Weather and political notes from Jamaica and Hispaniola
July reports describe heavy rains damaging St Martin salt ponds causing long production losses, M. de Blanchelande enforcing a decree in Port au Prince, troop illnesses and deaths in Dillon's regiment, recent naval losses near Grand Cayman, and slave trade activity at Cape Francois with high prices for new arrivals. anticipate Admiral Brisbane’s arrival with more frigates to reinforce the squadron.
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Kingston
St. Martin
M. de Blanchelande
Port Au Prince
Dillon
Old France
Cape Francois
Port-au Prince
Brisbane
Saal
England
Ourquadron
French Guinea
Havannah
Royal Fairy Returns and Windsor Levee Planned
Friday afternoon notices list upcoming events in London and environs. The Royal Fairy returns from Weymouth to Windsor on Monday with a Levee at St James's on Wednesday. Mr Snore to appear before the Court of Directors at the India House, followed by a grand entertainment at the London Tavern with Ministers invited. Lord Macartney sails to China from Portsmouth. Counts Paravicini Capelli and Paxravicini noted. Capetiz saved by his landlord, with links to Lord Byron and Lord Carlisle. Selmerton fair shows brisk sale of sheep and lambs. prices cited. A Devises magistrates court convicting a farmer for oversized wheat and calls for corporal punishment for bread weight violations.
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Royal Fairy
Weymouth
Windsor
St. James’s
Snore
India House
Bengal
London Tavern
Lord Macartney
Portsmouth
China
Duke of Barpeewater
Ashbridge
Selmerton
Sussex
Norfolk
Suffolk
Berkshire
Devises
Charles II
Winchester
France News Summary From The National Convention Monday
The National Convention sent a deputation to the National Assembly and pledged the new legislature’s work. Emblems of Liberty replace royal symbols on coins, and the year is renamed the First Year of Republicanism. Disturbances in Orleans led to commissions, while Montesquieu and Danton faced political crises. Brest and Toulon see royalist uprisings. Prussia’s king narrowly escapes assassination. royalist plots and traitor accusations ripple through Paris.
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France
National Convention
National Assembly
Convention
Orleans
Ketterman
Ation
War Department
Spain
M. Danton
M. Servan
Chalons
Paris
Marshal Luckner
Marshial
Tribunal Commission
Brest
Toulon
Dijon
Prussia
Prince Pe Bicne
Declaration on Polish Aid Meeting at Mansion House
A meeting at the Mansion House discussed Polish relief funds for Poland. The group declared they could not support a cause they view as compromised by major power interests, resolved to return subscribed sums with a small deduction for expenses, and urged British solidarity without neutrality.
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Potanp
Poland
Europe
Russia
Great Britain
Fire at Bristol tobacco factory and ferry tragedy
Sunday morning a fire tore through a Bristol tobacco manufactory in Wine Street causing substantial damage before firefighters contained it. Monday at midnight Richard Pocock and six others sank when crossing the ferry at Twerton but all reached shore except Pocock whose body was recovered the following morning after he attempted to swim back with clothes on.
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Wine-street
Bristol
Richard Pocock
Twerton
Pocock
Theatre benefit at Bristol with Mungo in The Padlock
The Bristol theatre opened on Monday for the infirmary benefit. Landlord of the Bush Tavern acted as Mungo, drawing a large crowd though not strongly praised. Over 180 pounds were raised for the charity. A turtle mishap on stage sparked laughter, and a cook joke followed. Upcoming events note Mayor Nextez’s swearing in and a planned ball and supper.
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Bristol
Mungo
Madeira
Friends of
Blanche frigate prepares for long voyage from Deptford
The Blanche a 32 gun frigate under Captain Robert Parker at Deptford is provisioning for a lengthy voyage likely to the East Indies with dispatches aboard.
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Blanche
Robert Parker
Deptford
East Indies
Sugar cane crop and rising prices in West Indies
Dublin reports that a bountiful last crop of sugar cane in the West Indies has depressed sugar prices and lowered rum prices. French brandy commands high prices as orders from Continental Europe for flour and beef flood in, surpassing wartime levels.
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Dublin
West Indies
Portmouth September 26 Dispatch From Spithead
This morning failed from Spithead with Lion a 64 gun ship Sir Erasmus Gore aboard Lord Macautney, Jackall tender and Hindostan Indiaman to the East Indies. Orion and Hannibal 74s bound for Plymouth Drake sloop Capt Doxr on voyage. Alcide guard-ship at port will be paid off in a few days. Ganges 74 now in ordinary may be commissioned in her room.
