Proby Ace From a Late London Paper
A fragment from a London paper notes Proby achieving an ace in a late edition. The brief item mentions the event without full context or dates.
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Newspaper
Georgetown Gazette
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1801
Page
2
A fragment from a London paper notes Proby achieving an ace in a late edition. The brief item mentions the event without full context or dates.
A historic patriotic ballad by Mr. Dibdin celebrates unity of nations as Scotland England and Ireland unite. The verse lauds a global peace, dawns of a grand union and calls all hearts to join in the hopeful chorus with symbols of the rose thistle and shamrock interwoven.
Fragmentary notes recount a beggar speaking of a life provision plan that would secure annual income from a principal for a set term. The text mentions a projected lifespan of eighty years, with the subject living only sixty six. The doorway petition appears in a doorway scene.
Fragmentary naval report from Boston in December describes fears for the frigate Insurgent under Captain Bletcher. It mentions orders to close ground on privateers, references Pickering, and hints at a wrecked lighter vessel.
Ais Dee ber 15 Caph phee at Algiers in August news notes an update relayed by Mr. with limited readable context. The fragment mentions a location Algiers and a dated cue 08.25, but leaves the event unclear. The readable portion emphasizes a reporting line attributed to Mr. and a dated marker.
Reports claim 70 000 to 80 000 French troops in Egypt with native support. a French general allied with Mahometan factions after marrying a princess of Egypt. a small French squadron captured by an English frigate en route to Egypt. Other items note Danish vessel seizures, Royal Navy actions, and ongoing Franco British peace negotiations and trade controls in late December.
On Friday evening last Hatten arrived in the town to the great pleasure of his family and friends. The next morning he was greeted by most of the town's gentlemen who congratulated him on the occasion.
In a January gale near Cape Hatteras Captain Francis Rodrigue and two seamen perished. The brig Juno, bound for Rio, carried passengers from Port and was captured by the French and taken in. Last Saturday Captain Hughes of the Minerva from Philadelphia reported the seizure and disposal of the captured vessel and cargo.
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