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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 26, 1780
Page
3
A fragment notes ships and vessels including Dromedary Sup ply and William with wind conditions and royal reference. The lines read like a maritime log entry dated December 26 and mentioning Hursday December 28.
The London captained packet London arrives Cork from New York after nine or ten weeks at sea. Reports mention Dutch provocation and blockade news, convoys, and captures by British forces. Additional items cover Irish Parliament timing, royal levies, prices, and a string of maritime notices and obituaries.
A colonial storm report details a ferocious two day hurricane that wrecked Carlisle Bay and major structures including St Michael's church, Government-house, the Mole Head, and many dwellings. Widespread ruin, loss of life likely in the thousands, and severe damage across the island's plantations and provisions are described with mentions of earthquakes and aftereffects.
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