Maritime dispatches from Lisbon to Barbadoes and Jamaica
A fragmentary 18th century naval log describes ships and convoys including the Matilda, Dryad frigate, Prince of Wales Packet, and Portland Packet sailing from Falmouth to the Caribbean ports. It notes rigging damage, arrivals at Barbados and Martinique, and mail conveyances to America with several vessels under convoy to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio
Eital Harvey
Trads
Dominica
Antigua
Matilda
Montferrat
Marth
Lisbon
Falmouth
Prince of Wales
Princeta’ of Wales
Barbadoes
Martinique
Jamsica
Ernest Packer
América
Janinitz
Portland Packet
Leeward Mand
Maui's
Yesternoon
Ship News From Newfoundland to Barbadoes
The Venus from Newfoundland is taken by the Oiseau off Cape of Good Hope. The Mary and Jean from Clyde to Tobago is captured near Barbadoes by a French frigate. The Argyle from London to Lisbon is seized by a privateer. The Nelly from Demarara to Liverpool has been freed from rocks and reached St Vincent with light damage. Jeanie Douglas and others from Glasgow were carried into Guadaloupe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus
Newfoundland
Noré
George
Vilcoal
Batavia
Beston
Oiseau
Cape of Good
Mary
Jean
Barclay
Clyde
Tobago
Barbadoes
Libfon
London
Lisbon
Nelly
Jackson
Demarara
Liverpool
Union Stand
St. Vincent’s
Joho
Greenock
H-ro
Biffet
Jeanie
Douglas
Glasgow
Guadaloupe
Mutiny Still Rules On Four 74 gun Ships At Plymouth
April 27 report from Plymouth states the Atlas Majestic Saturn and Edgar remain in mutiny. Delegates from each ship were to assemble aboard the Atlas the parliament ship while dockyard officers paid wages. Ships hoisted signals, barges and goods were restricted, and crews remained firm in demands for redress before any movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlas
Majestic
Saturn
Edgar
Atllas
Wentiaffas Winal
Portsmouth
Spithead
Tetter
Tris
Unclear fragment on Patrolling Frigate and Privateer Arrival
Fragmentary report notes a French privateer of sixteen guns and a Grand Falcon cutter arriving. Lord Bridport detains at St Helens by contrary winds. Details are garbled but indicate naval movements near Bortsmouth with a privateer and a detainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treta Bourdeaux
Elia Ae Ee
wAlso
Grand Falcon
King's Theatre Opera of Niza Delights Audiences Again
The Opera of Niza at King's Theatre drew praise for Mina's singing and Viganoni's refined talent. Pacsiello returned for a second performance, with Banti's voice noted for expressive variety though some pace for alignment with the author's spirit suggested. The review lauds the musical unity with the drama and the electric, delicate sentiment carried by the performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niza
Pacsiello
Mina
Banti
Viganoni
Theatre notes and Dublin unrest spark vented audience
A Covent Garden performance of the posthumous Dr. Hoadley comedy The Zatles drew a fashionable crowd, praised for wit but faulted for polish. Offstage, Irish letters report cash scarcity and security fears, with troops jailed in Limerick for oaths to Defenders and several sedition charges emerging from the North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Headley
Jeremy Collier
Signora-Storace
Covent-Garden
Rodin
Ireland
Dublin
Limerick
Jocelyn
Not Guilty Manslaughter Verdict After Public House Row
Friday John Baker faced a trial for killing William Alten by a forehead blow at a public house on March 25. The jury found him not guilty of manslaughter after considering aggravation and repeated insults. Other cases included Bennet and Layton with mixed verdicts, Ommanier charged with tea theft, and a Long Old Bailey session with 28 prisoners tried and various sentences handed down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Baker
William Alten
Robert Colly
Colly
Ann Allen
Hughes
Allen
Baker
St. George’s Hospital
Buker
Joseph Christie
Poplar
Bennet
Layton
Weben
Counterfeit Coin Case in Whitechapel Court
John Berry and William Berry along with Cornelius Danahue faced examination before Donor Bennet for passing counterfeit half guineas at Br Green baker in Petticoat Lane. The two Berrys were committed to Newgate for trial while Danahue was discharged. Mary Stock was committed for uttering counterfeit coins and possessing a sizable quantity of counterfeit coins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Berry
William Berry
Cornelius Danahue
Donor Bennet
Br. Green’s
Baker
Petticoat-lane
Whitechapel
Newgate
Donahue
Mary Stock
Market prices for grains and hay in England and ports
Market notes show mixed grain values including wheat barley and oats with current prices per quarter and per cwt. Declines noted in some staples while others hold steady. Hay and straw rates quoted from St James's and Whitechapel markets with average prices and regional variations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Wales
St. James’s
Londog
St James’s Mark
Clare Market
Whitechapel
Market and livestock prices from Smithfield and London markets
The report lists beef and pork prices in Smithfield and Newgate with wholesale rates for mutton, veal, and hides, along with cattle head counts. It also notes tallow, raw hides, and coal prices in London markets, plus distant markets in Newpay Newport Warley Devizes and Wakminster with grain prices for wheat barley oats and beans.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ship News
Plymouth
Bortsmouth
King's Theatre
Theatre
Crawford
Lifourn
Lord Jocelyn
Fencible Regiment
Maldon
Spital Farm
Samuel Keelon
Cawston
Mundes Ball
John’ Stains
Mr. Lee
Altharne
James Coney
David’ Ommanier
East India Company
Wickman
Rickman
Tarrant
Old Bailey
William Williams
Ann Hall
Elias Davis
Benjamin Kitchen
William Walpole
Joseph Crow
Andrew Galway
Mary Jahnson
Edward Wright
Samuel Hurcock
Catherine Evans
Jol. Stott
Robert Peartree
Francis Evans
Thomas Corbett
House of Correction
Clerkenwell
Police Office
Pollard
Firey
Embden Ee
Hartingen
Pillaw
Koningurgt
Kent
Suffex
Effex
Faroe
raSe
Satur
Hay
Od. Agiergs
Hoo-P
Smithfield
Newgate and Leadenhall
Newcastle
Sunderland
Newapay
Newport
Isle of Tight
Warley
Sauismurny
Devizes
Wakminston
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