Army and naval movements in April and late 18th century notices
The Saxon Army will field 9 battalions 37 squadrons and two artillery train companies in April. Admiral Haddock prepares ten ships of the line from Port Mahon. Cadiz reports 12 ships fitted with four frigates to complete. Paris reports the Grand Master of Malta dead and Don Emanuel Pinto elected in his stead. Galicia reports unrest as officials enforce a new tenth penny tax amid dragoon pressure.
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Poland
Port Mahon
Haddock
Cadiz
Paris
N. S
Order of Malta
Emanuel Pinto
Gallicia
Madrid
Admiralty decision clears collision blame in Liverpool ship case
In London last week a long running dispute between a cheese ship master and a collier master over damages for a sinking was heard by Sir Henry Penrice in the Court of Admiralty. The court ruled the Liverpool vessel bore fault for the collision, exonerating the collier.
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Court of Admiralty
Henry Penrice
Liverpool
Southampton
Joseph
Mery
Brinton
Pool
Newfoundland
Laft
Wraxhall
Gloucester
Tooting
Lyme
Dorsetshire
Ordnance Office
Royal George
Royal Sovereign
Chatham
Privateers, ships attacked near Scilly and Plymouth
Fresh reports from Dover describe Princess Augusta and a Bristol captain, Gwynn, repelling a 24 gun privateer 59 leagues west of Scilly. Victims include drowned sailors and captured crew, with details of taken brigs, exchanged letters, and government bounties. Also noted are Atlantic weather, stock quotes, and political notices from Exeter urging support for a parliamentary candidate.
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Spittle-Square
Dover
Princess Augusta
Gwynn
Basbadues
London
Scilly
Plymouth
South Carolina
St. Sebastian’s
Bristol
Thomas, Murray
Liverpool
Oporto
Elizabeth
Charles Harman
Canary Islands
Dunkirk
Salleeman
Oratava
Mediterranean
Harriot
Maryland
Qre Bank
New Bank
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
London Durro'irto
Epfivich
Zig
Kgp
Exeter
City of
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Colchester
John Fillet
Cobbs
Parker
Foot Guards
Chelmsford
Essex
Coggeshall
Essex Road
Tillet
Ashby
Duke of Grafton
Carsington
Windsor
Rotterdam
Lisbon
Richard Cornwallis
Duke of Cumberland
Wade
Lord Cornwallis
Billinghurst
Mitchenor
Surrey
Esy
Thomas Paget
Clapham
Bullock
Mincinzlane
Excise
Paddington
Marchief
Edward Hill
Compter
Beer-Lane
Bury
Sidney- Sussex College
Cambridge
Hinston- Hedges
Maidstone Gack
Nicholas Figg
Charg
John Cotton
Timothy Burn
Newgate
Thorn
William Walker
Gracechurch-street
Guildhall
John Wright
Thomas Turner
Parsons
Peter Wilkinson
Aubemaine
John Bance
Westbury
Wiltshire
Beats
Widegate Alley
Bishopsgate-street
H. Sydenh A. M
Keng’s
Hay- Market
White’s Chocolate House
St. James’s-street
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