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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 19, 1791
Page
4
An old sea song scene unfolds aboard a jovial ship with Wrens and a lively crew. Tales of witches spirits and sea perils mix with raucous humor about grog and sweethearts. The chorus ends as the crew cheer, swear a prayer, and drift to sleep amid sea chanteys and legendary lore.
News from Kew to Windsor reports royal travel and court appointments including Lady Sydney as a bedchamber lady and noble stewards for the Dumarton county ball. Paris and Madrid react to French turmoil with measures against readings and strangers, while Portugal fashions a watchful stance. Naval dispatches, smuggling raids, and local crimes fill the docket along with copper mine notes in Ireland.
On a September morning the Prussian forces gathered for autumn manoeuvres in Potsdam. The King viewed the regiments as cavalry encamped near Brandenburgh Gate and infantry quartered city districts. Generals and field officers met at the new palace for dispositions, followed by a grand supper and extensive foreign officer attendance. General Moellendorff led attacks on the King’s force, with reverses and retreats across Tyrol ditch before renewed assaults on the left wing. the King praised troop readiness and awarded Military Merit to Count de Wartensleben and Major Wrennie for the Crown Prince’s regiment.
A Royal Scroll from Greenock reports the Circe and Andromeda frigates bringing discharged sailors while the Fortune returns to refit after losing masts on a voyage from Sky to Wilmington North Carolina. Over 1500 emigrants from the Highlands and Islands seek new work and life in North America, aided by agents.
A five o'clock to two o'clock downpour in Ireland drenched streets and caused extensive flooding. The Tholfel area near the Recorder's Court flooded so severely the civil trials were adjourned. Judge's seat was reported submerged as the court paused proceedings.
Broughton Shaw and Oxley were examined with no new findings. Two soldiers Herevy and Peachman were detained on suspicion of footpad activity. A farmer bets on a boar-pip ride to Wisbich. A youth died after a Frome accident. Thefts include watches at Haymarket and Covent Garden. Post chaise robbery on Blackheath and two armed footpads stopping Kitthell near Blackheath.
This Oct 19 report notes Cockatrice under Lt Lock exiting for Spithead while Rattlesnake and Scourge ships return from cruises. A surveyor seized the Havard trig for wine cargo at the Custom House. Hebe frigate to sail soon. Also lists arrivals including the Mary, Jane, Elizabeth, Aguillon and others from London Dublin and Scotland.
Arrival reports from Leith include the Ferret brig under Captain Nowell paid off and re-commissioned. Ranger Revenue cruiser and Industry sloop brought in. Geneva goods and tobacco aboard. Winchelsea and Fury sails depart. Helena paid off and recommissioned. Syren and Neimesis awaited. Trial sails. A violent southwest gale battered the harbour last night, with ships striking yards and topmasts and potential damage feared through dawn.
The Flora Rising from London to Bilboa reaches Ramsgate with five feet water in her hold and other vessels take shelter there with many anchors and cables. The Minerva Godalin from Stockholm to Newry and the Resolution Altevilla from Riga to Lisbon are put into Ramsgate with damage. The Goedoor outright Bayham from Hamburg to Oporto is put into Dover with the loss of her main mast and leaks.
An 18th century shipping list reports arrivals and departures at Dover Falmouth Southampton and other ports. Vessels from Oporto Quebec Dublin London and Liverpool are named with captains and routes. wind conditions noted Oct 21 through Oct 28.
On Wednesday morning Lat the Lady of Thomas Fau quier Ely safely delivered of a fun at Hampton Court Palace. Thursday at Porthamley Cheshire Thomas Andrew Knight of Mary Knowle Hereford to Mills Felton daughter of the late Humphrey Felton of Wood heal Sulop Eig.
Walter Carruthers Esq weds Miss Carruthers eldest daughter of General Carruthers commanding officer of the Chatham division of Marines in a Wednesday ceremony at Chatham.
A fragmented late 18th or early 19th century notice reports multiple deaths including Mrs. Jones widow of Richard Jones stationer in Middle Temple Lane and Mrs. Meyrick of Cork. It lists obituaries for several individuals and then shifts to stock prices and financial items, naming items such as Navy 5 per cent annuities, Bank Lady Ann, and various bonds, with odd formatting and obsolete decimal notation.
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