Surinam Slave Revolt News From Dimara Letter
An 1772 dispatch describes a 300 free Negroes expedition against rebellious slaves in Surinam. It reports a captured town with women and children among prisoners and notes white casualties on plantations near The Hague before stout colonial resistance by Clinton and Williams helped save the colony.
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Amery. Cc
New York
Surinam
Dimara
Oaff
Calliardo
de Vries
Gore
Hooff
Koning
Hague
Clinton
James Williams
Liverpool shores loom as eight vessels driven ashore
Nine ships stranded at Lough Endall while Norwich reports 1600 pounds raised for relief, to feed indigent families with bread loaves over a week. In Murray, Elgin neighbors protest hoarding by three gentry, who supply meat at a fixed price to ease famine, promising more until next harvest.
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Liverpool
Loughendall
Norwich
Edinburgh
Arrivals and Returns Of Ships From Lisbon and Beyond
A list of ship arrivals and movements detailing ships sailing for the river Camberwell and numerous vessels from Lisbon, Smyrna, Rotterdam, Bordeaux, and other ports. It notes wind conditions and lists names such as Fortune Tower Three Brothers Eleanor Susannah Beale and many more, with ports including Bristol Waterford Cork and New York.
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Dear
Feminy
Camberwell
Forbes
Lisbon
Wind
S. W. Gwavesern
Fes
Fortune
Tower
Emibden
London
Colyburn
Young- Eléanor
Hurst
Daws
Grofingen
Young-Eleanor
Seaban
Young-Margaret
Young-Judith
Eulin
Norden
Goodwill
Hunt
Rotterdam
N. S. del Antigua
Castillo
Bristol
Brothers
Keef
Waterford
Ditto
Brittol
M*culm
Dublin
Combe
Berrisford
Forrestall
Havre-de-Grace
Bee
Lord Mowe
Pearson
Clustavus
Seager
Gottenburgh
Va Calmer
Malm
Savile
Walling
Lancaster
Swallow
Hufey
Liverpool
Thomas, Blake
Yarmouth
Leghorn-Galley
M‘daniel
Marseilles
Hazard
Hughes
Africa
Bacchus
Morris
Jamaica
Samson
Cooper
New York
Lydia
Hood
Boston
Weymouth
Venus
Osborn
Malaga
Plymouth
Lovely-Jane
Rubber
Cork
Britannia
Marder
Litbon
Caribbean Invasion Parts of Saint Vincent Reported
A report from Saint Vincent describes a Carib attack on a marching party of the 32d regiment near Niamboo river. Several Caribs killed or wounded. few British dead or wounded. a French signalman detained and hanged. Caribs burned plantations at La Croix and threatened Pradie’s estate until militiamen under Capt Glynn intervened. A transport with four companies of the 13th regiment arrived at Calliaqua from North America, with more troops expected. savage damage to plantations noted.
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New-York Gazette
St. Vincent, OG
Niamboo River
Kingstown
Callinqua
Monsieur la Croix
Monsieur Pradie
Glynn
Ouariwaroo
Calliaqua
North America
Alexander M‘kenzie
General orders transport for Grenada to bring 76th regiment
His Excellency the General ordered four transport vessels for Grenada to bring the remainder of the 76th regiment. Several Caribs and some Frenchmen in their interest have been taken prisoners by detachments of His Majesty's troops and militia.
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Grenada
76Th
St Vincent papers debated as Caribbees expulsion motive debated
A House of Commons session on the St Vincent papers includes Townshend’s charge that the Caribbean expedition targeted Caribbees to extirpate them, with Lord Folkstone backing and Stankey leading the opposing side. report notes a crowded chamber, court news, and various local incidents including dockyard thefts, a near-drowning at Petersfield, and several marriages and deaths.
