Victory Sloop Defends Against Spanish Forces at Sea
Reports from Boston and London describe the Victory under Capt. Sibbald repelling two enemy vessels near Jamaica. The engagement lasted five glassings, with the Sloop taking cannon and musket fire while the Victory sustained hits to hull and rigging. Casualties include James Pearel, who died seven days later, and Roger Wood who recovered after a hat shot.
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Victory
Sibbald
Drummond
Jamaica
Spain
Fe Vittory
James Pearel
Roger Wood
Boston
Marlborough
Old David
Lord Morpeth dies at Castle Howard aged heir to earls
York reports the death of Lord Morpeth after a lingering illness at Castle Howard. Heir to the Earl of Carlisle and a knight of the shire, his loss is seen as both public and private. Sir John Lister Kaye is spoken of as a potential successor. William Stephenson is elected Alderman in the Guildhall by unanimous vote.
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Knavemire
York
Constable
Chesnut H. Cottingham
Marm. Wyvil
Mr. Bethel
Mr.Brewster
Mr. Eyres
Mr. Scrope
Duke of Perth
Chance
Ann
Meynell
Thunderbolt
Tom Tinker
Marm
Wyvil
Bethel
Chapman
Careles
Mr. Witty
Mr. Hutton
Sultan
Lord Lonsdale
Quiet
Barbadoes
Perot
St. Lucia
Arnold
Rich Arnold
Lynn
Smith
Thomas Hurat
Swaffham
Norfolk
Cambridge
Parsons
George Oxendon
Edward Simpson
Trinity Hall
Colchester
Col
Beckwith
William
Namur
Gibraltar
France
Spain
George Hazelam
Snow-Hill
Powell
William Powell
Southwark
Mantell Street
Goodman’s Fields
Cox
Latham
St. Clement Danes
Scotland
Martin
Ratcliff Highway
John Rawson
Doctors Gommons
Country News
Castle Howard
Viscount Morpeth
Earl of
John Lister Kaye
Bart
Whytehead
Deceas
William Stephenson
John Kaye
Wentworth
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Plantation News
Philadelphia
London
Minchell
Chester
Ordnance Office
Lords of the Admiralty
Gosport
New-York
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