Royal Navy upgrade signals tense Atlantic plans
On December 16 in Paris a Royal Navy ship of 120 guns with 1000 sailors is noted. Police in the city warned coffeehouse masters to bar discussions about courses the kingdom may send to the American Colonies. Reports from Brett say M Duchaull’s departure is delayed due to firing from ships of the line and frigates that will reinforce his squadron.
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Colonial News Tumbles Amid Atlantic War Rumors
An Extra from Halifax recounts alarms of American incursions, Fort Cumberland loss, and the French Islands flag flying as Americans seize ships. Jamaica reports a Portsmouth schooner with sixteen guns captured at St Mary's, plus mass pine export and towns tallying privateering. Madrid notes Spain to raise 25,000 men. Portmouth, Cork, and Dublin ship movements, prison and political actions fill the rest with notices of captures, promotions, marriages, and deaths.
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Fragments from an eighteenth century elixir advertisement
An between the lines recounts the demand for a “true Daffy’s Elixir” praised by nobility. It warns Mary Swinton executrix of Anthony Duffy that counterfeiters cause harm. The notice touts Old Jamaica rum and a London warehouse offer with delivery and returns details.
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