Keppel Acquitted by Court Martial in Portsmouth
A verdict from a court martial on HMS Britannia near Portsmouth acquits Admiral Augustus Keppel of all charges of misconduct and neglect during July 1779 proceedings. The proceedings, led by Admiral Sir Thomas Pye, conclude with cheers and a speech noting the return of Keppel’s sword and hope for future service.
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Portsmouth
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
Thomas Pye
Hugh Palliser
Augustus Keppel
Admiral Keppel
Sir Thomas Pye
Keppel
Grand Procession Honors Admiral Keppel After Acquittal
A royal procession opened from the Court in praise of Admiral Keppel with nobles and captains in a formal march. The crowd cheered as he bowed from his window with the Duke of Cumberland and Sir Robert Harland nearby. Ships fired salutes, bells rang, and bonfires lit the town as illuminations glowed and celebratory balls were planned.
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Duxs
Cumbercanp
Eand
Robert Harland
Keppel
Edward Hughes
Admiral Campbell
Duke of Portland
Marquis of
Rockingham
Earl of Effingham
Admiral Keppel
Spithead
Duke of Cumberland
Robert Harlard
Holiday
Keppel Trial Sparks Patriotism and Public Uproar
The Keppel trial stirs strong support across Scotland England and Ireland with praise for the Navy and critics, while mobs in London rage against Sir Hugh Palliser. Illumination and destruction mark the following night as townsfolk protest. Dispatches report Admiral Duff’s Mediterranean squadron capturing nine French vessels, including three ships of the line.
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Admiral Keppel
Scoch
Hugh Palliser
Burlington-house
Devonshire-house
Lord Bristol’s-house
Pallmall
Sir Hugh Palliser
Admiralty
Portsmouth
Hugh Palifer
Pall Mall
Sir H P
Tower-Hill
Capt. Hovnd
Lord Sandwich
Lord Mulgrave
Captain Hood
Earl of Hertford
Stanley
Boyce
William Ramos
Admiral Duff
Mediterranean
French privateer retaken and prize brought to harbor
Extra from Dover reports the Princess Robecq, a 12 6-pounder French privateer from Dunkirk, captured a rich prize valued at 10,000 pounds before being retaken and sent to harbor by British cruisers under Major and other captains. Additional notes mention ships in commission at Chatham and a Dunbarshire temple discovery by a fox. A theatre incident in Drury Lane and a Chester Circuit court schedule follow, along with a fire in Thames Street damaging multiple houses and the St. Dunstan workhouse fire.
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Dover
Theriday
Princess Robecq
Dunkirk
Jean Antoine Morrell
Cruizer Iorter
John Major
Fulkstone
Liberty
George
Wingheld
Greyhound
Solomon Bevil
Hathings
Leeward Islands
St. Augustine
Charles Town
South Carolina
Sonadion
Diana
Garland
Lizard
Leviathan
Prism
Daniel Monro
Ela
Lisburne
Ireland
Gage
Hoberts
Chester
Foru Morton
Efa
Dainis Barrington
Montgomeryshire
Pool
Flinchire
Mold
Denbighshire
Wrexham
Cheshire
Dog Tavern
Thames Street
Maker’s
St. Duanitan’s
St. Dunitan’s Hill
Cross Lane
St. Mary Hill
Washington Arrives in Philadelphia from Trenton Gazette
On Thursday fe weight his Excellency George Washington General and Commander in Chief of the forces of the United States of America arrived at Philadelphia.
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Trenton
George Washington
United States of America
Philadelphia
Impromptu on Sir H and the ungrateful thief
A compact 17th century verse fragment condemns clamor against Sir H observing that children learn by rote. It warns that sparing a thief from the rope may invite future self-harm and treachery, reflecting cautionary moral sentiment of the period.
Rowley’s British Herb Tobacco and Snuff Notice
The Masters of Taverns and Public Houses urged to avoid counterfeit spurious Sorts and buy only packets signed with James Rowley. Rowley’s British Herb Snuff and Fifteen Penny Cannisters are sold in Six Penny Boxes. Widely advertised as remedies for headaches weak sight palpitations and lung complaints. Available at the London Coffee House Ludgate Hill and through country retailers.
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EL CT
Tolu
T. Greenough
Chymitt and Apothecary
Ludgate-hill
London
W. Bayley
Cockspur-street
Haymarket
A. Rottwell
Oxford
King’s Bench
T. Breenough
Chymut
Rowley
James Rowley
Ludgatehill
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Thomas Boddington
Walpole, Clark, and Co
Bankers
Lomherd Street
Wilca, Boers, and Co
Cornhill
Meiri Mildred Anad Walker
Ccacnbers, Hecy and Co
Bond-fircet
Ondo
Jatz
Mc. Brown
Cothron
Tritten
S. Hankirs
Yorkshire
Barforth
North Riding
County of
York
Tees
Richmond
Barnard Castle
Darliegton
Kirby Underdale
Garrahy Hall
Malton
Pocklington
Ellerton
East Riding
Derwent
Widdington
Ouse
Linton
Cornforth
Painshop
William Daniel
Robert Brown
Wm. Cundall
Bewlay
Mortimer
Berwick Gray
Devonshire Club
Star and Garter
Pall-mall
Edmund Bastard Esq
Robert Harding
John Parker, Esq
Walter
Coventry Cross
Chandos Street
Covent-Garden
WN. B
Tattersall
TURF
Hyde-Park Turnpike
N. B
Hyde-park
Aeh Anc
John Bayley
Peterborough
Hack, &E
Newmarket
Larkins
Tatters
Mr. Banks
Kitt Frederick
Duchess of
Zachary Pearce
Rochester
John Derby
G. Robinson
Paternofter-row
J. Robson
New Bond-street
J. Walter
Haring-Cro
Montague
Arbuthnot Roddam
Milbank Drake
Penny Bennett Boteler Moutray
Duncan Cranston
Avetter
Chatham
America
Hydra
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London Bridge
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