Lisbon News on French Fleet Losses and British Advances
A Lisbon dispatch reports three French line ships sunk after 15 days under English pressure. About 150 transports captured, others burned. Timoleon crew fled ashore and were massacred by locals. Buonaparte’s army loses ground. Jervis’s ships and Colossus pursue. Six French ships remain to join the British fleet. Venice captives sail to Toulon. General Stuart’s 51st set sail. Neyson’s fleet victory celebrated.
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Jervis
Timoleon
Buonaparte
Venice
Toulon
Marquis de Jiza
Colossus
Cruize
Malta
le Guillaume Zell
Stuart
Prince of Wales arrives as Dover reports troop landing
News from Weymouth and London recounts the Prince of Wales’s arrival from Canterbury and 16 army officers landing at Dover from France on parole. A grand ball at Weymouth aided widows and orphans. Nelson’s actions and the captured Yonnant fleet ship are noted alongside a monument plan for an officer’s memory. An August Zerpsichore accident wounded several, while convicts sail to Botany Bay and a Chester fire destroys stabling at Nag’s Head.
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Prince of Wales
Canterbury
Dover
France
Royal Assembly Rooms
Coapman
Trinity House
Earl Spencer
Earl Cuare
Kerry and
Hoon
A. S. Hammond
Curtis and Watson
Mr. Rose
Caper
Levant
Yonnant
Lord Nelson
du Perit Taovars
Beveyss p’Arcaracters
Larguedoc
Casa Branca
Westminster Abbey
Burcess
Camperdown
Ocober
Lord Viscount Duncan
de Winter
St. James's
Weymouth
Admiralty Board
Zerpsichore
Metlina
Dottor
Surry Mithra
Horatio Nelson
Blackfriars Bridge
Woolwich
Botany Bay
Foregate Street
Chester
Bradley
Oxfordshire Light
Ireland. Privy Council orders quarantine routes from Philadelphia
Dublin reports a Privy Council order for vessels from Philadelphia or Pennsylvania to quarantine at several bays and harbors. News from Wexford notes rebel depredations, murders, and attacks on Protestants. villagers flee as rebels occupy parts of Wicklow and surrounding counties. raids, executions, and military actions continue in Enniscorthy, Glanbride, and nearby towns.
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Dublin
Castle
Philadelphia
Province of
Pennsylvania
Bay of Baltimore
Loughlarne
Bay of Callingford
Ballymattaker Bay
Red Castle Road
Harbour of
Killibegs
Clue Bay
Scattery Bay
Wexford
Lord Cornwallis
Killala
KiniaAta
Mayo
Miles Digaum
Graftoh-street
Allé
Joseph Deane
Ross
Lucas
South
Cork
Murray
Hume
Wicklow
Cooke
Hollywood
Onehornton
Stratford-on-Slaney
Gibtown
Stewart
Synnes
Hacketstown
Baltinglass
Royal Dublin Militia
Kilcullen-bridge
West
Dunpas
Enniscorthy
Kiloughran Wood
Yeomanry
Holt
Royal Irish Dragoons
Argyle Fencibles
Hornidge
Talbotstown
Glanbride
Fencibles
Hale
Carrickaholt
Surron
Melpomene
Charles Damitton
W. Pierkepoint
Cape Finisterre
Killoughran Wood
Waterford
Carrick
Clonmel
May
County of
Kildare
Saniy
Lenaden
Newtown Barry
Ref
Xilloughrin
Eriniscorthy
Fate of a once happy country in an OctoBest letter
Extract from a letter by Ross dated OctoBest recounts prior promises to report on Dublin before departure. The fragment frames a concern for the fate of the country and hints at political or social distress awaiting report. No clear events or dates beyond the OctoBest timestamp are provided.
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Dublin
Dublin Evening Post on Union Talk and Treason Laws
The Dublin Evening Post notes widespread Union reports but argues they are not yet accepted as fact or treasonous. It highlights public division on Britain Ireland union and mentions replacing Lord Chancellor Clare portrait in Trinity College Dublin’s Examination Hall.
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Youne
Cuonrert
Ireland
Meath
Lee
O’berrie
Duke of Portland
Great Britain
Dublin’ Evening Post
Times
Clare
Grattan
Trinity College
Dublin
Inquest on Riot Firearms at Wapping Police Office
An inquest at the Parsonage House St George Hart heard that coal heavers attacked the Marine Police Office at Wapping. Officers fired to repel the mob, killing one man. The jury ruled the death as justifiable homicide, noting unknown firing from a pistol.
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Wank
St. George
Hart
Epware
Wautsr
Michaesex
Frees Aangs
Ane
Marine Police
Wapping
Cotrynhoun
Colquhoun
Therlotadt
Gabriel Franks
Franks
John Gibbens
Fortah Culmer
Wapping-stairs
Webb
Rose and Crown Publics House
Marine Police Office
Public Office Bow Street Arrest Over Damning King
John Graft, a journeyman carver, was arrested after two Guards officers swore he damning the King the Duke of York and the Army at Cravenhead Public House Drury Lane. Witnesses, including the landlord, backed the soldiers, though others only heard the insult. He claimed intoxication. The magistrate ordered bail for good behavior.
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John Graft
Duke of York
Cravenrhead
Drury-lane
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Lisbon
Neyson
Nile
Atigfaétion
London
Arklow
Castletown
Caulfield
Thady Byrn
Henry Hall
William Hall
Henry
John Hall
Gorey
Qert
West Kent
Kilkenny
New Geneva
Brest
Londonderry
Earl of Cavan
Derry
Public Office
Bow Street
J. Floyd, Esq
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