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Newspaper

General Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Dec 21, 1776

Page

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News from New York Campaign Ends Near White Plains

From the London Gazette dated December 21 but reporting operations around New York. British forces under Howe crossed from Turtle Bay to Frog Neck and Pelham Manor, advancing toward White Plains. Rebels retreated toward Connecticut after heavy fighting, with numerous losses and captured stores, while debris and rum were destroyed.

SS Majesty New-York William Howe His Majesty Guards Colorel Donop New-York Island Turtle Bay East River Hell-Gates Frogs-Neck Longsland Pelham’s Manor Connecticut King’s Bridge White Plains New Rochelle Rogers New York Meramack Broox’s Columius Avda Cieir Howe Conneficut Highlands Rumy

Court tares claim to Douglas estates in Hamilton case

Edinburgh December 7 The Court of Lefton heard the case of the Duke of Hamilton against Archibald Douglas of Douglas claiming all patient estates of the Douglas family as heir male The court unanimously credited Mr Douglas and dismissed the duke's claim.

Edinburgh Lefton Arcat Duke of Hamilton Archibald Douglas of Douglas Douglas

Vast Wind S Swifts Across Rivers and Ports

Wind from the south west brings arrivals aboard multiple vessels including the Sally Geyon, Britannia, and Panny and Retuy bound for Portimourt Hope Wilcox for Sica, with many ships docking from New York and Europe. Several vessels depart for Naples and others, while December’s late arrivals list includes Philp and Adams from Mississippi and New York crews.

Wind S. W Gilet Sally Geyon Grenaway John Christopher Lawton Makittent Dikker Bichon Kenyon Peggy Cale James Dickins Ferry Shepherd Britannia Butterwick New-York Vingh Amerga

Arrivals From Various Colonies Docked at Port

Maritime lists show vessels arriving from Newfoundland and the Caribbean. Names include Dartmouth Fly from Newfoundland and Dever Louisa Payne from Sc Tobago Chester Adventure Smallwood from Aliant Grenada Marquis of Pombal Quixley from London St Kitts Betsey Sally Gibbs Arran Drink Water from London Antigua Lord North Ross John Peters Free min Dalhine from London

Dartmouth Fly Newfoundland Falmouth Active Holloway Dever Louisa ‘Payne Fum Sc Antigua Lord North Ross John Peters Freemin Dalhine London

Two Sailors Leverage Rebel Plot Near Montresor Island

From the New-York Gazette two sailors stationed in the Sound defected from the Brune and carried word of a small troops party on Montresor Island. Rebels planned a night strike but met stiff resistance as they fled to their boats. The attack left several casualties. the defectors were executed for deserting the cause.

New-York Brune Sound Montresor’s Island aQion Long-Island Flat Alrady England Wahineten Rhode Island Albany North River Halifax New-England George Collier Rotterdam Amterdam Harwich Virginia South Carolina Lee Fort Washington York Island Ava King’ S Bridge Connecticut Independence Washington Jersey Hudson’s River Mr. Mifflin West Chester Heighhoarhads Thomas Ayscough Quebec Nesbit 47Th Regiment of Foot Dering Liewenant Jocelyn Toulon West Indies Stockholm Sweden France His Iftsy Douglass ‘Ately Portsmouth Thomas, Sell London New England Camden Richardson Antigua Se. Kitt’s Admiralty Charing-cross Jamaica Spanish Town A &T Farringdon Without St. Andrew’s Church Akerman Wilkes Rowland Atkinson Richard Brewer John Crockett Richard Oakes Richard Hearne John Lomax Watkins Chapman and Ewer John Moorey Isaac'Nicholson Edw. Polhill James Archer Luke Staveley Tho. Wright M. William Saxby Wm. Bedford John Hemans Rob. Watkins Robert Turner James Chapman John Walker John Ewer Wm. Halier Aldersgate Common Council Yates Matt Rivington Mott Farringdon Lakes Patrick Taylor Oxford-street Lincoln’s Inn-Hall Buzaglo Pertua Ireland Meath Wickow Om Mondey George William Prescait Bernes’s Street Chiswick Mr. Roberts Miris Artin Blackmore Queen Anne-Ricet Cavatinn-square Henry Tour Chelsea Augustne Cole Ranelagh

Royal Gazette summary of mass imperial dispatches and notes

Saturday's Gazette reports an order in council extending watch and garrison measures and lists royal entertainments. It includes extracts from American war letters detailing Washington’s movements, Clinton’s Rhode Island plan, and logistics, plus Halifax letters praising Burgoyne era recruiters and ship movements. It also notes arrests, court notices, and local council elections with multiple ward results.

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