Promotions in the British Army From the London Gazette
From the London Gazette August 5 details promotions across multiple regiments including Francis Drake Edward Tyng Rowney Noel George Gladstones and others with ranks from Captain to Ensign. The report also notes related military appointments and a brief country news section dated June 23 1773.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Office
Foot
Francis Drake
56Th Reg
Tyng
Rowney Noel
58Th Reg
Robert Clayton Bayley
George Gladstones
William M’myne
James Webber
Hamilton Maxwell
Forrest
67Th
Reg
Thomas Sharpe
James Creagh
Thomas Barker
James Nesbitt
William Luckett
68Th Reg
James Bighby
Daniel Houghton
Joseph Houlton
James Abercrombie
Samuel E
George Coote
Independent Company of Invalids
Languard Fort
Anderson
Blackett
Independent Company of
Governor's Message Sparks Colonial Letters Controversy
In June 1773 Boston prints reveal Governor Hutchinson and the council debating private letters said to reveal governors’ intentions. Messages urge rapid dispatch of votes while the Board resists releasing originals. A widening dispute over legitimacy of letters and handwriting is laid bare in provincial records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Boston
New-England
House of Representatives
Navy officers promoted as retirees leave half pay
London reports a forthcoming Navy promotion wave with several captains set to retire on half pay to create vacancies. Other items note appointments of James Barbut as commissary of stores in West Florida and Charles Ross as Lieutenant Colonel of the 39th Regiment. Dispatches from Paris and Southampton describe court intrigues, a banishment controversy over Madame de Margeret and a Bastille rumor, plus royal health news and Jubilee celebrations in Weymouth and Neascarthe. The text preserves names such as Major-General Boyd, John Cartier, and James Farris, with mentions of the Duke of Gloucester and Duke of Cumberland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Navy
James Barbut
West Florida
Charles Ross
39Th Regiment of Foot
Boyd
John Cartier
Bengal
James Farris
Dacca
Prince of Wales East Indiaman
Paris
Soiffons
Marquis de Puisegur
Duke de la Vrilliere
Madame de Margeret
St. Paul de Soiffons
Bastille
Marquis de Marigny
Southampton
Duke of Gloucester
Hampshire
Lyndhurst
P.S
Duke of Cumberland
Weymouth
Duke and Duchess of Cumberland
Tucker
Neascarthe
Serfrant Glenn
Storms and highwaymen mark turbulent London life
Reports detail a northern storm’s destruction and fires from lightning in London and nearby towns. People suffer injuries and deaths as chimneys fall, walls crack, and trees are uprooted while ship masts break apart offshore. Court arrivals, burglaries, and public notices mix with marriages and deaths in a crowded, perilous week. The piece notes highwaymen Hawkes Field and Milsom’s capture, a jail escape, and various condemnations and bankruptcies as society navigates upheaval.
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London Gazette
Chinson
Country News
Hereford
Dug
Uvedale Price, Esq
Samuel Price
Jamaica
S. Dear
Wind S
London
Chambers
New Exeter
Manning
Exeter
William
Jefferys
Liverpool
Swift
Lante
Dear
Wind E
Mary
Sparks
Bourdeaux
Victory
Rogers
New London
Triumph
Urmion
James
Burke
Limerick
Bristol
Maurice
Moffan
Cain
Liberty
Wildman
Lancaster
Elizabeth
Morroch
Havre-de-Grae
Waterford
Chapman
Petersburgh
Jenny
Edwards
Virginia
Cmfar
Marin
Quebec
Amity
Knowles
Gibraltar
Sally
Giddis
Roscoff
Stokes
Barcelona
Newfoundland
Channel
P.d. Amy
Burton
Falmouth
Marquis of Granby
Maugeir
Dover
Thetis
Moncar
St. Andrew
Douglas
Omaica
Lereing
Botton
Plymouth
Wargers
Pyne
Harrio
Tufby
Dia
T. Hutchinson
Lisbon
Cape Finisterre
Ireland
Cadiz
Londonderry
M‘carthy
St. Peter’s Church
Cornhill
St. George’s Fields
Bridewell
Blackfriars Bridge
Alviston
Thames
Beech
Jolly Gardeners
Rochester-row
Tothilfields
Gloucester
Adton
Bond-street
Epping-forest
Blackwall
Vauxhall
Franklin
Watson
Eiliot
Brown
Tring
Hertfordshire
Bryan
Aldermanbury
Hawkes
Field
Milsom
Sir John Fielding
Swinton
Guinersbury-lane
Mr. Swinton
William Hawke
Simpson
Tothiffelds Bridewell
Wifbich
Leicester
John Pebody
Croydon
County of
Surry
Frederick Felton
Frid’y
Pancras
Randal Redmayne
Randal
Lombard-street
Ilness
Byron
Hofier
Haberdasher
Covent-garden
Bam K.rupts
Solomon Noah
Cock End Hoop-yard
Hauntfitch
Guildall
Mr .Abrahams
No. G. Bury-Areer
S . Mary Axe
William Tetley
King-street
St. James's
Middlesex
Guildhall
Attornes
Mcif. E
Parker
Rells-cuilings
Fetter
George Simpson
Sealeby
Cumberland
Seoteh-Arret
Varly'e
Thom
Dixon
Carhff
Matthias Leathe
Rrow
Larcathie
Golden Lion
Dale Breet
Liverpoul
James Clerg
Samuel Bernard Graf
Bartholomew Huber
Pal Bernand
Scotch Yard
Merchants and Partners
Joseph Scott the Younger
Brown’s Buildings
St. Mary Axe
Guildhal
Ferdinando Shaw
Manefield
Nottinghamshire
Atten
Wrigelsworth
Louth
Lincolnshire
Priet
J. Lyndley
Bookfeller
Pontefract
Yorkshire
N.B
Hertford
Angel Inn
James Lord Wiscount Cranborne
Benj. Rooke
Derne
Francis Roper
Rarnfle
York
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