30 Dec 1790
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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 30, 1790
Page
1
Reports from Ecville and Verpoel describe severe storm damage after violent gales. St Michael's church battlements suffered destruction while several newly built houses and a windmill were blown down, with little to no injuries reported and high alarms from continued thunder.
Fragments show ships and captains named as sailing to destinations including Gibraltar Milford and the Downs. Mentions include Bacclona Diligenes Mourant Polly Harvey and Indiaman Friends with individuals Deake and Jeffrey. Unclear full actions but appears to be a maritime listing or voyage record.
London reports a royal hunt at Windsor with Princesses Augusta and Elizabeth plus the Prince of Wales, followed by court moves. The issue includes political notes, British and foreign dispatches, ship news, fires, weather, deaths, marriages, and public notices from December 29 1790, with reports from Paris Rome Boulogne and York and local incidents across England including storms, distemper, drownings, and a murder in Woolwich.
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