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Traders, Battles, and Marriages in a Turbulent Era
Privateers and naval actions dominate the dispatches from Weymouth and the Atlantic. A Spanish privateer faced fouled seas near the Isle of Wight. the ship was seized, crew imprisoned, and the captor’s prize taken. Obituaries and weddings punctuate the page, with notable figures like Mrs Collyer and Lord Forbes amid notices. Dispatches recount Horse races, ships’ movements, and provisioning while Parliament relaxes grain exports to sustain the kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trump
Great Britain
Brownfey
Pool Harbour
Portsmouth
Isle of Wight
Collyer
Southwark
Henry Brown
Dastiller
Martindale
Stockbridge
Lord Portmore
Mr. Martindale
Keating
Cupid
Ipswich
Mr. Smith
Poney Hark-forward
Mr. Henrickson
Mr. Bradstreet
Zack
William Smith
Lords
Thomas Stanhope
Lord Harrington
Foot-Guards
Honeywood
Regiment of Dragoons
Admiralty
Thompson
New-England
Squirrel
Weymouth
Royal George
John Norris
Portland
Guards
Horne
Bfq
Bombay
Warwick
Lord Forbes
Betty Gordon
William Gordon
Park
John Fosterelle
Cornwall
Miss Trefufis
Thomas Trefufis
Eig
Grampound
Edward Hillersden
Mamburgh
This City
Louisa Harcourt
Henry Harcourt
Hertfordshire