Mourning Orders and Unrest Reach Hazy London Scene
From the London Gazette and excerpts dated May 1774, reports note the death of General Bibikow and a court reshuffle naming Lt Gen Sticherbatow to lead against rebels. Paris and Dresden dispatch hail storms and illness among royalty and subjects, while Loyd Chamberlain advises court mourning attire. A riot in Gosport unsettles residents as troops prepare for six weeks at sea aboard Barfleur and allies under Sir Peter Parker.
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Bibikow
Sticherbatow
Prince Galitzit
Cronstadt
Dresden
Germany
Thuringia
Upper
Lusatia
Mers
Raffel
Rufe
Gosport
Bay
Barfleur
Royal Oak
Lenox
Marlborough
Peter Parker
Creek Indian Big Rik slain by three white men near Savannah
The Creek Indian known as the Big Rik was killed and scalped by three white men as he returned home from a Cherokee town where he carried the scalp of Mr. Grant. The event occurred on March 23 in the Savannah area.
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America
Savannah
Big Rik
Grant
Rampaging Sailors Release Prisoners and Attack Deptford Watch
Greenwich reports a dramatic late May riot as Cumberland Kent crewmen, joined by about 300 shore leave sailors, storm Deptford and Greenwich watch houses. They freed imprisoned comrades, looted shops, and threatened magistrates and constables, marching with crows, hand spikes, and weapons through town.
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Greenwich
Cuberland Kent Sar
Deptford
Portsmouth
Chatham
Lave
Ruffel
Blackheath
Cumberland
Wat
Churchstreet
Bam
Arrivals and Departures at River Ports in Dodgy Bulletin
Shipping news lists numerous arrivals and departures with ships like the Lovely Mary from Dublin, Fura from Liverpool, and the Princess Roys from China. Other vessels including Unity from Lisbon and Beila from Venice pass by, with further arrivals at Petersburgh and Dawes ports.
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Mary
Cooke
Dublin
Liverpool
Fura
Princess Roys
Carr
China
Bencoodlen
Lante
Berfey
Serjeant
Leghorn
Gravuseno
Unity
Ashton
Lisbon
Bet'ey
Biddy
Mullings
Koningsbergh
Willing Mind
Palmer
Beulah
Jarvis
Guernsey
Beila
Barras
Venice
Good-Intent
Prouing
Altena
Seyters
Groningen
Tryall
Anderson
Meme
Well
Esther
Halby
Carolina
Gee
Felicity
Hawal
Manning
Hull
Friendship
Jordan
Hope
Lambert
Moody
Holliday
Fortitude
Willis
Princess Royal
Lumley
Susannah
Boyman
Charming Polly
Watton
Choice
Harry
Henry
Amory
Armilla
Slater
Beverly
Sutton
Sevil
Hall
William
Johnson
Holman
London
Sarah
Billard
Genoa
Lloyd
House of Commons May 31 Proceedings and Quebec Bill Debate
The House of Commons sat at two. much private business and several private bills were read a third time and passed. Debate focused on the Quebec government bill with petitions from London merchants and Philadelphia owners opposed to its terms. Evidence on the governing papers was debated. the committee adjourned, with orders for Thursday appearances and Ireland's gratitude notices.
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Tursday
Tom
Lords
M—worth
G—bert
R. W Worth
Epon
B Ker
Homas
William Penn
Philadelphia
London
Canada
P—pps
E. B—ke
T.T
P—ney
Lord Noth
England
E. B—~ke
Col. B—re
D—ofter
Ber
Mansfield
Merchants of
Edward ‘Watton
N—th
Lord Brington
C—re
Col
B—re
Capt
W, B—ke
Mir
Gov
J—ston
Sir John M—nex
H—kins
Oreg
Court of
King’s Bench
Samuel Morerin
Lord North
Will. Hay
Bigg
Mr. Mazzeur
House of Commons
Houses of Lords and Commons of
Ireland
Harcourt
South Carolina
Georgia
Cape Finisterre
Scotland
Dantzick
Prussia
Great Britain
Paris
Proposals Sought to Supply Coal and Culm for Gibraltar
Office of Ordnance in Se Margaret's Street, Westminster, invites proposals on Friday next the 9th of June to contract for about 605 chaldrons of coal and 19 chaldrons of culm for Gibraltar service, plus 204 coalitions of culm delivered free of charges, by order of the Board. Portsmouth. Join Boddington.
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Office of Ordnance
Tower
Se. Margaret's Street
Westminster
Gibraltar
Portsmouth
Boddington
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Mann
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Lou
Aesth Ule
Rotterdam
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West-Indies
Virginia
Cape Henry
Mer
Fligré
Nl. Ste
Ar. Moore
Strand
Wellclose-square
Claus Heide
Norway
Bankrurts
Thomas Ainsworth
Rood
Kent
Guildhall
Lencon
Jemmett
Puching-lane
James Gubbins
Mavecourt
Upper Thanes-street
Loncen
Carpenter
Richardson
Woodtreet
Theodore Ginton
Stratford
Essex
Ard
Parnther
Bartlett
Henry Willams
Chepstow
Monmouthshire
Surreder
White Lion
Bristol
Thomas Davis
Richard Pope
Bennett-street
Middlesex
James Dalton
Hoxton
Chapman
Constable
Abchurchlane
John Murphy
Bricklane
Spitalfields
St. George
Southwark
Surry
Sadler
William Swan
Bridgewater
Somersetshire
Mers Cers
Daniel Sanders
Topsham
Devonshire
Jung
Londers
William Tomson
Newmarket
Suffolk
Bury St. Edmunds
James Batt
New Sarum
Wilts
Matthew Meare
Fountain Tavern
High-street
Peter Paunier
Wiliam Hunt
Robert Muffett
Fides
Sadlers and Copartners
Guild Thall
Peter Priviard
Bucklersbury
Poultry
Enon
Atteu
Lee
Bute and Crown Inn
Enfield Highway
Ount
bin] Rooke
Truftees
Broagsworth
Doncaster
Chefart
Rye Ware
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