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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 13, 1799
Page
4
A fragmented list of tradespeople and merchants with locations across Lancashire Middlesex Norfolk Lincolnshire and London. Entries include butchers chemists builders dealers and various shopkeepers with dates in November October and September. The text presents a directory snapshot rather than a cohesive narrative.
Capt. Winthrop arrives with dispatches from Gen. Abercrombie reporting a costly battle where British entrenchments held against a superior force, 400 enemies defected, and the action ended with a clear British advantage. Mention of Mysore campaign, Seringapatam siege, and broader Indian theater.
This morning a mail from Yamaice arrived at Faanouth via the Princes Charlotte packet in 39 days. Two Dublin mails brought no news of importance. Admiralty dispatches recount the capture of Seringparain and news of Dutch prizes sent to Hampton Court. Reports note Admiral Mircuere preparing pun-bats to attack Amsterdam and the Duke of York naming Sir Home Popuam Naval Aid. Lord Durcan recovering to return to the Texel. Ruthan gun-vessel lost in a tempest. two crew drowned attempting to escape the wreck. The first Ruthan division reached Yarmouth. Dragoon Guards to embark for the Continent.
A noble gathering took place at the Lodge with the Duchess of Opal Serety Cuakvorre Duriam and a party of nobility and Gathers spending the evening together.
Shipping notices detail the Jamaica bound Brunswick Douglas convoy dispersals on August nights in lat 42 52 with 94 ships, later reduced to 64, plus encounters with the Zopaze and Concorde from Leeward Islands. Reports describe Trafalgar era troop movements, arrivals, and detachments, including Ruffian troops under General Etson, 11000 men aboard ships, and dispatches toward Texel and Helder. Further items note the Utrecht grounding, other ships arriving at Portsmouth and Plymouth, and political rumors of Dutch sympathy for the Orange cause and a vast Irish estate sale.
Fragments report a troop transport departure amid bounty disputes, followed by a Lord Mayor’s address to congratulate the Crown on naval and military successes. It notes thanks to Admiral Sir John Mirceut and General Angkeromay, offers freedom of the city with a sword, and mentions a Haymarket Theatre season ending with gratitude to patrons. Also includes a Donnegal MP’s death, Galway union talk, a Crayford coroner inquest, a skiff-barrel accident, and several marriages and notices in dull ledger prose.
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