Circular Letter From The Bishop Of Rochester 1800 Questions
A historical circular letter from Bromley House dated Sept 10 1800, directed to beneficed clergy. It includes a preface about debates in the Lords on monastic separation and a set of parish inquiries covering residence, curates, parishes, dissenters, Catholics, services, catechism, schools, and charitable institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Lords
Rochuster
London
Atheim
Foreign Department
Lord Grenville
Simy
Aatedfmy
Tremain
Bromley House
S. Roffens
Micar
Church of Rome
Parih
Imperial reorganizations as Vienna hosts army commands
Friday morning dispatches report Lord Munro’s courier arriving with word that hostilities will resume on the Lith. The Emperor left Vienna on the 6th to lead his army at the Zna, with General ConnAUwRrat THis to command under him. Count Bellegarde named to succeed General Mevas in Italy as Archduke Charles’s health prevents active command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Munro
Vienna
Zna
Connauwrrat
Count Bellegarde
Mevas
Italy
Archduke Charvgs
Rumors and Moves Mark London Society and War News
The column dismisses reports of Earl Morra in Portugal as unfounded while detailing movements of nobility across Weymouth Luton and Leicester. It notes the Marquis Castendicaza and Lady arriving from Naples, praises their past service, and discusses political strife, court inquiries, and court-martial talk regarding Sir James Portesey. A foreign agent who recruited soldiers faces death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Morra
Portugal
Pirr
Holwood
Dun
Wimbledon
Duke of Port Lawp
Weymouth
Fawkener
Privy Council
Marquis of Bute
Luton
Bedfordshire
Duke of Burnano
Leicester
Marquis of Castendicaza
Naples
Kra
James Portesey
Gemnany
Duaonceau
Disturbances in London over butter and cheese trade
Crowds gathered in Chilwell-street opposite Jones the butter and cheese dealer, attacking the Grub-street shop window and threatening to blow up the cellar. Constables cleared the area as Lord Mayor and militia prepared, with a later mob near Bishopsgate and Sun-street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chilwell-street
Jones
Joes
Tistan
Pertiaips
Cora
Mr. Jones
Bishopsgate
Fore-street
Somer
Riotous mob raids through Smithfield and Cheapside
A description of a violent mob traversing London districts from Smithfield to Newgate Street, breaking windows of bakers, cheesemongers, and butchers, damaging lamps, and provoking widespread panic. Volunteers and the lord mayor pursued, with several arrests and one brewer’s drayman jailed for burglary after aiding the rioters near Mr Jones’s house in Chilwell Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bithiopterte-teedt
Patie Au
Hothorn-hill
Glark
Mbndaay Cogles
Ludgate-hill
Bondé Cefice-houte
Bath Gdes
St.Paul’s Putite Cheapside
Newgate-street
St. Martin’sles Ground
Aldersgate-street
Barbican
Chilwell Feet
Cheekemonger
Loosely
Butcher
Lovelace
Alderstat Street
Cobil
Snowhill
Smithfield
Whitecross-street
Old-street
le Mesurier
Lonp
Combe
Swhereas
Rempin
Lorain
Newman
Jones
Chilwellftreet
Unclear fragmentary report from Bourdeaux harbor incident
Fragmentary OCR note describes a vessel named the Soren and Danittvette struck near Bourdeaux harbor entrance. It mentions 16 pieces and the crew, while still part of the cargo, saved, with a route from Guadaloupe to Bourdeaix. The text is incomplete and lacks clear dates or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soren
Danittvette
Bourdeaux
Stila
Guadaloupe
Bourdeaix
Remanded in Case Over Penalty Amounts
Fragmentary report indicates a judge remanded a case regarding compensation and penalties. The text references a vehicle and an amount around 63, with garbled names and terms suggesting a legal proceeding and remand.
Maritime captures and ship losses near Lisbon and Gibraltar
A fragmented report lists several ships captured or detained by French privateers or attacked near the Gut of Gibraltar and River Plata routes. Vessels named include the Sally Warner, Mary Ann Craig, Burton Wharton, Reina Louisa, Mermaid of New York, and others, with cargoes and crews affected and some ships taken to Lisbon or Porto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Machael's
Reese
Defedeya
Minorca
Gibraltar
Abeziras
Mary Ann
Craig
London
Poms
Burton
South Seas
Porto Rico
Plymouth, St? r: Ship Movements in Channel Fleet Refit
Royal George of 110 guns leaves the Channel Fleet to Ville de Paris, 110 guns, off Bres. Brilliant frigate and Ramilies, 74 guns, sail to join Channel Fleet. Reward, 18 guns, Capt. S Prtx returns from a cruise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal George
Earl Se. Vine
Ville de Paris
Bres
Sprctx
Sailings and arrivals in the fleet movements
Sheerness reports ships in service bound for Gibraltar with Admiral Lord Exitw in command. The Hart, with Lieut Harrison, and the Arrow set sail for Yarmouth. The Blazer gun brig arrived from a cruise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicketer
Bolind
Gibraltar
Lord Exitw
Hart
Lieut. Harrison
Arrow
Borrow
Yarmouth
Royal Navy Sloops and Gun Vessels in Eastern Route
A fragmented 18th century fleet list describes His Majesty's ships including Oser abel Wwolpich Lavomone and Pergfith with plumper gun-vessels. Also named are Comperdoria Earie cer Lion Grace Cygnet Sidney Nickerson Elizabeth Ide Shift Diligence and East-India pilot sloops Wind S.3.W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
His Majesty
Oser
Abel
Barham Downs Trotting Match and Folklore Reflections
A Saturday Barham Downs trotting match for one hundred games featured two ponies, Dun and Grey, with Grey withdrawing after the fourth round. The piece also ponders national proverbs and superstitions such as trial by water and drowning lore, and comments on odd language and shared myths in early modern culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barham Downs
Qpinamm
Harry Lee
Grey
Dra
Ule
France
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Rochester
Hovay
Bishopsgate-street
WL. Newman
Sun-street
Pat Fergers
Finsbury-tquare
Dones
Chitwell-fireet
NyAvs
Plymouth
St? R
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