Pirate Massacre and Royal Alms Amid Global Quick Tides
A fragment from a 18th century maritime news roundup reports a pirate massacre near Candia of Captain de St Tropes and crew, followed by French royal alms distribution. It notes calm terms in Leghorn Calabria and lists arrivals at Gravesend and other ports, with ships from Hamburgh Virginia St Kitts and Gibraltar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Apt
Paitin de St. Tropes
Moxea
Candia
Ferrailles
Fune
Frahche Comte
Leghorn
Calabria
Bruno Grillo
Dover
Neprune
White
Virginia
Falmouth
Martha
Semple
Newsy
Pilchard de Aale
Wee. A
Bristol
Mercury
Seatin
St. Kitts
Tryton
Gallipoly
Be-in-good-hope
Koningsberg
Cadiz
Liverpop
Braithwaite
Gibraltar
Ceres
Bodkin
Nancy
Adamson
Philadelphia
Dugel
Cabot
Jersey
Gibbs
Sicily
Paul
Gordon
Bilboa
Court and Official Appointments Amid Windsor Installations
London reports two vacant blue ribbons for royal mournings near the Duke of Saxe-Gotha and the Hatfield of Halifax, to be folded by the 25th. The Court will stay at Windsor during the Knights of the Slanter installation with state offices being prepared. Lord Hyde takes the Dutchy and Palatine Chancellor post. His Majesty elevates North and the Duke of Grafton to ranger roles. The Lottery managers handed 70,990 tickets to Bank of England cashiers. Bathurst named Clerk of the Briefs. Sampson Widman weds Charlotte Willes at Barking All Hallows.
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Duke of
Saxe-Gorda
Wales
Halifax
Windsor
Knights of the Slanter
Talbot
Lord Hyde Kifizdin
Dutchy
Palatine
Lancaster
Lord Suange
Privy Council
Tord
Bushey Park
Gracy
Duke of Grafton
Tebe
Saley Bank
Earl of Halifax
Mickets
Bank of England
Letter from John Wilkes and defense of liberty in America
A long missive to Rev. Mr. Horne and the Boston committee defends Wilkes, ridicules critics, and argues his support for American liberty. It cites letters to the Sons of Liberty, disputes over the Bill of Rights society, and critiques of Morris and Horne, asserting loyalty to universal liberty and the British constitution. The author reflects on Wilkes’s stance toward America and condemns perceived treachery, while signaling ongoing engagement with colonial questions and public notice.
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América
America
Tate
Wilkes
Cat
King’ S Bench
British Empire
Europe
Sam
John Wilkes
Boston
St. George’s Fields
Commons House of Assembly
South Carolina
Mr. Morris
Morris
Horne
London
Serjeant
Glynn
Sara
Middlesex
Reegard
Foundling Hospital
Aylesbury
Society
Bill of Rights
Societ
Nolg
Society of the Bill of Rights
Glyn
Lord Halifax
Mr. Wilkes
William
King’s Bench
Brunswic
England
Algernon Sydney
Rome
Repeal of paper and paint duties urged in letter from 1769
A fragmentary historical letter from March 1769 expresses hope for mercy toward American liberty advocates, urges removal of new duties on stamped paper paint and other arts, and calls for repeal via a future upright administration to restore subjects of the British Empire to their rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s Bench
Bruce
Liberty
America
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Yisterday
France
SH Ip New S
Dear
Bill
Hunter
Bennedy
Lisden
Elizabeth
Judge
Quebec
Rainbow
Davis
Portsmouth
Gravesend
Paftiby
Friendship
Baker
Hamburgh
Scipio
Kirkman
Tegenifie
Eagle
Gilbie
Mr. Bathurst
High Court of Chancery
Alballows
Barking
Sampson Witdman
Malding
Bilex
Charlotte Willes
Willes
Chelmsford
Mr. Horne
Prince's Court
William Beauchamp-Prester
Poly
Jill
Kenrick
S. Jetter
Ain
Atlantic
Egland
Saddlesex
Conmitisa
Sons of Liberty
Committee of the Sons of Liberty
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