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Battle and ship news from Plymouth June 14 1749
Reports from Plymouth describe troops in good order and ships Prince Frederick and several others failing to engage. The Sea-horse and Durfley-Galley arrived, many ships damaged, and Capt Purvis fought Greyhound near Corunna. Names include Addison, Birch, and Devenish. Public notices advertise elixirs, missing apprentices, and local commerce.
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Plymouth
Prince Frederick
Guernsey
Mary
Mermaid
Lynn
Swallow
Lively
Hind
Sea-horse
Durfley
Corunna
Joseph Addison
Countess of Warwick
Mr. Birch
Westminger
Hyde Park
South Sea
India
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