British and American naval news from early 1775
A lengthy report from Barton New England dated January 29 describes captures at the entrance to our Bay by American privateers, with ships taken from Cork to Boston and Marlborough and reports of royal transports, fleet movements, and troop sailings. It also notes ports of arrival, rosters, and a wartime climate across Cork Plymouth Marblehead and George Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meniegg
Newfoundland
Barton
New England
Our Bay
Earl Percy
Cambridge
Cork
Boston
Marblehead
Sukey
Innis
Preston
Plymouth
Botton
Torbay
Portsmouth
Aldborough
Gibraltar
Cato
M’larty
Greenock
London
France
Speedwell
Fox
Quebec
Jersey
Chatham
North America
Halsred
Draudhted
America
Edinburgh
Qugnton
Cornwallis
Royal Highlanders
Fort George
Glasgow
Paris
Foundling-hospital
Earl of Derby
Lord Stanley
Worcester
Susanna Bevag
Walsh
Brown
Walker
Bevan
Browns
His Majesty
Mansion House
Igve
Chamberlain
Bosworth
Selwyn
Duchess of Kingston Indictment Debated in House of Lords
The Lords debated whether Elizabeth Chudleigh Duchess of Kingston can be tried as a peeress after her marriages to Augustus John Hervey and Evelyn Pierrepont. The twelve judges opinions will be sought on Thursday, with the indictment detailing a 1744 marriage and a 1769 second marriage amid calls for related motions and adjournments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crang
Adams
Earl of Hillsborough
Wwelve
Elizabeth
Kingston
Augustus John Hervey
House of Lords
Duchess of Kingston
Elizabeth Chudleigh
A. J. Hervey
Evelyn Pier‘point
Duke of Kingston
Hervey
Duke of Richmond
Asherley
Doncaster
Leigh
House of Commons notes on mutiny law and canal bill
The House passed amendments to the mutiny and desertion bill for American colonies and agreed to schedules for rewarding decayed actors at Drury Lane. It ordered reports on leases and offices in Cornwall and on continuing the Scots beer duty bill. A writ for a Lan caster knight and hearings on a Stourbridge canal bill were noted with witness testimony and coals to Birmingham. The vote on committing the canal bill was 60 to 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Savile
Meir
Sykes
Rumbold
Shaftesbury
Fox
Burke
Adair
Colonel Barre
George Young
Lord North
HOUSE
Commons
Drury-lane Theatre
Duchy of Cornwall
Dundee
County of
Lancaster
Edward Smith Stanley
Earl of Derby
Stourbridge
Birmingham
Lord Dudley
True State of the late Election for Chamberlain of London
The London Evening Post reports the true state of the Chamberlain election showing Alderman Hopkins's private interest after over two years of canvassing. It lists royal offices and companies tied to expenditures, noting payments from the public purse approaching 10,000 pounds, excluding bribes and corruption expenses to influence the needy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain of
London
Wilkes
Beaknifs of Light and Deanuts Propose Relief
A strange text from the era mentions Cire of Eundacks Beaknifs of Light and Deanuts seeking action to prevent Palfes Applexies Eipilepfes and relieve Onprefian of the Breast and Swings. The lines suggest calls for medical or magical relief methods.
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Bridgs
Nancy
Falkland
Cadiz
Prince
Aweles
Beals
Lionels
AR RI
Bolton
Haynes
Miallifay
A+ Tobago
Saunders
Bristol
Judith
Mary
Hawkins
Penzance
Dublin
Amelia
Stevens
Hope Kelly
Oporto
Mary Ann
Turner
Antigua
Maria, Jones
Bashkrupts
Sambel Harris
Watling-street
Fleet Prison
Margaret Moon
Liverpool
Wmn
Cabell
Southwark
Woollen
Draper
Cleaver
Dulverton
Somersetshire
Mercer and Draper
George Stewart
Little Canford
Ham + fton
Dorseshire
Cramborn
Dorset
Kreconshire
Three Tuns
Coré-street
Anselm Odling
Mraet
Lincolnshire
Fellmooger
The
London Evening Post
the Court
Treasurys
Exchequer
Board of Works
King’s Tradesmen
Queen’s
Bank
Post
Custom House
Excise Office
Victualling
Tower
Navy Office
Stamp
Admiralty, Ditto
African Company
Turkey
Hudson’s Bay
South
Sea
Insurance
Trinity House
Minko
Middlesex Justices
Westminster
D. Garrick
Miz-Younge
Italy
Mar
Mangle
Perville
Chudewynd
York
Tate
Hymen
Reitipa
Swley
Figred Sheen
Rowley
Cannister
Rowley’s
Bayepy
Cockspur Street
Egan
Oxford Chapel
Bowden
Dice
Rawlins
Southwark St
Kingdom
WISS
John Centlivres
Founders-Court
Lodbury
Coca
Lausanne
Rule Ayers
John Donaldson
Arundel Street
Moray
Spey
Lochaber
Woray- Frith
Grampian
Banff
Naira
Inverness
Province OF
Lauchlan Shaw
Blein
Donaldon
John
Dinildfan
Dhe
Cortier
Arandel-fredt
Inekhe Strand
Turpin
Orwat
Scorch Brigade
Arundel-street
Strand
Colleiva
Uffk
Joha
Naldfog
Coen
Times
Demarteau
Bartolozzi
F. Bell
Bell- Yard
Temple- Bar