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Spithead
Lion
Erasmus Gore
Lord Macautney
East Indies
Orion
Hannibal
Plymouth
Drake
Doxr
Truize
Alcide
Ardrew Doug
Arrivals Report From Dover and Liverpool Shipping Posts
Shipping news lists vessels arriving and sailing, with origins from Jamaica, Dublin, Cadiz, Hamburg, London, Lisbon, and New York. Ships include the Aurora Wildman Hay Wigtat Thompson Leviathan, Nereus Scales from New York, and Minerva Wilson from Honduras, among many others. Wind conditions vary, with notes of strong wind and river passages as ships maneuver toward ports.
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Seit
Dover
Aurora
Lowry
Wildman
Hay
Wigtat
Thompson
Leviathan
Warden
Jamaigs
Charlotte
Smeaton
Dublin
Fare
Cheap
Cadiz
Minerva
Wilson
Honduras
London
Richards
AVR
Friendship
Edwards
New Previence
Liverpool
Nereus
Scales
New York
Moorhall
Martin
Jamaica
Rochdae
Lighttops
Fem Opsito
Allanson
Byrn
Barbadoes
Limerick
Lively
Lacey
Lisbon
Occonomitt
James
Newfoundland
Royal
Graham
Newark
Bellona
Kelsick
Naples
Darlington
Countess of Galloway
Elsie
Omaica
Amterdam
Coults
St. Thomas
Marstrand
Fortroligheten
Lerberg
Ostend
Christian
Herbert
Emanuel
Bolly
Stockholm
Lord Radr¢y
Jump
Copenhagen
Three Sisters
Meita Margaretta
Solberg
Croix
Dunkirk
Neckar
Blanker
Virinia
New Yorkes
Britannia
Duncan
Ellen
Liberty
Williams
Leghorn
Bristol
Partridge
Caffis
Oporto
Catherine
Manning
Silvertel
White
Onega
St. John Baptistay -Almander
St. Andero
Phoenix
Leonard
Keningsbourgh
Graces
Thornton
Stettie
Noble
Rigid
Jonifa
Harrison
Humphries
Ayton
Mary
Burton
Trelawny
Planter
M’ Donald
Peggy
Reynoldson
India
Eliza
Willon
Chaerante
Deal
Leishman
Oportes
Venus
Quinton
Duckingheld Hall
Lord Sheffield
Sinclair
Hull
Packet
Forbes
Duchess of Cumberland
Brown
Polly
Horsheld
Grenada
Hear
Downs
Diligence India Pilot
Maried Notices from Yorkshire and Bedford Parish
Fragmentary OCR notes report marriages involving John Viscount Mountfuart to Lady Elizabeth Crichton and a match between Kirkby Torre and Miss Lucas at Pontefract Yorkshire. Also a Bedford ceremony where Rev John Robinson wed Miss Grern of Bedford.
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Markied
John Viscount Mountfuart
Elizabeth Crichton
Daugher
Hari
Dumries
Pontefract
Yorkshire
Kirkby Torre
Ely
Lucas
Bedford
John Robinson
Hockside
Grern
Obituary notices and a sudden death report from London streets
Obituaries record several deaths including William Dunnicliffe of St John’s Southwark Catherine Wise of Workington and John Waghorn of Little Newport Street Soho plus a Sunday death of a wafersmith Boswell in Clerkenwell during supper. The page also lists stock prices and financial figures for October bonds and lottery tickets.
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William Dunnicliffe
Woolttapler
St. John’s Southwark
Workington
Catherine Wife
Edward Wise
John Waghorn
Little
Newport-S Treet
Soho
Join Young
Vine-street
Piccadilly
Boswell
Wafer-Imaker
St John’s-lane
Clerkenwell
Is Clair
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Neptune
Atkinson
Belfast
His Majesty’s Customs
Jed
Vice Admiralty
Spanish Town
Trish Aé&I
J.R. Whitehorn
Grand Caymanas
Montego Bay
Eliza Partridge
Trenham
Jardines
Caymanas
Golden Grove
Manlove
America
Country News
Bath
Sporting Intelligence
Morpeth
Mr. Baird
Ld A. Hamilton
Mr. Robinson
Fenwick
Gregton
H. Clavering
Watson
C. J. Clavering
T. Riddle
Ww. Riddle
Mr. Ogle
Mr. Selby
Ship ‘News
Lyon
Saunders
Cape la Hague
Swift
Bardy
Newcastle
Lyton
Todd
Sucderland
Sincerity
Badcock
Banx
Holland
Flanders
Cae
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