Fleet convoy news from Portsmouth and Cork
March 31 reports the Maid fone frigate Aurora and Justina transport with invalids from the West Indies. The West India fleet rode the channel in hopes of a fair wind. Sir H. Nixson’s squadron will sail at the first opportunity as Vanguard heads to Lisbon. Nearby, Kitty Bachope from Jamaica and Apollo Moncrieff from Georgia arrived last night off Cork after parting with several ships.
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Plan to redeem Land Tax dominates House debate
Parliament discusses a bold scheme by Mr Pitt to redeem the Land Tax by absorbing Rock into stock and issuing secured securities. The plan aims to remove capital from the market, reduce public debt, and offer landowners a twenty year purchase option while enabling third parties to buy tax rights with favorable terms.
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