Indian Hostilities Report From Bedford Frontier
Reports from Carlie and Bedford detail savage Indian attacks along the frontier. Williamson family killed and child captured near the north mountain. a large pursuit failed to locate the assailants. Additional letters warn of enemy movements near Shearman's valley and Dunning's creek with multiple killings and suspected prisoner cases. Mail ships arrive from Jamaica and European ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Carlie
James Williamson
Gil
Williamson
Shearman’s Valley
Carliff
Hedford
Fittsburgh
Bedford
William Reed
David Glass
Dunning’s Creek
Fort Loudoun
James
Desperate scuffle near Greenock wounds five
A private West letter reports a fight yesterday near Greenock between customs officers and a party of military and locals over a finugeling affair. Five of the military party were badly wounded, two gravely so. Captain Patrick Carniege, Tide Surveyor at Greenock, was knocked overboard while coming ashore and disappeared before aid could reach him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Edinburgh
Greenock
Customs
Patrick Carnegie
Debates at the Great Assembly and royal appointments
London reports a duchess and nobles at a late assembly, and Miss Boscawen named a Maid of Honour. Updates note recovery for Mr Legge in Bath, naval orders at Woolwich, Plymouth and Portsmouth ship movements, and various marriages, deaths, and inquest verdicts. Fires and accidents spark brief notices, with intelligence from Paris and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Richmond
Rockingham
Sondes
Legge
Bath
Plymouth Pool
John Parker
Woolwich
Royal George
Portmouth
Pembroke
Beversham Filmer
Eig
Sir John Filmer
Sutton
Kent
Miss Henley
William Henley
Gourcourt
St. Anne’s
Westminster
Coxes
Saunders
Winchester
Hackney
Overall
Blossom’s Inn
Lawrence Lane
Cheapside
Stoke Newington
George Greene
County of
Middlesex
Mr. Ward
Staple’s Inn
Simon Jacobus Moses
Bury Street
Hanwell
John Chivy
St. Bartholomew's Hospital
Fox and Knot-court
Cow-lane
George
Shad-Thames
S. W
Shoreditch
Mary Halsey
Sir John Fielding
Thomas Kynaston
Clerkenwell Bridewell
Enfield
Turpin Battick
Maypole
Barnet
Paris
Wilkes
Princess of Brunswick
Harwich
Prince Royal of
Denmark
Highiess
Madame de la Popliniere
Customs offer reward for catching gunman at West Haven
Fragmentary 18th century notice from Custom House London of a Friday incident near Southampton where a gates of Immediers aimed to aid in smuggling. Officer Witlandale assaulted while seizing goods. reward of one guinea offered for information leading to capture of offenders. Also includes assorted local ads about warehousing and lodging with dated 1764.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
His Majesty
Hawkeridge
Knaresborough
Harrogace Staw
Hicks’s Hall
Weather Proof Cloth by T Fellows Woollen Draper
Advertises weather proof cloth prepared by T Fellows at White Horse Yard Drury Lane. Claims damask style meticd invention, sold with great credibility and satisfaction. Notes nobles and gentry seek water resistant fabrics and garments including beaver coatings and green cloth for gentlemanly use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellows
Drury-Lane
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Boston
Mary
White
Jamaica
Ana
A.B
Jonathan Delveeas
Fell-Screer
Wood Street
Cripplegate
Whalsbone Company
Ker
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