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London Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Aug 05, 1780

Page

3

Unclear 19th Century Naval Log Fragment

Fragmentary OCR notes mention ships Dromedary Scourge and Ranger, ports Portsmouth and Flushing, and several names such as Wells Wigmore Nautilus Moorton Hannah Dawson. Details and dates are garbled. captures an era ship movements or expedition references.

Duge N. E His Majesty Dromedary Scourge Ranger Bury Wells Dunkirk Wigmore Flushing Nautilus Moorton Hannah Dawson

War news from India and English home front notes

Reports from Surat describe General Goddard’s 400 Europeans and 2600 Seapoys reinforcing to seize Amadabad, with Hartley leading a sharp assault and Spaeth wounded in action. Updates cover Prince of Wales birthday plans, cabinet schemes, and the Dovershire navy, plus local crimes and court martial plans amid tension with France and internal unrest.

Poonah Surat Goddard Bombay James Artley Broadrah Futterbury Amadabad Hartley Tonduétic Spaeth Bat Baffain Cambay Ragoobay Mahajze Sindee Tookajee Holkar Madras CY -O-Epuys Pondicherry Windsor Philadelphia Carolinas Samuel Adams John Adams Congress France Britain Prench Lords of Trade Custom House Pierson Lord Amberit Ambert Col. St- Leger Earl of Fauconberg Duke of Manchétér Lord le Despencer B. Carpenter Dartford

Evening naval action off the Loire captures La Belle Poule

Sir James Wallace reports that Nonsuch, in burning the frigate off the Loire, pursued and engaged a vessel that proved to be La Belle Poule. It mounted 32 guns with 275 men, its captain and 24 men killed, many wounded. Nonsuch had three dead and ten wounded. Other frigates in company included L AImole and La Roflinolle.

Patt Gravesend Tilbury Jamaica Lisbon James ‘Wallace France Dublin Orr Clyde Gottenburgh Cordova Cadiz Geary Bret Cape of Good Hope Pipers Copenhagen Cape England Shannon Fuchs Leeward Islands Rodney Leeward Ireland Falmouth Pijrpouth Bourdeaux Zeglith Cruizers Bristol Queenwich Staines Horse Guards Paris Jorvielle Pyrenees Arbourt Milford Betsey Watson London Admiralty Dungenéis Oftce Ues James Wallace Stephens Loire Lezard Chace la Belle Poule Chevalier Kergariou Nopfucn L’aimole la Roflinolle

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