Maritime names drift through a fragmentary shipping list
A garbled OCR passage presents a long catalog of names and origins, mentioning ships, captains, and ports such as London Leghorn Glasgow Jamaica Portsmouth Grenada Dublin Barbadoes Riga Liverpool Madeira and Hamburg. The text lacks coherent narrative beyond these scattered proper nouns and routes.
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Samuel
Mercury
Henry
Jamaica
Portsmouth
Whatcomb
Poitér
Earl of March named Lord High Commissioner to Scotland
The Earl of March was appointed Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and First Lord Commissioner of Police in Scotland in place of the late Lord Cathcart. The afternoon’s dispatches from Charles Town, dated June 27, describe a British council of war near Charleston and preparations to land troops, silencing batteries, and a failed landing due to a need to join forces with Howe. Casualties were reported among sailors and army officers, with mentions of ships burnt and a privateer captured. Additional letters from Philadelphia, St. John’s Antigua, and Madrid discuss naval actions, privateers, and European diplomatic tensions affecting the American theater.
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Earl of March
General Assembly
Church of Scotland
Scotland
Lord Cathcart
Ranger
Willis
Spithead
Clinton
Peter Parker
Charles‘Town
South Carolina
Solebay
Howe
Stater Island
Long Island
Charles Town
New-York
Siren
Coffin’s Island
Morrie
Bristol
America
Tom Mifflin
Philadelphia
Botton
Ooe
Congress
Staten Island
Jerseys
Tee
Fae Albion
Hoge
Dominica
Albion
New Providences
John Dean
Brest
Dean
Cape Francois
Roebucker
Robert Chyittian
Cours of Caimon Pleas
Cuba
Favannah
Santa Cruz
Havannah
the Hague
Pheadie Wean
Spain
Ortugal
Madrid
Lispon
Buenos Ayres
France
Daver
Scilly
Havre de Grace
Fix
Amsterdam
Dunirk
Chatham
Gravesend
Hence
Sheerness
Mars
Falconer
Prince George
Ord
Parliament of
Ireland
Gatober
Devon
John Ralle
Walter
Elys
East India Company
Stormont
Rogers
Madeira
Madrass
China
East Indian Company
Iridin
Valentine
Alfred
Egmont
Princess ‘Royal
Prince
Resolution
Royal Charlotte
WoarceRer
Duke of Portland
Rochford
Hawke
Sea-Horse
Gretna-green
Rotherhithe
Southwark
Mitcham
Clerkenwell Bridewell
Sir Jamies Cockburn, Bart
Soho Square
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Atollat
Spitalfields Church
Haac Sylvester
Eig
Norwich
Hester Patience
Spitalfields
Twickenham
Gapra Watt
Ecene Mills
Gostling
George Goliine
Witton
Jonene Bradford
Yorkshire
Jeremiah Sunthace Woodside
Sussex
Milcherda
Edward Leedes
Andrew Wilkes
Lomby
Mr& Brown
Sevenoaks
Kene
Knaresborough
Duke Adams
Camblesforth
4Th Regiment of Dragoarts
Owen
Biggs
North Road
General Post Office
Mr. Bowers
Aldgate
Dorchester, Oaete
Dota
Tae Mae Josepa “Ren
Tate
Bs ‘Ee Bayaby
Oki. Grocer, N. B
Silva Tictice
Ann Barlow
Skiibe
Hid
Herefordshire
Dunmow
Eysex
King’s Head
Truro
Willtigg
Oortinaries
Tifsal
Lincoln
Minton
William
Brickhitt
James Skipwith
Robs Lawrence
Dyneley
Bali
Attgrnies Linn
John Lely
Attorhey
Grantham
Lincolnshire
Én Lely
John Waytes
Bonny Lincolln
William Brickaly
Semanty Well
Garaways Ees House
London
Groton
Greg
Sudbury
Suffolk
Cook
Hart
Herbert
Farmer
Bury St, Edmonds
Ipswich
Colchester
Chelmsford
Ingatestane
Harry Brentwood
Rumford Patche Lace
Fale
Skinner
Aldersgagaftrest
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