
Broughton
Vancouver
Discovery
Mount Roy
de Young
Cadiz
Amsterdam
Susannah
Liverpool
North Sea
Albemarle
Boulton
Bombay
London
Morlaix
Naval Movements From Portsmouth Harbour June
This morning Admiral Earl Howe hoisted the flag on the Queen Charlotte a 100 gun ship commanded by Sir Roger Curtis. Captain H C Christian also raised his flag on the Royal George a 100 gun ship. Stately a 64 gun ship under Captain Pacx Enham sailed from harbour while Sir Richard Kin will soon hoist his flag to Newfoundland station aboard Bonne a 98 gun ship commanded by Captain Orwar. Perseverance a 36 gun ship under Captain Smrru to refit and Liberty brig a 16 gun vessel under Captain Bere remained in harbour.
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Earl How
Roger Curtis
H.C. Cristian
Alexaperr Hoon
Royal George
Apt
Pacx-Enham
Richard Kine
Newfoundland
Orwar
Perseverance
Smrru
Bere
Naval dispatches from the West Indies voyage
This evening MonTague of 74 guns commanded by Captain Monracut and the Dromedary store ship under Captain Tarnam were observed anchored at St Helents en route to the West Indies. The Kingfisher sloop of war under Captain Graves arrived after a cruise.
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St. Helents
West Indies
His
Montague
Monracut
Tarnam
King-fisher
Graves
Plymouth News Brief on Maritime Arrivals and Departures
Plymouth records June 22 list ships arriving from Genoa Perodi and Tranquebar, and Falmouth Trinity Johnston from Christiana and Two Brothers from South Carolina. A Royal Navy convoy aboard Royal Sovereign of 110 guns sails to Spithead with Scout, frigate, Ranger cutter, and Zeeluft Groat and Oftend on a cruise.
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Plymouth
Genoa
Perodi
Bengal
Tranquebar
Falmouth
Trinity
Johnston
Christiana
South Carolina
Perseus
Ranger
His
Royal Sovereign
Spithead
Zeeluft
Majesty's Pegaus sails to intercept East Indiamen
This afternoon Pegaus of 28 guns under Captain Bartow anchored in the Sound after coming from Hamoaze. She is expected to sail to the Downs in a day or two to seize the St Jeane de Leone and Citta de Genoa under convoy. Druid of 32 guns, Captain Exuison, has sailed to Bristol with several vessels under convoy.
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Hamoaze
His Majesty
Pegaus
Bartow
Downs
Majesty
Druid
Exuison
Bristol
Fire destroys corn mill at the Weirs near Oxford
Last Tuesday between ten and eleven o'clock in the evening the corn mill at the Weirs near Oxford burnt to the ground with about two loads of wheat inside. The cause remains undisclosed and the miller reported the loss of property.
French Prisoners Move to Stapleton Prison near Bristol
Salisbury reports 250 French prisoners landed at Southampton Quay Friday, then transported Saturday to the city under Oxfordshire militia guard. Lodged at Vine Inn offices, they will march via Warminster and Bath to Stapleton, a ready prison awaiting their reception similar to wartime use.
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Salisbury
Southampton Quay
Forton
Oxfordshire
Vine Inn
Warminster
Bath
Stapleton
Bristol
Marriages at Streatham and St Pancras Churches
Last Saturday in Streatham Surrey Mr. Robinson of Queen Street Lincoln's Inn Fields wed Miss Eliza Grace formerly of Hackney. On Tuesday at St David's Rettor Culmington Shropshire married Miss Holcombe daughter of Canon Holcombe. Thursday Henry Oxendon Bart si Brome Kent wed Miss Mary Graham daughter of the late Col. Graham of St Lawrence near Canterbury. Also at St Pancras William Roberts Esq married Miss Calloway of Twickenham.
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Streatham Church
Surry
Robinson
Queen-street
Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Eliza Grace
Hackney
St. David’s
Woodhouse
Culmington
Shropshire
Holcombe
Henry Oxendon
Si Brome
Kent
Mary Graham
Col. Graham
St. Lawrence
Canterbury
St. Pancras
William Roberts
Calloway
Twickenham
Prominent Figures Mourned in Obituaries Across Scotland
Obituary notices report the deaths of George Stuart LL.D Emeritus Professor of Humanity at the University of Edinburgh at Fisherrow near Muffelburch in his 79th year, Sir William Dunbar of Hempriggs near Dunbar, and Captain Wynn of the Coldstream Guards. Also noted is the death of Mrs Grenville, mother of the Countess of Stanhope and widow of Henry Grenville. The report includes ship news from Dear with departures of Indiamen and a list of financial instruments and stock movements.
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Fisherrow
Muffelburch
George Stuart
University of Edinburgh
Winterfield
Dunbar
William Dunbar
Hempriggs
Burt
Wynn
Coldstream Regiment of Guards
Carnarvon
Percival
Lord Newhoro
Bamprorecosts Green
Grenville
O§ Stanhope
Marquis of Buckingham
Henry Grenville
Barbadoes
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