Warship Movements and arrivals at Port from Virginia to Jamaica
A list of ships sailing and arriving near Philadelphia Boston and other ports, with destinations including Virginia Jamaica St Vincent Antigua Maryland and Newfoundland. Vessels such as Tatar Nelty Frigate Empress of Germany and Henry Dawkins are noted, alongside arrivals like Virginia Jonald and Nancy Ozzie and others from Lisbon West Indies and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deal
Tatar
Nelty
Grige
Virginia
Britannia
Wade
St. Vincent’s
Lewis
New Partram
Brown
Antigua
Henry Dawkins
Henderson
Jamaica
Jonald
Maryland
Lady Irvin
Padgett
Catharine
Knowles
Nancy
Ozzie
Saloe
Adventure
Roberts
Gattomb
Eclipse
Venice
Wind N. W
Philadelphia
Hetty
Leach
Lisbon
Piscatequa Frid Oak
Greerough
West Indies
Boston
Hannah
Jarvig
London
Liverpool
John
Belton
New York
Scarborough
Thornton
Sutton
Petersburgh
Elizabeth and Mary
Sparks
Philadelphia Packet
Otbern
Dueg
Chaflian
Pelly
Nanty
Spurrier
Toa
New_foundland
Waterford
Charming Sally
Williards
Ditto
Dover
Tattar
Taburn
Friendship
Duan
Calder Navigation works endure floods on Calder River
Flairfax notes the Calder Navigation works completed per Mr. Smeaton’s plan withstood last month’s floods. river was near its highest on record. Gloucester reports two society marriages this December: Rev Sayre weds Mrs Jones at Chepstow, and Rev William Slade weds Miss Frances Abbott at Winterborne Dancey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flairfax
Calder
Smeaton
Gloucester
Chepstow
Sayre
Jones
Salisbury
William Slade
Warminster
Frances Abbott
Winterborne Dancey
London Gazette Notice on Quarantine and Mined Security
The King orders that ships from Hamburg or Bremen carrying rags cotton wool hemp flax or hair or feathers must quarantine 40 days on arrival in this kingdom or Jersey Guernsey Alderney Sark or Man. Reports of mine robberies at Seathwait Cumberland lead to promises of pardon and reward. Bread price cut at Guildhall, and a Commons Council vote on bounty for sailors. Ship losses include The Mary Harriet and The Grocer with detailed casualty tallies. Royal Academy elects officers. motions on Mediterranean and West Indies defenses debated. Prizes listed for naval war efforts and officer appointments announced. Marriages and deaths in London and Kent recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburgh
Bremen
Isles
Jersey
Guernsey
Alderney
Sark
Man
Seathwait
Cumberland
Sol
Guildhall
London
Grocer
John Beatson
Leith
Spurn
Humber
Joshua Reyneups
Dunce
SF Sisters
Charles Catton
Bartolozzi
J. Baptis
Capriani
Agottino Carlini
E Q. Ethaniel Dance
Mason Chamberlin
Francis Hayman
Cipriani
Fate Richards
Eremiah Meyer
William Tyler
Dward
Penny
Benjamin West
Peter Toms
Richard Wilton
Joseph: Wilton
Duke of Manchester
Yeterday
Mediterranean
West Indies
Gibraltar
Letter on Almon trial and affidavits in King s Bench case
Fragment from a legal affidavit recounts Morris of Lincoln Inn stating he bought the London Museum pamphlet and was told by John Almon that he did not have or sell the pamphlet. The document notes extenuation affidavits and the court proceedings in the King against Joan Almon, dated June 3, 1770.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fudge Aston
Rez. Morris
R. Morris
Sir Richard Asten
Almon
Ager
King’s Bench
Joan Almon
Robert Morris
Lincoln
County of Middlesex
John Almon
London Museum
Spice
Aseed
Savarn
Fune
Richard Aston
His Majesty’s Court of King's Bench
Ireland
Linggin
Court fury over libel rulings and judge's misconduct
A heated diary of legal controversy charges judges with bias and corruption. It attacks Judge Afton and other royal appointees, accusing them of perjury, profiteering, and abusing privileges to punish private enemies, while urging reform and restraint from the Crown and bench. The piece links pamphlet authorship to Junius and laments the erosion of judicial independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bote
Wilcomes
Lord Mansfield
Fainie
Sealy
Afton
Jonathan’s
Also Mentioned on This Page
Deen
Slist
Eric BE Foosh Mo
Bieta Ie
Land‘ Service
Office of Ordnance
Orford
Chatham
Omand
Hey'pivers
John Strachan
Aria
Suckling
Mr. Hutchins
Edinburgh
Charles John Gough
Notgrove
Gloucestershire
Worth Zool
Blackmore
Essex
Benjamin Barnett
Lombard-street
Avice Wheate
George Wheate
Jacob Wheate
Lechlade
Diebi
Maidstone
Kent
Samuel ‘Fullazar
Fulham
Thory
Reeffen
Jacob Reeflen
Eig
New Broad Street
Tibet
Junius
Morris
Yheira
Court of Justice
House of Commons
Justice Afton
Dublin
Leas
Yates
Common Pleas
Blackstone
England
Bar
John Middleton
Depefril
Winesstreet
Prevaiily
Legon
Friedds
Cufstomes
Middleton
Pepis
Juntus Joneso
Salem
Ant'och
Lordont
W. Whebley
All Booksellers
Town
Chantive
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