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.
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New-York Island
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East River
Hell-Gates
Frogs-Neck
Longsland
Pelham’s Manor
Connecticut
King’s Bridge
White Plains
New Rochelle
Rogers
New York
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Montresor’s Island
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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
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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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