British warships sail for Westward cruise amid convoy moves
Reports from Plymouth and Lewes on March 26 describe ships like the 74 gun Renilies and the 38 gun Boadicea joining forces with the 78 gun Imperieux frigate to cruise Westward. A signal at Brighton and Seaford warned of an enemy cruiser, later found to be a friendly armed cutter delivering ammunition to coast batteries. The Ospray and two armed cutters pursued the vessel, but it proved non hostil.
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Rémilies
B. S. Rowe
Boadicea
BR. G. Keats
L’dmperieux
St. Fiorenzo
Portsmouth
Lewes
Brighton
Seaford
Ospray
Defence of the Realm Bill Clauses Outlined for Militia and Cattle
A printed bill to strengthen defence and security is summarized. It lists clauses requiring Lieutenants to return counts of men and women by county, noting ages, infirmities, and exemptions. It covers volunteers, aliens, and Quakers, and details mobilization for emergency use of vehicles, provisions, and labor. It authorizes meetings, reporting, and compensation, with penalties and war-duration terms.
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House of Commons
Great-Britain
England
Scotland
Theod Claus
7Th Claute Eparts
Gth
Ioth
Devonshire
Cornwall
Corporation of London
Tower Hamlets
Cinque Ports
Fegnerdoe
Royal Navy captains raise Sea Peicibles at Brighthelmstone
Lat Friday captains Serounse and Brisbane of the Royal Navy arrived at Brighthelmstone to raise a company of Sea Peicibles similar to Captain Pornam's at Hastings. About 50 mariners enrolled and a large body of coast defense volunteers is expected for Sussex. A military guard is ordered to patrol Lewes and area nightly, with soldiers barred from quarters after tattoo and suspicious characters to be detained. Magistrates instruct Publicans to bar soldiers and lower-class revelry after 10 each night.
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Serounse
Brisbane
Royal Navy
Brighthelmstone
Pornam
Hastings
Sussex
Lewes
Hunse
Budget of Lies About a Mock Parliament Bill
The piece reports on a newspaper surge of forged provisions claimed to regulate Sundays across Great Britain. It mocks a supposed Bill by Mr. Witperforce, notes government doubts, and warns the public against sensational forgeries while calling for caution amid radical reform talk. It cites the Morning Post and Courier, and references a reprint of old sermons and a soldier’s letter from 1798.
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Ma‘jesty
Great Britain
London
lSafes
Courier
Morning Post
Witperfoorce
Witperforce
Winberforce
House of Peers
Witgerforcz
House of Commons
St. James's
Hyde Parks
A&t
WinterForce
Navy Sea Fencibles appoint six Post Captains
The Board of Admiralty appoints six Post Captains to command Sea Fencibles including Capt. Popham, Capt. Ering Harvey GC Berkeley, T. Hamilton, Walter Lockey-Wenge, Captain Hanson. Reports from Christiansund note a Copenhagen edict barring French privateers from Norway ports. A French privateer at Fleckerne was ordered from the castle. A highway robbery at Hogstye End left 80 pounds stolen. Fox hunting in Scotland features dramatic 30 to 40 mile chase by Mr. Barclay of Uries hounds.
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Sea Fencibles
Board of Admiralty
Popham
Ering Harvey
GC. Berkeley
T. Hamilton
Walter Lockey
W.enge
Hanson
Frith
Christiansound
Copenhagen
Norway
Fleckerne
Hogftye End
Woburn Sands
Woburn
Newport
Silent Woe of a Forsaken Soul in Song
A fragmentary lyric, sung by Mrs Bland and written by B Sheridan Esq, lamenting grief and despair. The speaker asks forgiveness from the Soul Lord, foreseeing death as a pale final change and the hope of mercy fading in the face of spiritual resignation.
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Guz Blay
Site Stranger
Mrs, Bland
Cattle trade and Dublin transcript of coastal markets in 18th century notes
Gloucester reports that after high last year prices, cattle and dairy stock may fall in value but fairs at Ross and Ledbury show stable demand. Grain prices rise with feed demand. wheat eight shillings three pence, barley five shillings three pence, oats twenty seven shillings per quarter. Dublin notes discuss Mr Boyke delivering money bills, army leadership in Ireland, Cork arrests for seditious activity, attacks on Mr Brady's house, and violent incidents with a warned security response.
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Ross
Ledbury
Executions in Crown County and Thetford forgery case
Saturday last the offices for the County of Surry closed on the Crown side when Daniel Smith Simon Plunket Abraham Clark and John Smith were left for execution. Since the conviction and sentence of the above named Smith it evidently appears that he was one of the gang that robbed and murdered Mr Fryst at Illington. At the Thetford assizes John Nobbs was found guilty of forgery and ordered for execution. This is the man who with extraordinary ingenuity cut denominating words from the bank note and substituted others of greater value in their place.
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Dublin
Boy Ke
Ingland
House of Peers
Angrekomare
Ireland
Deéiin Boraing Potsa
Cork
Wiljon
Hamilton Rowan
Cochran
Brady
Bleffington
Naas
Witklow
Youres
Ravenac
Richards
Kirwan
Fatn Cooper
Charles Morgan
Sol &c
Eupen Mircuertz
H. Mincusin
Michelsfort
Henry Spread
Lawrence Hegarty
Miss Mitchell
Henry
County of Surry
Daniel Smith
Simon Plunket
Abraham Clark
John Smith
Smith
Mr. Fryst
Flington
Thetford Assizes
John Nobbs
Isand of Arran coal boat tragedy leaves widows and orphans
Edinburgh reports a small wherry loaded with coal sailing from Galtcoats toward the South End of Arran with eight or nine passengers and two boatmen. Not heard since Monday, many believe the craft is lost with all on board. several men left widows and children, others left parents to mourn.
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Edinburgh
Isand
Arran
Public Office Bow 28 Treet March 29
Alice Shippey committed for further examination for stealing part of a loaf and money from John Watkins in Bloomsbury High Street. A neighbour saw her leave the house, a key found in her pocket unlocked the door but wouldn’t shut it. Ned Grizzle suspected and held on Shooter’s Hill, also committed for examination.
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Alice Shippey
John Watkins
High-street
Bloomsoury
Gs. Sd
Ned Grizzle
Emiden
Shooter’s Hill
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Barclay
Ury
B- Sheridan, Esq
Gloucester
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