Notable Royal Appointments and Deaths in London Listings
Yesterday and over the past week in London notices show a professor of medicine at a university, several of his Majesty s physicians, and a series of residents and tradesmen named at their homes in St Martin s Lane Queen Street Westminster and other areas. Entries include Mr William France upholsterer to the great wardrobe Mr Barber ironmonger and brigadier Mr Ludovic Schuatt importer of German wines Mr Piagetin hot presser and Captain Owen ap Price late Welch fuzileers. Also noted are John Williams a cooper forter and Charles Carpue former shoemaker now retired.
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St. Vincent
Townsend
Caribbees
Lord Folkstone
Stankey
Houses of Commons
Wilkes
Dauphin of
France
South Carolina
Sandwich
Jenking
Portmouth
John Fielding
Petersfield
Alderman Patrick
Alman Brakestone
Grekello
Patrick
Langris
Brakestone
Maclane
Stanmore
Middlesex
Chelsea Church
Winchester
Captain Piercy
Royal Navy
Miss Wynne
Serjent Wynne
Lewis Tomkins
Mary Hodges
Jacob Richardson
Bromley
Kent
St. James’s Church
Westminster
Chapman
Bath
Philott
Henry Philott
John Hancock
Upper Brook-street
Maria Young
New Bond-street
St. Edmond’s Bury
W. Augustus Howard
Evans
Tho. Evans
Lal
Mr. Wright
Drury-lane Theatre
Edy Hartry
Air-street
Piccadilly
J. Sabatier
Spital-fields
Dixon
Fleet-street
Mr. Waine
Gray-friars
Newgate-s Treet
Sparks
Englefield-green
Robert Carpenter
General Carpenter
George Warren
Reading
Hooper
Dover
Cornelius Jones
Prince
Frederick
Edinburgh
Jon Gregory
Scotarid
St.Martin's Lane
William France
Queen Hreat
Drummond
Chapfes Street
Barber
Bragier
Margaret Street
Owen Ap Price
Welch Fuzileers
Hammersmith
Cha. Carpue
Duketret
Lincoln’s Innfields
Marchant
Dolphinian
Tam
Kingston-upon-Thames
Joh Norton
N. B
John Norton
Maredant
Norton
Kearfly
Ludgates Street
Complaint on coin shortages and a remedy for silver circulation
In this letter to the editor the writer denounces the lack of small change and argues that making certain acts illegal would restore coin circulation. He notes parish differences in change availability, condemns silver hoarding as a profitable business, and claims a remedy to end coin manufacturing in Birmingham while expanding silver use across England. THE LONDON SPY.
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General Evening Post
Birmingham
Engane
London
The Puppet-Show at Haymarket Incites Riots and Satire
Theatrical Intelligence notes Foote’s long awaited Puppet show The Hardfane Housemaid at Theatre-Royal Haymarket. Disorder erupts as audience clashes arise over reception. Puppets and Foote escape punishment by vagrant law while a comic legal scene ends with a plan to arrest either body or puppet.
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Haymarket
Ladiey
Justice Girkin
Strand
Foote
Quirk
House of Correction
Faote
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Reesae
New-York
Mercury Packet-boat
Dillon
Whitechapel
Suaw
Thomas H
J. Johnson
St. Paul's Churchyard
Mont. Duanville
Samuel Dunn
D'Anville
Robert
Tho. Kitchen
R. Sayer
Fleet - Street
T. Jefferys
Charing-cross
Lye
Delafaye
Canterbury
Thomas King
Farnham
Surry
Benjamin White
Horace’s Head
Dodsley
Parker
New Bond-freet
Almen
Walter
Meff
Urquhart
Royal,Exchange
Fletcher
Proce
Oxford
Merril
Woodyer
Cambridge
Taylor
Jacob
Sweden
Hurd
Cowley
Academicus
Eugenius
John Hughes
Miss Aikin
Tucker
Scott
Martial
C. Goldfaith
Gibson
Brand
Luanghorm
Poland
Hardy
Church of England
Lord North
Frankley
R. Griffiths
T. Becket and Co
Monthly Review
Mr. Norton
Golden-square
Long-Acre
Cornhill
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