Naval Operations and Bankruptcy Notices from March 1797
Lieutenant Festing reports capturing the French privateer L Impromptu off St Albans Head after convoy duties from Dartmouth. Warren and Peyton note ships taken or destroyed, including Le Vol and Le Bonheur, with details of convoy action. Bankruptcy notices list multiple debtors surrendering at Guildhall, with several dividends to creditors scheduled in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiralty-Office
Henry ‘Festing
Ofuis
St. Alban’s Head
L’eccuyer
Cuttains
Cherbourg
Ann of
Brixham
Chace
le Bonheur
Burnel
H. Festing
John Warren
EvAn Ne$ran
Bsa
Man
rEncu
la Providence
Floop
Ballatt
Bourdeaux
Funk
L'Intrepid
Liennee
C. J. Warren
Brest
England
le Andero
Evan Nepean
Marcy
Talbot
Eurydice
Dunkirk
Lam
Joseph Peyton
William’ Weston
Oxford Street
Victualler
Guildhall
William Jarrett
Bristol
John Horton
Brompton
John Griffiths
Llanelly
Carmarthen
Bear-Snn
Henry
Cowx
Maryport
Cumberland
Lower Thames-street
Johm Grifith
Alvandley
Chester
Cornfatter
Star Inn
Manchester
Richard Milnes
Crow Nest
Dewbury
Yorkshire
Old Cock
Halifax
White-Hart
Wakefild
Green
H. Green
J. Wright Killingley
Nottingham
Thomas Haydon
Rret
Guildhal
Thomas Lloyd
St. Catherine's
Bee James Allen
Warrington
the Eagle and Child
E. Davies
Blackfriars-road
Surry
J. Chambers
High-Hossborn
J. Clegg
North Moor
Lancashire
B. Bower
Jelyxo
J-Roffell
Price
Great Mary-le-bonne-street
Haberdasher
Irish Parliament Seeks Naval Defence of Ireland
On Monday March 6 Lord Kingsborough pressed a motion asking for a special naval force to defend Ireland. Pelham defended British naval duty to protect the empire. The House divided 59 for and 36 against. A separate note reports the murder of Dr Hamilton, Trinity College fellow, after dining at Mr Waller’s near Lough Swilly.
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Lord Kingsborough
Mr. Pelham
Ireland
Pelham
Great Britain
Bay of Biscay
Bay of Gibraltar
Lord Kingborough
Hamilton
Browne
Trinity College
Dr. Hamilton
Lough Swilly
Waller
Brutal house invasion ends in double murder and mercy plea
A band of armed assailants broke into a house at night seeking Dr Hamilton. Mrs Waller sacrificed herself shielding her husband as gunfire killed her and the doctor was dragged outside and murdered. Public concern moved lawmakers to consider provisions for the doctor’s bereaved family. The Lord Lieutenant’s counsel indicated royal support. The matter to be debated again tomorrow.
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Pelham
Hamilton
Browne
The Late Glorious Victory Journal of Sir John Jervis 1797
A dated account from February 1797 records the British fleet under Sir John Jervis pursuing and engaging the Spanish line amid signals and maneuvers. It details ship positions, weather gage, tacks, and moments of combat including the Victory, Culloden, Blenheim, Prince George, and Orion engaging the enemy.
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Fournal
Sir John Jervis
K. B
A. M
S. S.E
S. E
S.S. W
Colossus
Prince George
Orion
Colussus
Vicory
Frightful Naval Action Reports Fleet Engagement
The narrative chronicles a naval battle with ships forming lines under sail, signals to tack and take stations, and exchanges of fire. It notes ships losing masts, yards, and rigging, occasional captures or surrenders, towing actions, and the enemy's retreat under southwest winds after a prolonged exchange.
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S. E
Colossas
Fun-Fes
S.W
Public Office Case Clears Faro at Lady Buckinghamshire House
On the night of January 6 and again January 27, witnesses testified to gaming at Lady Buckinghamshire’s St James’s Square residence with Mr Martindale as master of the table. The magistrates convicted Martindale and three ladies for playing Faro, while Mr Concannon’s case was quashed for a wrong name. Counsel signaled appeal to Sessions.
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Buckinchamshire
Elizabeth Lutrrety
Sturt
Concannon
Lady Buckinghamshire
St. James’s Square
Martin Dale
Messrs
Cent
Marriott
Onslow
Joseph Pafford
George Evett
Faro Bank
Fara
Faro
Henry Martindale
Zool
Buckinghamhire
Elizabeth Lutterell
Soleach
London markets show broad price declines and advances
Coffee holds advanced prices while Tea and Sugar rise amid brisk trade. Butter and meats up as imports from Cork, Waterford, and Rotterdam arrive. Spices such as Jamaica pepper and nutmegs advance, while Indigo fluctuates and dyes edge lower. Grain and flour fall with foreign oats imports high, and rum remains very heavy.
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Mediterranean
East ‘India
East India Company
Bohea
Congos
Congou
Rotterdam
Eis
Cork
Waterford
India
East
Corn Exchange
Petersburg
Ring's Theatre Presents Le Nazne del Tamigi Bellona Triumph
A January program at Ring's Theatre honored Sir Jour Jervis's victory with a joint song and dance piece by French music academy style contributors. The mythic design features the Goddess of War uniting with the Thames, celebrating national triumph on February 14. The production boasts lavish scenery and costumes, with new airs by Bianchi for Banti and notable stage styling by Parifar as the Genius of America.
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Jour Jervis
Academie de Musique
Thames
Bianchi
Banti
Parifar
America
Births and petitions thread through London scenes
Littre and Pickre welcomed a son at the Duke of Clarence's house on Richmond Hill marking her third child by the duke. A requisition signed by over 40 liverymen urged the Lord Mayor to call a Common Hall to press for a petition to the king demanding dismissal of ministers as a step toward peace. A Baltic convoy sails from Hull under Admiralty orders and 30 to 40 convicts, mainly women, are moved from Newgate to Woolwich before boarding for Botany Bay, with Major Semple among the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littre
Pickre
Duke of Clarence
Richmond Hill
Board of Admiralty
Hull
Newgate
Woolwich
Botany Bay
Major Semple
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Irish Parliament
House OF Commons
Marlborough Street
Faro Banks
London Markets
Ring's Theatre
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