Spectators Cheer as Colored Asses Parade at Gloucester
A crowded scene in Gloucester featured riders with various colored donkeys, including Sooty and Thomas Wake, drawing immense public attention. The event sparked large subscriptions and plans to expand support. Nearby, news notes cover a glittering royal progress, fevers cured by advertised remedies, and a flood of international dispatches about earthquakes, politics, and crime reports.
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Methuselah Biar
John Lamb
Thomas Gregeg
Thomas Wake
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Villers Earl of Tedbury
Miss Sterling of
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Gazette
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St. Paul’s Church - Yard
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Lombard-Sireet
Italy
R. Jones
Shou Tr ae WRee Deal Aug 8 Wind N E
Shipping notices report strong northeast wind on August 8 with no vessels in the Downs. Gravesend dated August 9 notes ships passing by Salvator and Stamper. The New-Ranger Hunter and Jane Dobson arrive from Riga, Pheremy Kennedy sails from North Carolina to Liverpool. Eagle Maflam sails from Smyrna to Mountiffee.
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