Unclear maritime weather and routing update dated July 4
Fragmentary note lists wind direction S W and a sequence of ship movements including Kingston, Birbaddes, and Dublin under a weird heading. Mentions Sc Lae a 5 Per gy and Ceres Barge with ongoing duties and remaining with the hips as before. The text is garbled and lacks coherent events or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nbws
Wind S. W
Peensthip
Gudisey
Pergy
Kingston
Birbaddes
Ceres
Barge
Dublin
Parliament prorogued as King leaves Lords and Commons
A historic notice from the House records the King’s prorogation of Parliament to morrow as the government reshuffles roles. It notes Serjeant Heath’s royal hand kiss for appointment as a judge in the Court of Common Pleas and outlines the execution orders for riot-related convictions. The post includes privateer captures, river voyages, and trial outcomes from the Old Bailey with detailed sentences and three upcoming executions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pers
Serjeant
Heath
Court of Common Pizas
William Blakinion
Lord George Gordon
George
Duker of Gordon
William Gordon
Lord Aberdeen
Tredic
General Post Office
Charles Town
South Carolina
Poole
Brest
Rambler
Guernsey
Jersey
Bay of Biscay
la Veirge Maria
Bourdeaux
Cape Francois
Earl of Talbot, Hindman
London
Bengal River
William Brown
Richard Roberts
William Pateman
William Lawrence
Thomas ‘Taplin
William Macdonald
Seorge Benton
James Henry
Edward’ Dennis
Enoch Fleming
John Morris
Mary Roberts
Charlotte Gardner
Rich Foster
John Gray
George Kennedy
Recorder
G.khhar
Uture
Ann Barnes
William’Price
Elizabeth
Holborn
Covent-garden
Qld Bailey
John Gamble
David Wilmot
Bethnal-green
Bankruptcy Notices and Dividends in London and Regions
Bankruptcy and liquidation notices list William Woodman of Warnford Court London and others surrendering creditors. Dividends set for July 27 and August 5 reveal names such as Robert Wynne James Mobbs John Maton Forster Charlton Simon Kingman Cartwrights and George Waller with certificates granted July 25 and related proceedings at Guildhall and various hotels and churches in Derbyshire Hertfordshire Kent and Devonshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Woodman
Warnford Court
Johnson’s Court
London
Guildhall
John Bown
Sandford
Devonshire
Thompson’s Hotel
SS. Peer, Exerr
James Peck
Kington
Cambridge
Guilhall
Robert Wynne
Greenwich
Kent
Critico- Pré- Ter
James Mobbs
Coventry Street
Westminter
Han Cer
Hofier
John Maton
St. Andrew
Holborn
Forster-Charlton
Tavisock Street
Simon Kinfmin
Milton Abbott
Deven
George Waller
Horsham
Clinton reports surrender of Charles Town and war losses
London Gazette Extraordinary details Sir Henry Clinton’s letters on the Charles Town surrender, Cornwallis movements, and Tarleton’s 100 mile march. It notes 5618 rebel prisoners, including many officers, and claims loyalist emigres rallying to the Crown as Cornwallis advances toward Ninety Six and North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clinton
Bath
North America
George ‘Germain
Leutenant
Brace
Henry’Clinton
Earl of Lincoln
Charles Town
Earl Cornwallis
Santee
Savannah
Georgia
Legion
Tarleton
South Carolina
New York
Bruce
Carolina
Prevest
C. H. Clinton
Britith Commissary
John Andre
Romulus
Charles Town Bar
Wacarlaw
Tarleton and Cornwallis reports from early 1780 actions
Letter excerpts detail Tarleton's pursuit and engagement with colonial forces under Colonel Burrard at Wacsaw near the North Carolina line. Cornwallis commends Tarleton, lists casualties and captures, and notes naval actions under Rodney in the Leeward Islands with maneuvers to force battle and rear-guard losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campden
Tarleton
Tarleon
Admiralty Office
George Brydges Rodney
Leeward Islands
Stephens
Carlifz Bay
Barbadoes
Mann
Cexberti
Falmouth
Fort Royal Bay
Martinique
Chocque Bay
St. Lucia
Mareinique
Rifgats
Batle
Bowyer
Rowley
Albion
Conquer
Vasa
Majtty
Cape
Hotham
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Benjamin Waters
James Bukley
Cornelius Murphy
Golisnclage
George, Staples
James Malé
Mor Bels
Samuel Solomons
Chistopher Conner
Black Horse Yard
Whitechapel
Joseph Markels
Alias Marquis
Golden-Lane
Chester
Fehn Morton
Davies Barrington
Montgomeryshire
Denbighshire
Wrexham
Flinthire
Mould
iCadihire
Mapsheid
Ander
Bankru
The
London Gazette
Whitehall
Fune
My Lord
Lincoln
Charles Tow
Sir Henry Clinton, KB
Waclaw
Wacsaw
Burrard
Virginia
C. Ban
Liewutenant
Bfarleton
Br. Légion
Wagan
Patercall
17Th Dragoons
Lauchlin M
Donald
Legion Infantry
Campe Bell
Cavalry
Correygeee
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