Amazon man of war reports fleet movements and battles
London dispatches detail Admiral Byron chasing D Estaing with the Amazon returning from New York to Portsmouth. News includes Cornwall believed lost off Cape Cod, West Indies troop arrivals, British privateers capturing French ships, and several ships captured or ransomed near Newfoundland and Scilly. Admiral Shuldham views a large West India fleet safely at sea.
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New York
Portsmouth
Byron
D’estaing
Rhode Iland
Grant
West Indies
Campbell
Georgia
Bristol
Oporto
Goodchild
Alicant
Lord Shuldham
Spithead
West India
Admiralty
Cornwall
Edwards
Somerset
Cape Cod
Bedford
Dover
Prince Frederick
L’orient
Cadiz
Onslow
Bret
Catharine
Hawkins
Cork
Friendship
Farrel
Dicto
Gibraltar
New
Privateers and naval prizes reported from Scotland to London
News from Leith and Milford details privateer prizes and captures including the Mo rante, a 15,000 pound Baltic cargo ship, and the Swiftfare cutter’s four prize wins. It also notes Lord Macleod's regiment sailing for the East Indies, ongoing Byng trial discussions, aldermanic votes on a Deputy Recorder, a fire at Tooley Street, and multiple clerical and civic appointments and deaths.
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York
Quebec
East Indies
Marwick
New York
Glasgow
Sullivan
Falmouth
Hull
Baltic
Edinburgh
M‘donald
Leith Roads
Milford
Baur
Cerolina
Rochelle
Lord Macleod
Portsmouth
Sir Edward Hughes
Admiral Byng
House of Commons
Guildhall
James Adair
Adair
Crosby
Townsend
Wilkes
Sawbridge
Hallifax
Kirkman
Plomer
Hayley
Newnham
Wooldridge
Old Bailey
Newgate
Old Bell Inn
Holborn
Tooley-street
Theophilus Blackall
Mary
Law
Ipswich
Orford
Suffolk
Harwich
Essex
Northfeet
Kent
Thomas Harman
Cross Lane
St. Mary Hill
Ross
Promotions in the Dragoon Guards and Foot Guards
War Office listings show officers promoted and appointed to regiments including the 1st Dragoon Guards and 1st Foot Guards. Names include Robert Carnet of the 1st Dragoon Guards, Tho Strode Carey Carnet of the 1st Foot Guards, Capt Edward Steynor Jones as captain of a company, with Hampton Bec Ford Palmer and Robert Frangis Sebuca among those noted.
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Coldstream Reg
Foot Guards
John Byde
Tho. Bosville
3D Reg
Wm. Knollis
Lord Viscount Wallingford
Foot
Thomas Scarrow
6Th Reg
John Christie
James Vincent Mathias
13Th Reg
William Nepper
18Th
Reg
Nathaniel Cookman
35Th Reg
James Irskine
Thomas Dance
Giles Powell
Tho. Calcraft
William Cocker
69Th Reg
Robert Chilton
Arthur Leith
79Th Reg
Tho. Hall
Northern
James Fraser
Angus Cameron
War Office
Fan
Dragoon Guards
Robert, Carnet
Dragoons
Strode Carey Carnet
Ist Reg
Edward Steynor Jones
Hampton Becford Palmer
Robert Frangis Sebuca
Enfiga
Trial of Admiral Keppel continues on sixteenth day
The trial transcript from Tuesday January 26 covers Capt Sir John Lockhart’s evidence for the prosecution and questions by Sir Hugh Palliser about the strange ships, damages to sails and rigging, and strategic moves as the fleet engaged the enemy. Admirals Arbuthnot Montague and Palliser discuss wear, wake, and the line of battle amid confusing actions.
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Sir John Lockhart
Shrewbury
Hugh Palliser
Admiral Palliser
Arbuthnot
Sam
Joan
Arbuthnet
John
Admiral Montague
Admiral Keppel
Shrewsbury
Montague
Sir John
Reds
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Richmond
Barnard Castle
Darlington
Kirby
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Derwent
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Widdington
West Riding
Ouze
Linton
Stforth
Cornforth
Kirby Underdale
Painstrep
William Danie
Ellerton
Robert Brown
William Cundall
Bewlay
Mortimer
Borwick
Gray’s Inn
London
Ireland
Dee
Brown, Collinson and Tritton’s
Avis
T Jefferson
Taylor’s
Marsion House
W. Bayley
Coskpur- Street
William Bayley
James
Mr. Barwick
Gray’s San
George Scott
Woolfion Hall
Francis Newsery
St. Paul's Church Yard
Dr. James
Bruton Soret
Metham
Goldfaitth Aid Jeweller
St. Martin’s-Le-Grard
Newgace-fitter
N.B
Lacy
Madrid
Theodora
Haridsl
G. Robitson
Town’ and Country Magazine
A. Harriston
St. John’s Gate
G. Robinson
Paternofier-row
Ermons
Zachary Pearce
Rochester
John Berry
Paternafter-row
Jr. Robfoe
New Bond-street
J. Walter
Charing-cross
Critical
London Reviews
Joseph. Fox
St. Margaret, Westminter
Hie House
St. Mar Garet
E. Jermian
Ave-Marialane
Fox
Westaiisster
London Bridge
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