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Battle memory and naval actions fill a grim news log
Reported from Portsmouth to London cover a sea battle near Calais with Hawke and Mordaunt ordered to Portsmouth. Also tavern toasts praise England, stock prices, and a flotilla tally includes ships sunk, prizes, and promotions. Reports of ships captured, names of officers, and a mass of stock listings follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Sir Edward Hawke
Mordaunt
Avoript Company
Old England
Vernon
West
Dover
Calais
Cruizer
Plymouth
Diana
Smith
Gallipoli
Bristol
Mesfina
Elizabeth
Robertson
Oporto
Hull
Land
Cornwall
Scilly
York
Fisher
Greenland
Berry
Toms
Pool
Davison
Prince of Wales
Leith
Dragoon Guards
Bland
William Thomson
John Richardson
Martin Tucker
Charles Morris
Benjamin Lewis
Holland
Berlin
Magdeburgh
Brandenburgh
Franconia
Saxony
Lipsadt
Count de Gifors
Martha
Versailles
Duke of Orleans
M. de Chevert
d’Etrees
Hamelen
Lauenstein
Duke of Cumberland
d’Eirces
Duke’s. Twe
Marshal d’Etrees
Marquis d’Armentieres
Champagne
d’Sirees
Coppenbruck
Hanover
Marine
Enghien
Nevane
Belfance
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