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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 10, 1776
Page
3
Edinburgh dispatch reports a heavy storm from the north on Monday night with rain and tempestuous winds at sea. The sole damage noted is a portion of the new Peterhead pier, about 76 feet long and six feet high, toppled by the gale.
Ships travel and arrivals listed with ports of origin and captains. Vessels include Barbary Packet Lean Dunkirk Dutch man of war and Speedwell sloop. Three Friends Hellen from Amsterdam Concord Sudbury John and Thomas Hearn from Norway Linen-Hall Randall from Dublin. Other arrivals at Portsmouth Lancaster Milford Falmouth Plymouth Petersburgh Chatham Lynn Quebec and more.
Reports from St James's and Madrid describe promotions signed by the king and dispatches sent to Lord Grantham. News from Ireland and America notes General Lee moving toward Canada with Rogers and Indigenous allies. extra letters from Brussels and Toulon discuss looming war and naval movements.
An antique report describes a three hour engagement in which a galley sunk after a shot from the Valdivia. The Valdivia lost 12 men with several wounded. Don Gabriel lost four with 18 wounded. A Dutch seizure sparked changes in pass handling and a public inquiry into a bank heist plot unfolds at Bow Street with Rohl, Fairbanks, and Hopkins facing committal.
John Hardinge T W Harrison and Charles Freime faced the bar on suspicion of highway robbery and housebreaking gear. Pistols and stolen items were produced. remanded for reexamination. Other reports include robberies near Hounslow and a clergyman’s robes stolen in Crowncourt, with several deaths and marriages noted in brief notices.
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