Revolution gossip and local misfortunes in London
The piece surveys French revolutionary theory and monarchy, notes Coroner's Inquest over James Coexereny and family drownings near Lymington, reports on a divorce case in Doctors Commons, and describes highway robbery near Acton Brentford and a dray accident in Lombard Street. It closes with a Westminster woman fatally burnt lighting a pipe.
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Kent
Louis
Xvi
de Bertrand
France
Pane
Whit M
Ce Bertrand
Testimny
Blacktones Montesquita
Europe
James
Coexereny
Morcans
The
Mars
Lymington
James Brown
Mr. C
Doctors- Commons
Mejor Campbell
Harriet
Hook
William Scott
Dottor Nicstore
Major Campbell
Barron
Sweeey
Acton
Brentford
Marley
Meir
Lombardstreet
Marion House
Th. Mary Wanlworth Church
Westminster
Ship News From the March Morning Despatches
The morning brings reports of several ships including Der's Lefjitori and Veils, with Goddard and a convoy signal from Admiral Farr Howe. Royal Sovereign arrives from a cruiser voyage, while the 32 gun Andromache under Captain Mansfield signals the convoy. Admiral Harvey and Admiral Sedent clock in with further vessels and passengers.
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Arsmouth
Lefjitori
Sera ‘Goddard
Weakthips
Farr Howe
Andromache
Mans- Field
Ward
Mary
Royal ‘Sovereign
Sedent rClock
Harvey
Pringe
Wales
Reaver
Mies
G. Bexxerey
Atlas
E.don
Ise
Namur
Wrersyep
Vashon
Ostorn
Ise Fiowazo
Goem Sih
Neary
Bart Ryad
A. Beavererx
Berberts Te A E ‘Omme Je ‘Drewi
Leda Brigate Lades From Cork to Barbadoes in Storms
Captain Pinsers ton of the Breg Brownlow Belfast writes from Barbadoes detailing the Leda frigate convoy disaster. A catastrophic night near lat 38 8N long 115 30W left ten survivors from seventeen, seven men pulled from a boat, ship upended, crew pressed, and the vessel subsequently lost with most hands. He reaches Kingston aboard a 14 gun armed ship and plans to depart for two days later.
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Pinser
Ton
Breg-Brownlow
Belfast
Messrs. Brown
Oarmany
Barbadoes
Cork
Leda
Martinique
Wei
Madeira
Witl
Kingston
Samuel Hops
Marines appoint nine company officers in 3130 strength
A letter from Lerwicks in Shetland reports three French and two Dutch privateers cruising near Scotland and Greenland trade interests at risk. A line-of-battle-ship and frigates are sought for protection, while a flat-bottomed vessel with cargo of oats is found near Collierton. A female corpse washed ashore near Ramsgate prompts inquiry. Vessels arrive at Liverpool from Jamaica, Martinique, New York, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Lisbon, with wheat and other cargoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
Richard Smith
Francis Lyrin
Richard Hitchcock
Joseph Burton
Richard Williams
George Drake
John Hopkins
J. Errol Gordon
Thomas Abernethie
E Qrs
Jeremiah Mayne
Walter Trimenhere
Paul Marshall
Edward Betty
John Williams
William Knighton
Samuel Forthall
James Wemyss
Richard Simpson
Lerwicks
Shetland
Greenland
Tully
Scotland
Collierton
Peterhead
Waterford
Ramsgate
Downs
Sampson
His Majesty’s Revenue
Viper
Black Rock
Liverpool
Jamaica
Martinique
New York
Mafiachusetts
Virginia
iLisbon
Scots Court Reverses Will Codicil In Scotland Case
In an appeal from the Court of Sessions in Scotland, executors of Sir Charles Douglas and Mrs Bingham contested a codicil seeking the status of Sir Charles as a domiciled Scot. The Court of Session held he was domiciled in England, and the codicil void, with the Lord Chancellor reversing in both points, citing residence and legal domicile factors.
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Court of Sessions
Scotland
Charles Douglas
Bingham
of Session
Charles
Storland
Court ‘of Session
Thurlow
Portsmouth
England
Englands
Fragmentary Historic Debate On Irish Imports And Sobriety
Fragmentary text cites Duke of Portland and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland discussing oats and oatmeal imports stored by corn-dealers at Limericks, noting expected immediate permit to import. It contrasts prior whiskey-driven urban vice with sobriety and industry replacing dissipation. A miller at Camlachie is described as dying after being caught in a mill wheel.
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Duke of
Portlane
Ireland
Camlachie
Anniversary of Good Friday Observed Across City
Crowded public worship marked the anniversary with prayers and reflections. A cart carrying firearms captured from Defenders in Dublin and Meath counties was moved under military escort to town, where the arms were stored in the Ordnance Office. Royal Canal docks now overflowed with water, signaling imminent canal and Poolbeg communications opening in weeks.
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Syesterday
Dublin
Meath
Mr. Pentland
Ordnance-office
Trustees meeting at Glasgow for Professor An's will
Trustees in Glasgow nominated ordinary Managers to run Let tires in Experimental Philosophy as per Professor An whose apparatus museum and library are bequeathed to the institution. Executors to oversee the plan. the will's provisions reflect the professor's long held reputation.
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Hereford
Milford
Waterford
Edinburgh
John Lees
Samiel Hail
Fellmonger
Sheffield
Lees
Manchester
Wis
Shefield
Unclear OCR fragment on farmers plan and rates
Fragmentary OCR text mentions farmers and rates but lacks decisive details. This item reads as an unreadable note or partial article segment requiring clearer source for reliable summary.
Fragmentary OCR Reflects Disjointed City Scenes
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a Monday event at Foftony House, references to William Doble and poor poverty, and a city display with silvery films and teeth imagery. Context is severely unclear, with numerous misspellings and stray phrases obscuring concrete facts or dates.
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Howe
Willian
Tla
Foft
Unknown fragment hints at a local incident or event
An unclear OCR fragment mentions names and events but lacks coherent details. The readable parts suggest a report involving a person or group, with possible loss or conflict. Further readable context is needed to produce a precise headline and summary.
Local Notices and Court Sentences From Halifax and York
A Halifax case reports a man found guilty of wilful perjury in a bankruptcy matter and sentenced to two years at York Castle. The route to Wakefield and Chelmsford is noted with militia movements. In Pontefract Park, Dr Ledstone reports an ewe that on March 8 and 9 gave birth to twins, then a third lamb the next day, all expected to be reared.
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Farure
Otley
Cheshire
Wakefield
Chelmsford
Halifax
York Castle
Beefton
Ledstone
Pontefract
Enigmatic Notices and Maritime Incidents Reported
The fragmentary article references a plan by Lord Kixware and Mr Patterson for supplying certain goods, notes acquittals in a Brighton case, details a privateer collision near Dieppe, a brig chased from the Brake Sand, and hints at a summer Brighton encampment for four infantry regiments under the Prince of Wales's Life Guards, with a remark on London Edinburgh wage disparities.
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Renti
al Ord
Kixware
Patterson
Neal
Mary
Reminus
Brighton T Peverine
Dieppé
Ramsgate
London
Brighton
Prince of Wales
Vis
Edinburgh
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