Capture of the French privateer Le Diable a Quatre and Vengeance
Reports of successful chase and capture by British forces. Le Diable a Quatre described as fast, with 140 men, taken after five hours with Emmortalité ahead. They also capture the French frigate Vengeance, 28 18-pounders, 16 12-pounders, 42-pound carronades, after a stern chase. Milne praises officers and crew for steadfast conduct and lists wounded and casualties.
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Bourdeaux
Fam
É&C
Bart of
Rochtort
S ‘Negal
Fisgard
Keats
Boadigea
H. Curzon
Lord Lhugh
Seymour
Evan Nesean
Abergavetings Port
Rey
Admiralty
Dilie
Magesty
Seine
Celery
Seios
Milne
Tam
H. Seymour
St. Domingo
Ang. A
Mona
Chace
Cape Raphael
Mizenmatt
Mmain-Topmatt
de Vangeante
Citizen Pitot
Capitaiine de Vaifreap
George Milne
Echeverly Gehom
Lam
Barclay
Ar. M‘donald
Marines
Vengeance
Constellatiom
Cavatoa
Guadaloupe
Sind
France
Bavid Milne
Rigt
Lond
Hugh Sevarsur
Beard Lis Maperly
Fearien
Letter From Capt Wight On French Vessel Near Gouberville Reef
The document recounts Captain Wight reporting to his Lords about a French boat seen near Cape Bouffleur Lighthouse four miles windward. He close-approached as it struck reefs near Gouberville village under a battery, describing a fierce sea and gale that would render the craft useless, noting his efforts to prevent its escape. Also listed are bankruptcy notices naming various merchants and tradespeople with dates.
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Wight
Mangehy
Wolverine
Nepean
J. S. Helens
Cape Bupfleur
Gouberville
Taya
Evening Mail Postscript Royal Parliament Opening Storm at Windsor
The Evening Mail reports the Kixt's Speech to be relayed to MPs at the Cockpit Whitehall and Mrs Ma JESTY to open the last session. A storm blew from the southwest over Windsor tearing trees and the Royal Standard. Royal entertainments at Frogmore with nobles, battles over interviews, and a detailed account of visits by Nelson family and Lord Mayor events follow, alongside transatlantic letters noting abundant harvests and grain movements across British and North American ports.
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Kixt
House of Commons
Cockpit
Whitehall
Majesty
Parliament of Great
Avousta
Frogmore Lodge
Duke of
CumBértano
Avasta
You
Kew
Cumberland
Pivr
Mreé Dusnas
Lord Nierson
Nerot’s
Hertel
King-street
St. James’s
Germa H
Wictrim Hamilton
Sir Wirtram
Lindy Hamitton
Hugzgas
Lord Netsox
Wartram Hamizton
Hamilton
Howe
Lord Nelson
Hady Nelson
Hall of Neret
Mrtson
Wiitram
Eamilttox
Earl Severn
Spexcen
Guildhall
Dinger
Sons Newson
William
Harvett
Quebec
England
New Bronswick
Scotia
Virginia
Carolinas
Matsachusets
United
Tremendous gale disrupts ships along coast at Portsmouth
News from Portsmouth reports a violent gale driving ships from anchors and causing multiple vessels to run aground or be dashed. The Incredible and Hagar frigate suffered damage while Flora and a coal ship near Langston faced near-total loss. Plymouth arrivals include Bompé and Fortuna as Santa Naty warnings pass.
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Portsmouth
Transport Servicey
Thorne-Land
Hagar
Haylhig Bay
Todighten
Flora
Shields
Gibraltar
Langston
Kennington Common Riot Quelled by Rain and Police
A London crowd gathered on Kennington Common amid threats of unrest. Police, Yeomanry, and volunteers intervened as rain and a heavy patrol presence dispersed about 200 demonstrators. Arrests included Harry Leatherstone and Sewell, and order was restored by early evening with no major injuries reported.
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Kennington
Yivy
Highlords
London
Pat Als
Aria
Southwark
Marlborg
Harry
Leatherstone
Andy
Sewell
Fox'p
Minoxant
Corgynous
Featherfone
Fouthue
Dhorns
Air Efcort
Hackney
Mound Street
Toob
Pavis
Virginia
Metgapulis
Fragmentary naval dispatch hints at September date and ship appointments
Incoherent OCR excerpt references a September 20 date, the Lo rd Hucy Seymour appointment of a lieutenant to a frigate, and a named officer’s death in action aboard a vessel nicknamed Fa engeance. Other frigates were to foil French actions, implying a wartime naval context with missing names and details.
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Pillay
Pattefliga
Faroa
Conterk
Toheris Anhege
Cosy Ma Enzte
Hucy Seymour
la Séine
Iage
Mitae
Marriages and notices from Stepney and Mile End
Sunday style page records marriages and social notices from Stepney and Mile End. Thomas Ser of Stepney Capt to Miss Young of Mile End, and Thomas Merchanty of Bowshame to Miss Carolline Furtado. Various other names and dates appear amid the page’s jumbled lines and aged typography.
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Amarried
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John Wight
Mary Martin
Basingtoke
Bampshire
Draper
Jefrey
Iinet-Drapers
Bividenes
J. Pound
Maititorie
Kent
Dee
X. J
J. Jaques
High Heliont
Dees
Rob, Wilson
Colchestreet
Lees
Notley
Dartford
Jj. R. Battlers
Job
Dornlin
Devonshire-square
C Waltham Amd
J. Payne
Cheapside
Then-Drapers
W.anerson
Puideyy Mufline
Nathan
Bethan
Sloan
Cheisenhanig
Idec
D. Holloway
Aylesbury
Ina-Halder
Der
G. Fanks
Pass Ohegaide
Gékifhiths
de Lipscombey
Glosweer
Nos
Jos Hore
Tottershuas
Court-Road
C. Metcalfe
Man‘chetter
Tuluiga
W. Fowl
Oswettry
Salop
Friveller
T. Bougheys
Haddiworth
Staffordshire
J. Parker
Jonatha Butuddin Bevain Uerby
Cree
Evening Mail
Postscript
Merday
Plymouth
Bompé
Folger
Cruizer
Fortuna
Purersovy
Senegal
Hambro
Santa Naty Waretta
Wigates
N. W
Lisbon
Falmouth
Fehengzhan
Grist
Liquor-pond+ street
Christ Church
Newgate-street
Lime-street
Tothornhill
St. James’s Church
Clerken
Forbay
Eland
Trinidad
Cumser- Land
Earl of Lanpwich
Datchef-Gommon
Faltéx
Duke of Buckingham
Breistfard
Huilfred
Kenagton Common
Evehirig
Miss Latain
Homerton
Pitealiltys
Frisel
Lucas
Sonia
George’ Wilf
P. Cr
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