Overseas News Bouts From Europe and Britain
Reports from Holland France and Flanders note mail arrivals and military oaths. Heslian troops pledge loyalty to the British crown as strong and confident. Paris and Lisgon gossip mention a sovereign recovering from illness and a royal plan to visit ports. A new Discount Office headed by M Panchot opens with a twenty five million fund to discount bills at four percent.
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Holland
France
Flanders
Hampunen
Francfort
Lisgon
Paris
Is Marine
Spa
Panchot
Arrivals at Gravesend and Dover from European ports
Ships list arrivals at Gravesend and Dover with crews and origins including Jamaica, Amsterdam, Alicant, Drogheda, Denia, Cadiz, Grenada, Nevis, Canaries, Smyrna, Lisbon, Scanderoon and more. Names include Bevis, Parndell, Wheaden, Ogilvie, Gregory, Willis, Hill, and many others. Weathered period report reflects broad sinews of Royal Navy and merchant arrivals.
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Brat
Arziz
Wind S. W
Unson Indiaman
His Majesty
Eagle
Rainbow
Kaden
Hugh
Jamaica
Dolly, Fincher
Liverpool
Elizabeth
Young
St. Vincent's Oo
Gravesend
Fortuna
Schieldrep
Norway
Jacob
Cornelia
Van
Bristol
Britannia
Knethel
Carrie
Poole
George
Brackway
Alicant
Johannes
Wheaden
Trapany
Dover
Mobille
Smith
South Carolina
Wren
Weed
Grenada
Deep-Bay
Lusk
Nevis
Emerald
Ogilvie
Canaries
Jupiter
Destiny
Laghorn
Minerva
Gregory
Smaragida
Willis
Smyrna
Rogers
Benign
Lisbon
Tygus
Hill
Scanderoon
Dreamoright
Boid
Altea
Destruction by Fire as Ships Bombard Town
From the Vincinta Gazette January 18 reports that after Liverpool frigate Otter and King's Fisher, with Dunmore, bombarded the town to quell rebel firing, residents were warned to flee. Fire spread from water-front houses to back streets, burning a distillery three miles out and causing several casualties among both sides, with eighteen rebels killed and about forty wounded.
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Vincinta
Dunmore
Norfolk
Liverpool
England
Bellew
Otter
King’e
Lynx Takes Ranger to Port After Storms at Sea
Advice from Antiquay says His Majesty's sloop Lynx of ten guns took up at ita and brought into port the Ranger, Matthew Walters commander, bound for Philadelphia in distress after bad weather. The ship had left Cape Nichola Mole after forty days at sea, laden with powder and ball, and six American vessels at Nichola Mole were blocked by Jamaica's cruising squadron.
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Antiquay
Lynx
Ita
Ranger
Matthew. Walters
Philadelphia
Cape Nichola Mole
Jamaica
The Mobile arrives safely at Dover with Jamaica distress news
The Mobile captained by Smith from Jamaica, previously in distress at sea, arrives at Dover with February 8 newspapers. It reports Nelson from London or Boston met hardships off Newfoundland, lost a rudder but secured provisions. Christopher Gadsden traveled by sloop, chased by a British ship and forced ashore in North Carolina. a Jamaica to London ship detained at Charles Town. Extra from Norfolk dated Feb 20, 1776, describes widespread destruction by shirtmen from January 6 and looming threat to Norfolk counties, with Chisholm living in a tent and provisions scarce. Madrid letter notes Spain postpones second expedition against Algiers and shifts focus to America. Bristol letter mentions HMS Minerva safely at Dover after Jamaica voyage. Lords appoint Harwell to Hornet. several marriages anticipated. East India Company directors elected. Curfitor’s Street burglary. White Boys executions. ninety-six prisoners at Old Bailey.
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Mobile
Smith
Jamaica
South-Carolina
Dover
Charlestown
Nelson
Hays
London
Boston
Newfoundland
Christopher Gadsden, Esq
Continental Congress
North Carolina
Charles Town
Norfolk
Virginia
Liverpool
Gla
Norfolk County
Princess Ann
Nancymond
Kemp’s Great Bridge
Suffolk
Chisholm
Madrid
Our Cour
Algiers
America
England
Europe
West Indies
Bristol
Hiberniz
Knethell
Cork
N. E
Tartar
Ruffelt
Minerva
Gregory
Lords of the Admiralty
Robert Harwell
Hornet
Woolwich
Lord Stormont
Miss Cathcart
Countess of
The
East India Company
Leadenhall-street
Richard Hall
Joseph Sparkes
Samuel Peach
John Smith
T. Bates Rolls
George Tatem
Marybas
Ireland
Old Bailey
Eighty five felons named in capital offences list
Thirty five of whom are for capital offences viz six for murder eight for burglary eight for highway robberies four for privately stealing three for returning from transportation before the expiration of their term one for forgery one for hesitility one for wilfully setting fire to a dwelling house two for high treason and a woman for petit treason by murdering her husband Married Sunday Mr Thomas Downing jun wholesale Haberdasher in Bishopsgate street to Miss Seales only daughter of the Rev Dr Seales of Hampton Died Yesterday at his house in Pocnas Square Bois Le Duc a Dutch merchant who was lately come to England on account of his health Sunday night John Alexander Esq Clerk to the Worshipful Company of Grocers Last week at Bath Mrs Baffett wife of Mr Baffett of Clement's Inn Sunday Mr Bentworth surgeon at Knightsbridge Yesterday Mr Blewit starch maker of Charles court Bethnal Green Monday last at Edinburgh Thomas Bosiwill Esq accountant in that city Friday last at his house at Pimlico of a bilious disorder Mr Andrew Solinus aged 74 house steward for 71 years to Earl Spencer
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Petit
Thomas Downing
Bishopstarestreet
Seales
Hampton
Gifford
Miss Batton
Limehouse
Pocnas Square
Bois le Duc
Eig
England
John Alexander
John Alexander, Esq; Clerk To the Worshipful Company of Grocers
Bath
Baffett
Clement’s Inn
Bentworth
Knightsbridge
Blewit
Charlescourt
Bethnal-green
Edinburgh
Thomas Bosiwell
Pimlico
Andrew Solinus
Earl Spencer
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Free Grammar
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Twicke
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Garpenter
Campbell
Devil Tavern
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Darlington
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Sussex
Michaelmas
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Tallemach
Kington Upon Thames
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Yorkshire
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John Dickinson
Bar-house
Howse
W. T
Richard Bird
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Geld
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Hants
William Blackstone
T. Payne
Mews-gate
St. Martin's
P. Elmsley
Southampton-freet
E. Brooke
Bu-yard
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Church of ‘England
Johnston
Wallis and Stonehouse
Lord Lyttering
Shakespeare
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G. Robinson
J. Bew
Paternotter-row
J. Walter
Charing-Cross
Lo.n. Don
Duchess OF Kingston
Westminster- Hart
King’s Bench
Middlesex
Elizabeth, Duches of
Kingston
Elizabeth Hervey
Augustus John Hervey
Evelyn’ Pierpoint
Duke of Kingston
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