Cork Urges Friday Claim On Nov 19
In Cork on Friday November 19 a call goes out for a Friday event. The report notes a November 10 reference and urges participation or attention to the upcoming date in the local brief.
18 Nov 1790
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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 18, 1790
Page
1
In Cork on Friday November 19 a call goes out for a Friday event. The report notes a November 10 reference and urges participation or attention to the upcoming date in the local brief.
Nov 17 report lists the Lord Rodney and Raffles sailing for Jamaica, with remaining ships in the launch, the Prince of Orange Metick and Mary Howe from Dunkirk, Miriam M Farlane from Petersburgh, and Hebe Mills bound for Dublin, Joseph and Mary Brown for Gibraltar.
Their Majesties and the Princesses Royal Augusta and Elizabeth attended a drawing room at St James's after arriving from Buckingham Palace. Notables present included the Dukes of York and Clarence, Archbishops, various nobles, and foreign envoys. The event concluded with a return to Buckingham Palace for dinner and further audiences, while shipping news and court recoveries are also noted.
From Colonel Hartley's camp on Wipeen Island dated May 6 we learn Tippoo's forces stormed Travancan lines on April 7 and the Rajah's defenders offered little resistance. Melborne encampment hosts 100,000 troops with Cranganore under siege by M. Tally. Madras letters say a grand army moves from Trincom Poly to the fifth, led by General Meadows, urging caution for Tippoo. The island camp near Aycotta hosts 2500 men with monsoon approaching and supplies strained. The City of London Court of Common Council convened at Guildhall with speeches on peace and a loyal address to the King. Remnants of public notices, obituaries, and marriages follow, including the burial of John Thornton of Clapham and marriages in St Clement's Strand.
A fragmentary OCR shows a letter to Edmund Prigs regarding J Jothsons No 725 in St Paul. The text hints at a vindication and public notice but is incomplete with missing context and dates. The readable portion suggests a formal defense or public appeal related to a 2:2 matter and a specific address in St Paul.
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