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General Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Dec 23, 1790

Page

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Foreign Intelligence and Storm News Across Europe

Reports describe Captain Pacha receiving honors in Constantinople, amid talks with European ambassadors about mediation at Sistovia. Paris notes the Archbishop of Rheims fled with the Sainte Ample vial, while weather events in London recount a devastating thunderstorm with widespread damage and several deaths.

Fatal furnace blast at Ketley iron works shocks workers

In Ketley Shropshire a furnace burst while metal ran for pigs, killing two men instantly and another the next day with one life hopeless. The deceased leave wives and families. At Leeds a fire destroyed a cloth dresser shop and a large stock of broad woollen cloth.

Wolverhampton Ketley Shropshire Leeds

Ships in Downing fleet list with arrivals and destinations

The Downes fleet includes Peggy Archibald from Virginia and Bonita Hayes from Oporto, with several ships bound for Jamaica Madeira Africa Ancona Gibraltar Dublin and Liverpool. Wind favors west southwest as multiple vessels pass Mercury Gilespie and others near Lisbon Oporto and Jamaica routes.

Deal Peggy Archibald Virginia Bonita Hayes Oporto Downs Boyne Phenix Stimpson Withywood Evers Jamaica Mary Ann Loten Madeira Betley Donald Africa Tracey Ancona Friends Deake Gibraltar Pirate Asturias MacCarthy Cadiz Providence James Dublin Susanna Parker Liverpool London Johnson Bewley Sincerity Badcock Portsmouth Crown Hope Hopkins Alexander Spears Jamsicue

Royal visit and Windsor garden improvements noted

On Wednesday morning her Majesty and the Princesses visited the recently purchased house at Frogmore Windsor and spent the morning in domestic amusements. The garden at Frogmore is being expanded for utility with a large forcing house under Mr Aiten the gardener at Kew and other works advancing to serve the Queen's Lodge. The Duke of York left Whitehall for Wooburn Abbey Bedfordshire to join the Duke of Bedford for the Christmas Festival. Count Oginski, ambassador from Poland to the United Provinces, was also noted yesterday.

Fregmore Windsor Frogmore Aiten Kew Queen’s Lodge Duke of York York House Whitehall Duke of Bedford Woobarn Abbey Bedfordshire Count Oginski Poland United Provinces

Notice to Tender for Fat and Bones from Soup House

The Commissioners for Sick and Hurt Seamen announce a sale on Friday at 1 PM at Somerset Place to bidders for fat and bones from portable soup. Viewable at the office until sale time via Mrs. Woodhouse at His Majesty's Soup House Radcliffe Cross. Ward notice dated 23 1790 thanks Sir Richard Carr Glynn for council.

Somerset Place Richard Carr Glynn William Sims

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