Patchwork dispatches from Gravesend to Pensacola and London
Reports describe ships patched from Gravesend with fresh infractions carrying 20 to 30 guns. Dover relays confirm Holland captained by Taylor from Jamaica bound to London arrived safely under convoy. Other ships, payments, and financial notes mix with Parliament prorogation, Lord Mayor events, a bigamy case, rapes trial, and grain prices at Corn Exchange with varied malts and fates of bank operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravesend
Pensacola
Dover
Holland
Taylor
Jamaica
London
Jane
Crosby
Petersburgh
Dublin
Lord Mansfield
Cirencester
America
England
Sheriff Newnham
Guildhall Chapel
Justice Blackbarrow
Ships Arrive and Depart in August and September
SHIPNEWS: Deal August 31 reports ships John and William Hughes for Smyrna, loss, then Sept 1 sails outward bound for Cork with Providence Increase and others. Arrivals include Judith and Mary from Waterford at Portsmouth and Lilue Will from Wyburgh at Liverpool, with several other vessels calling at Liverpool and the River, among them Ann and Dispatch from Petersburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shipnew
Deal
John
Portsmouth
Judith
Mary
Hammond
Waterford
Liverpool
Lilue
Will
Wysburgh
Ann
Symms
Antigua
Bey
Fairsclough
Jamaica
Lancater
Cavendish
Greenwood
Dublin
Bedlington
Dispatch
Martin
Petersburgh
Concord
Johnson
Onega
Constantinople changes and European notices in Gazette
The London Gazette item reports the Porte deposing Spanachgee Zadee Pafcha of Bagdat and appointing Abdullah, the Cheai of the late mar Pafcha. Also noted are rewards and appointments in Petersburgh and Stockholm, a tournament near Eckolland, and prize affairs involving General Hanibal. Various bankruptcies and notices in London follow, listing individuals and dates for forthcoming settlements and certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Porte
Spanachgee Zadee
Pafcha
Bagdat
Abdullah
Petersburgh
Mons
Mouflin Poutchkin
Great Britain
Livonia
Stockholm
Eckolland
Florence
Bartholomew Conolly
St. Martin’s Lane
Chirling-cross
Man
Charles Triquet
Joseph Hill
St. George
Thomas Wade
Holborn
Thomas
Robert Wilkinson
Est Ferry
Scotter
Lincolnshire
Blackmoor
Gamoorou
H. Lincoln
John Reynolds
Sandwich
Kent
Draper
Ssmuel Grovbe
Falmouth
Cornwall
Merchare
William Bury
St. Clement Danes
Strand
Laceman
Guidhall
London
Thomas Challiner
Brivewell
Cester
Thomas Smith
Butneherrow
Temple Bar
Upholder
Lisco
London West End Talk on War and Wealth in 1778
A London dinner at Portman Square after the American declaration turns into a debate on empire, with Mr Architrave, a building broker, and others weighing the rise of new houses, colonization, and the cost of war. They discuss public funds, taxes, and the risks to Britain’s finances if peace with the United States proves elusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esirreriius
Portman-square
United States of America
London
Aix-la-Chapelle
Scotland
Vinces
Mayfair
Tottenham Court-Road
United States of
Haly Land
Richard the
America
Patestine
Asia
Tranover Square
William
Ann
Bath
Kingdom
Westminster
Maingenange
Bristol
Liverpool
Highgate
Blackheath
Brentford
Bow
Europe
Old England
Williem Petty
Sam
Architrave
Glover
Britain
United States
Hortensius
Pho
Pounce
Mr. Pounce
Rome
United
Ptz
England
Briain
Bergary
Congress
France
Spain
Prussia
Sweden
Snid
Seatch
Charles
James
John
Henry the Eighth
Fortensius
Thack
Willian
Majjesty
Also Mentioned on This Page
London Gazette
London Bridge
London Evening Post
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