News from America and Europe Amid War News
Reports from Montreal and Quebec describe scarce fresh tidings, deserters, and a promised bounty for defenders. Mentions Dunmore’s fleet, scores of enslaved soldiers dying, and ships captured near the Capes. London and Dublin dispatches note political strife, elections, robberies, and a murder inquiry near Chelsea. Also brief notices of births marriages and deaths.
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S. E
Quebec
Carleton
Lamb
Williamsourgh
Provincia
Congress
Acual
Eoward Lancwor Tury
Tragic Jam Bottle Incident In Gosport
A Gosport woman left her two children home alone a few days ago. The nine year old girl and five year old boy drank jam from a chest and died. The mother returned to find the boy dead and the girl died overnight.
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Country News
Gosport
Arrivals and departures at ports with multiple named vessels
Ships arrived and departed at Corke Bristol Rotterdam Seville and London with crews and origins listed. Vessels include Vincent Malm from Gortenburgh Lindon Cafteen from Grenada Warmsey Jacques from Falnouth Currein from Limerick Concord Perkins from Bristol Betsey Newland from London Hamburgh Merchant Strong from Hamburgh and more. The list details origins such as Smyrna Memel Amsterdåg Boulogne and Norfolk and notes several sea routes and port movements.
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Dear
Graveston
Mavirg
Frederickson
Norway
Anvlicana
Huces
Smyrna
Driver
Gront
Jacques
Falnouth
Good-Hasrt
Currein
Limerick
London
Rotterdam
Concord
Perkins
Bristol
Seville
Betsey
Newland
Continental Congress presses for free trade terms in Europe
London reports that the Continental Congress has informed European powers their ports are open to trade and that even if Britain repeals the obnoxious laws, free trade would continue for two years. A Boston troop passenger blames English leaders for aiding rebellion and notes inflammatory American newspapers and harsh parliamentary speeches.
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London
Continental Congress
Europe
Great Britain
Boston
England
America
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ino
Americc A
Montreal
Philadelphia
Ireland
Capes
Delawar
Chatham
Pembroke
Jacobs
Dublin
Altpetre
Privy Council
Vic
Westminster
Oxford
Partington
Lambard
Hay
Nares
Wheler
Cambridge
Madan
Trevenen
Bentley
Mel. Dickens
Hughes
Markham
Kelly
Wathen
Wood
Greenhill
Hawkes
Lindsay
Erskine
Barnard
Mill
Mr. Phillips
Chelsea
Bow-street
Kew
Jews-row
Thomas Chute Hayton
Wittelton
Hereford
St. Bride’s Church
George
Béllas
Dottors Commons
Greenough
Ludgate-hill
James Sutton
Deptford
Rebecca Slater
Rotherhithe
Sterday
St. Andrew’s Church
Hajborn
Joh.Champion
Fletcher
Hodidon
Hertfordshire
Dockhead
James Milles
South Cerney
Gloucestershire
Hester Jones
John Jones
Wickham
Mars
Hatham
Office of Ordnance
Tower
Poe
His Majesty’s
Ordnance
St. Margaret’s Street
Westminter
His Majesty. S
John. Boddington
Newcastle
Weatherby
Yorkshire
Deal
de Parker
Mart
Glenton
Boroughbridge
R_ L
Peele
Fleet-street
Carlisle
Jaques
Holborn
Jere
Upton
Carlisle Hen
Thompson
Greetabridge Eliz
Buchanan
Penrith
Thomas Loftus
Catterick
John Oliver
Headley
Park
Hampshire
Hamilton
Falcon-court
Fleet-freet
Mr. Clarke
Apothecary
Farnham
Surry
Cruety
Norfolk
Norwich
Molesworth
Sam
Castle- Hedingham
Essex
Joseph Smith
Castle& Hedingham
James Smith
Gune Place
Scotland
Wakelin Moody
Cafle-Hedingham
Wakeein Moody
John Swarsfield
Smith and Son
Mr. Fretwell
Royal Exchange
Bank
Jousfield - Common
Horsham
Saffe
Dorsetshire
Dorchester
Collton - Row
County Hall
Dorchever
Robert Willis
Stoke-Green
Windsor
Bath - Road
Burton
Hatton- Garden
Town-Barningham
Castle-yard
Hilborn
William Dowling
Barningham
Darasinr
Richardson
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