22 Apr 1773
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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 22, 1773
Page
1
Fragmentary report describes cabinet debate on issuing a proclamation to impress seamen and offer a bounty, amid conflicting opinions about a wide war effort. Mentions French and Spanish movements, British naval plans, and ongoing parliamentary measures. dispatches from Bengal referenced.
The excerpt notes ships embarking from Plymouth on April 18 with the 4th Regiment and Welch Fusiliers bound for Quebec and New York. It mentions favorable winds and remaining transports at the same port. Cal Forrester of the regiment reportedly died just before departure from the West Indies.
A maritime notice lists multiple ships and crews bound for destinations like Guernsey and Exeter. Names include Maryland Planer Coffey Minerva Baser and Hawker for Guernsey, Sally Pooks Set hidene, and Liberty Brocktelank from Virginia, with Kingston Burcham from Qporta Kine George Nicalson from Rotterdam and Adams from Jamaica among others.
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