Villains threaten corn price cure and royal gift in France
A Paris dispatch reports fresh malice as corn is cut before ripening and letters threaten arson if prices do not fall to one third. Clergy Assembly gifts 20,000,000 livres to the King and a parallel loan is arranged. In Worcester a man named Philip V is jailed for murdering his infant daughter, while two brothers drown bathing near Permaington Common. News from Connecticut and Charles Town notes swift troop raising and a push to stockpile rice and flour, with export prohibitions for three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
London
Worcester
Philip V
Ledbury
Viakinee
Philip Pgh
Marcey
Heace
Jonas
James Somerton
Myr. Somerton
Cordwatheryne
Permaington Common
Wathington
Ets
Bonaventure
Watermas
Nantucket
Bolton
Connecticut
Charles Town
South Carolina
Charles
Provincial Congress
Arrivals at British ports list ships from multiple regions
The chart lists numerous vessels arriving at Cowes, Geoge-Town, Dover, Portsmouth, and Galway. Ships hail from South Carolina, Smyrna, Jamaica, Virginia, Maryland, Quebec, Grenada, Antigua, Cadiz, Embden, and other ports, with crews and names such as Reward, Julius Cesar, Vulture, and Minerva.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jucy
Calvert
Sewell
Maryland
Squirrel
Fiatey
Marquis of
Rockingham
Whitewood
Ognade
Polly
Wee
Lifoon
Dorothy
Mary
Seward
Jamaica
Nancy
Buchanam
Baltimore
Sewart
Stephen
Greve
Virginia
Villlage
Jenifor
St. Vincent's
Patty
Mar“quis
Rom
New York
Julius Cesar
Breath
Quebec
Ceres
Wicks
Union
Bryson
Rachael
Tibber
Georgia Packet
Marshall
Georgia
Cowes
Geoge-Town
Bonner
Neddy
Nelly
Rinmer
South-Carolina
Margate Road
Kinng George
Curling
Smyrna
Dover
Experiment
Robson
Alicant
John
Hunter
Justiting
Kidd
Holland
Taylor
Fortune
Brown
South- Carolina
Portsmouth
Grenville Bay
Cleiland
Grenada
Crawford
Smith
Antigua
Letty
Thompson
Adventure
Carey
Prince of Wales
Furmaux
London
Greenock
Prosperous
Lallow
Commerce
Wilson
Bristol
Alexander
Fox
Ganff
Spain
Triton
Bertram
Jersey
Bodkin
Corke
Sally
Hallifax
Pittman
Poole
Minerva
Wooderly
Jenny
Foster
Friendship
Anthony
Fyall
St. George
Richardson
Lyme
Vickerman
Whitby
Diana
Greyhound
Yeomans
Newfoundland
Charlotte
Green
New Provence
Lord Spanley
Strickland
Galway
James
Burke
Cadiz
Washington appointed Generalissimo of American forces
London dated June 21 reports Congress has appointed George Washington of Virginia as Generalissimo of the American forces. The three battalions with artillery light-horse and rangers of Philadelphia join in the effort yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pennsylvania
Philadelpha
Congress
George Washington
Virginia
Engagement at Charles Town and Battle Details
The Grace from New York and dispatches arrive in Bristol. An express from near Boston describes the June 17 action at Charles Town between about 3000 Regulars and 1500 Provincials. Skirmishes ashore and at Winter Hill, with heavy losses for both sides, and multiple officers reported dead or wounded. Include mentions of Captain Elijah Hide and Captain Warren among those cited. also notes on cargos, ships, and other dispatches from New York and Liverpool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
Bundy
New-York
Bristol
Boston
Charles Town
Bunkers-hill
Gatof
Connecticut
Nolton
Ashford
Pomeroy
Nelson
Chester
Clark
Putnam
Winter-Hill
Bankers-Hill
Grosvenor
Gardener
Diana
Wilson
Liverpool
Hensley
Alfred
Pares
Quebec
Ticonderoge
Crown Point
Gage
Falmouth
D . Dd
Dunmose
Virginie
Downs
Stubbs
Philadelphia
Bolton
Chapenas
Scotland
America
Rhe-Morgenss
Ireland
Carolina
Goryndhs
Newfoundland
En Express
Admiralty-office
Willy
Endeavour
Cook
Portmouth
South Seas
St. Helena
Brame
Locion
Quebéc
Beffora
Bombay
Rafells
Jathaila
London
Dodsley
M‘farquhar
Lord Chesterfield
Marriot
Rbathnot
Fairfax
Northumberland
Burford
Clarke
Hylas
Yates
O’kelly
Abingdon
O‘kelly
Nestor
Bert Abingdon
Transit
Lord Abingdon
Bie
Priday
Duke of Cumberland
Bobadil
Lord Chedworth
Mr. Dutton
Mr. Maid
Don
Mr. Vernon
Mark
Ralph
Fragmented 19th Century Notice Mix of Names and Events
A jumbled OCR segment lists numerous persons such as Miss Payne Mr Thomas and Mrs Salmafer along with places like Southwark Kent and Nuneaton. The text references events, hires, auctions, and notices involving traders, vintners, and attorneys with scattered dates and amounts, but the fragmentary nature yields few complete facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nionof
Phudiday
Miss Payne
Ayne
Booksellen
Ryrae
Mru Maddison
Film of Wight
Mr. Thomas
Serle
SOS
Law
Salmafer
Southwark
Dasher
Yell
Baxtery Tripha
Willarg Garagby
Farngeides
Goldhall
Frale Felicque
Angel-court
Rhs
George Grifite
Covi
Vintner
Bummer
Bavern
Boulton
Badiard
Catlie
Agen van Barmand-cafle
Pi Ieee Merctigans
Christopher
Denghil -Hon
Ufed
Ari
Allertan
Abel
Gonke
Adams
Rien Yan
Slowang
Beth
William Deffe
Soca
Auguste
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elijah Hide
Lebanon
Winter Hall
Paul Revire
Higway
Continental Congress
Albany
Canada
Alphington
Devon
Robert Gorges Dobyns Yate
Bomsberrow Place
Gloucestershire
Miss Honeywood
William Honeywood
Malting Abbey
India
Wrights
Theawerks
Rionrand
Lin Suftelie
Squire
Ppterick
Pérfons
Fey J
Holborn
John Johnson
s-Mead- Ailey
Cornhill
Dack_y
Rycers
Dotrixty
Lane
Corshitl
L .F
iRewenat
Thomas Lieyd
Holberncourt
Gray
Saale
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