East India Company Declarations and Market Overview 1818
The report details sugar stocks and bag consignments with prices and traders like Orion and Isabella, notes June 10 and June 25 dates, and lists numerous bale counts. It covers cotton markets with prices for Sea Island, Boweds, Demeraras, and Orleans, plus Liverpool and Manchester trade conditions and the impact of European politics on demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East-India Company
Milian ComPany
Corrie
Orion
Kien
Isabella
Lorton Wool
Hales
Chart
Sper Marian
Thomas
Castlereagh
Ferox
Sea Island
Bates
Orleans
Liverpool
Manchester
India
Europe
Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals and departures listed
Maritime notices show ships and cargoes with dates from December and November. Notable arrivals include the Mary from Nangasucky with passengers Lt Col Sullivan and Major Campbell. the Antelope from Calcutta with Captain Hall. the Perseverance to China. the Isabella to Sama rang. and the Frederick from Batavia with passengers O Connor and others. Multiple vessels report cargoes Sundries and general cargo as well as passenger manifests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
W. Wood
Nangasucky
R. C.N
Vessels in Batavia Roads List
A catalogue of ships and vessels anchored in Batavia Roads including the Malacca sloop Hecate Malabar Psyche Antelope Volunteer Minerva Arabella Huby Charlotte Mary Hector Greyhound Jonge Christina Emilie Greyhound Margaret Coveling Tyger Java Packet Cutter Arathusa Arab ship Ma habar brig Abassy Herat Chinese Hingshong with various “do” indicators showing duplicates or shared classifications.
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Batavia
H. M
Malacca
Hecate
H. Co
Malabar
Minerva
Huby
Charlotte
Mary
Hector
Greyhound
Jonge
Christina
Emilie
Margaret
Tyger
Java
Arathusa
Mahabar
Abassy
Herat
Hingshong
Three Plans for India Charter Debate Outlined
A parliamentary review discusses three proposed paths for renewing the East India Company charter. Government aims to keep rights and China trade with limits. Grenville seeks to abolish the Company’s government role and transfer control to the Crown. Wellsley favors maintaining the present system with reforms to aid private merchants while exporting to India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East India Company
Ist
China
Grenville
Dé .Condillac
India
Crown
Wellesley
Great Britain
Marquis
Sh. Ahn Anstruther
House of Commons
Restrictions on private trade with India and empire governance
The passage argues for limited liberalization of private trade between Britain and India under a licensing system. It outlines penalties for illicit passenger transport, supports government oversight of commercial matters, and cites Lord Wellesley’s proposals for stronger Crown control and clearer executive responsibility. It cites a notable exchange between British and American naval officers regarding duty and honor.
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India
Government of
Board of Commissioners For the Affairs of India
India House
Bat
East India Company
Europe
Great Britain
London
Lord Wellesley
England
Iadha
Hornet and Bonne Citoyenne Duel Challenge Noted
A published excerpt recounts the challenge between the American sloop of war Hornet and Captain Green of the Bonne Citoyenne. It includes a letter from Henry Ill, U.S. Consul at St Salvador, dated December 28, outlining official correspondence on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Henry Ill
United States of America
St. Salvador
Frederick Lindé
Letter Exchange Over Hornet Challenge At Fort de San Pedro
A dated 1812 dispatch from Fort de San Pedro contains Captain Frepericn Linpemax replying to Captain Lawrence of the Hornet. Linpemax refuses risking Bonne Citoyenne under Bainbridge while affirming readiness to defend or attack as proper. He hopes for a later meeting under different circumstances.
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Fort de San Pedro
P. B. Green
Ing
Hill
United States
Lawrence
Bainbridge
Sam
Frepericn Linpemax
Dispatch from General Cathcart on French forces near Erfurt
A May 6 dispatch from General Viscount Cathcart to Viscount Castlereagh notes the arrival of the French army and the concentration of their forces near Erfurt and along the Saale as reported to the British Foreign Office via Dresden. The message records Allied respondence and positions in the ongoing European conflict.
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Foreign Office
Viscount Castlereagh
Afeiry
Viscount Cathcart
Maesty
Russia
Dresden
France
Erfurth
Saale
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Bengal
Moss
Best
Jommion
Guipowder
Woods
Sanders
Red Perton
Shipping Intelligence
Dérakrures
Perseverance
W. Meuse
Mr. Jansen
Mr. Haste
M. A. Mayne
Samarang
Flying Dragon
J. C. Barneveld
Te Malluccas
Sundries
SoukaBaya
Frederick
Wm. Duncan
Messrs. O'Conner
Randall
Bland
Ash
Port Jackson
SuMaNnap
Mercury
Lombard
Bavaria
D. Assey
Government
the Morning Chronicle
Than
Hornet
Constitution
Captain Green
The
Bonne Citoyenne and
London Gazette
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