Weathering Wind Claims in Historic Seafaring Skirmish
A fragmentary August 1776 report notes strong northeast winds driving several naval vessels including the Wells cutter Elizabeth Tickell or Exeter and the Flying hth with Griffin cutters. The Buffalo and Seaford men of war, Grasshopper, and Speedwell sloops are mentioned as remaining in a maritime posture amid rough seas.
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Deal
Wind N. E
Wells
Elizabeth
Tickell
Exeter
Hth
Griffin
Buffalo
Seaford Men of
Grasshopper
Speedweil
Dublin Port Assembly elects Sir Anthony King Lord Mayor
In Dublin on Thursday Alderman Sir Anthony King was chosen Lord Mayor for the coming year, succeeding Alderman Lynam who resigned. The Dublin Gazette notes an embargo removal on ships from Cork to Britain if crews stay minimal. Parliament bills address Dublin improvements and bankruptcy reform as Lord Lieutenant prorogues the session to September 22.
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Dublin
Tholfel
Lair
Anthony King
Lynam
Corke
Great Britain
Roscommon
Commons
King’s Bench
His Majesty’s Court of Common Pleas
Court of Exchequer
Ireland
War rumors and naval actions in 1773 Atlantic scene
A dispatch from Douay notes French fleet activity near Brittany and Normandy amid widespread war talk as Britain reshuffles court posts and Keppel orders strict sailor discipline. An account from Captain M Garry of the True Briton describes a lengthy engagement with an American privateer south of the Lizard, with heavy exchange of fire and a decisive break as the privateer fled.
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A’ Orvilliers
Lecter
Douay
Flanders
Dublin
Brittany
Normandy
Lord Mansfeld
Heaven
Lord Stormont
Bedford
Waldegrave
Earl of Carlisle
Keppel
Hall
M'Garry
Lizard
Wrecked Crew Rescued and Diplomacy Hardening Amid War News
A Dutchman aboard recounts saving four American seamen from a mid Atlantic wreck to Boston, while English commissioners await Congress terms on independence. News reports merchants petitioning for peace, Spanish fleets near Ferrol and Carthagena, and privateers and prizes off Weymouth, Guernsey, and Dublin. Ships arrive Liverpool and Plymouth with prizes, while Baltic storms and Mediterranean trade dangers persist. local notices record executions and clerical appointments as the war presses on.
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Boston
Congress
America
Gibraltar
Ferrol
Carthagena
Poole
Newfoundland
Essex
Stonehouse
Dantzick
Bool
Blacket
Ridley
Petersbourg
Guernsey
St. Vallery
Dover
Kite and
Wells
Eclipse
Folkstone
Dangerfield
Sunderland
Amsterdam
Campvere
Ostend
Liverpool
Gwin
William
Swinhoe
Betty
Bell
Whale
Greenland
Sally
Sophia
Hare
London
Ancona
Streights
Emanuel
Detting
Fleetwood
Slater
Penzance
Courier
Capel
Honfleur
la Ville de Rouen
Hardel
Havre
Isle of Bass
Phoenix
Hunter
Sylph
Lawson
Ranger
Webber
Lark
Crockwell
Torbay
Stockholm
Baltick
Norway
Leghorn
Gracieuse
Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Toulon
Mediterranean
Huntingdon
Bath
Duke of Rutland
Wicklow
James Watkins
Audley Chapel
St. Bennet
St. Peter, Paul’s Wharf
Berrow
Hillingworth
C Caplain
Orange-street Chapel
Teplady
Roberts
Stubbs
Joshua Crompton
Gangley Green
Guildford
Surry
Bank of England
England
John Alleyne
University College
Oxford
Headhorne Worthy
Winch Fter
Friday
Scotland
Alex. Henry
Gordon
Obituaries and Marriages across London and England
The page records multiple engagements and deaths. Marriages include Mark EME SEES to Mills Parrot in Tronmongey Lane and Capel Loft to Miss Emblin of Windsor. Died notices list Mr Charles Robotier of Stoke Newington and Roger Staples banker, James Stapleton merchant, Sir Thomas Hay Baronet, William Edge manufacturer, and Joseph Winfield Pensioner of the Bank of England.
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Mark Eme
Richard
Admiral Gordon
Parkinson
Old-street
Mills Parrot
Tronmongey-lane
Thomas Wallace
Frith-street
Soho
Predice
Prépice
Gerardtreet. Yeterday
Capel Loft
Lincoln’s Inns
Law
Emblin
Windsor
Cotton
Bridge North
Alicia Owen
Stablecourt
Charles Robotier
Stoke Newington
Croydon
Roger Staples
Cornhill
Moses Staples
Paternofter Rew
Richmond
James Stapleton
Galloway
Scotland
Thomas Hay
Preston
Manchester
William Edge
Bridgewater’s Gardens
Barbican
Joseph Winfield
Bank of England
A Hunting Song at Vauxhall by Vernon and Heron
A hunting song set at Vauxhall celebrates fox and hare chases as the finest sport. It exalts liberty from sorrow with horn sounds and conjugal bliss, contrasting royal pomp with simple pleasure and constant hunting from dawn to night.
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Vauxhall
Mr. Vernon
Mr. Heron
A Favourite Scotch Song Sung at Vauxhall by Mrs Weichsell
The verses recount a Scot Irish sentiment set on Tweed shores where a jockey wins the speaker’s heart yet dies leaving cries unanswered. The song laments trust betrayed as wealth and fortune lure the beloved away, with the speaker regretful at a love lost and betrayed by vanity.
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Vauxwatt
Tweed
Fragmentary verse excerpt reads like a ballad
Fragmented lines describe maidens, a swain and a warning of trouble. The text hints at romantic pursuit and inner resolve to forget the beloved. The rough OCR yields disjointed phrases, but core imagery of love, peace of mind, and impending encounter remains.
The Merchant and Seaman's Guardian and Traveling Directory
A historical advertisement listing several nautical manuals by Stuart Amos Arnold and others. It describes The Merchant and Seaman's Guardian in the English Channel with bearings tides and harbors, a Travelling Directory of direct roads in Great Britain, a Travelling Companion, and a Gardener calendar with monthly gardening instructions. Prices and binding options are shown.
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Gloucestershire
Little’ Barrington
L.ves
Burford Dawss
Jepes
Sali
Gloucester
Stuart Amos Arnold
T. Carnan
St. Paul’s Church Yard
English Channel
Nere
Orfordness
Scilly Islands
King’s Channel
Queeny Channel
Latts
Gulf Stream
England
France
Price
Great Britain
Englan
Wales
London
Daniel Paterson
Evtine
Katerfon
Tyird
Calene Dar
Catsiniac
RA Weston
Keyehr
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London Evening Post
Greenwich
Esterday
N.B
Am — ’S Park
Jas
Kate
Iater
D. Fontaine
Midderin
Helborn
Ailo Co
Goiniasa
Fos Hall
Robert Irwin
Iyfon
St. James’s-street
Taylor
Ireiry
Harwich
Audienc
W. Jones
P. Ftr
Northisprenshire
Schniflar
Nay- Jan
Suffolk
The
Royal Society
F.rj
F. Rivingeon
G. Ohinfon
Lord Mil. Grave
Iig
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