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Pirates, trade winds and politics swirl in 1754 dispatches
From Falmouth and Poole to London, vessels arrive and depart for Lisbon, Guernsey, and Gibraltar while a flood of notices and letters describe maritime movement, harbour risks, and political shifts. The Edinburgh press notes local riots, highway robberies, and a fraught dispute over hospitality for mariners as Britain reels from wartime strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falmouth
Earl of Halifax
Boulderton
New - York
Barns
Neath
Poole
Thomas
Elizabeth
Hospitalle
England
Cyder
Great Britain
Fair Traders
London
Cornhill
St. Michael’s Alley
St. Bartholomew’s Hospital
Sparks
Dickinson
Guildhall
Warsaw
Jeffen
Dyer
Lisbon
Portugal
Lis Muajesty
Count de Li Lippe
Paris
Se, Malo
Eagle
Euclos Guyot
Sphinx
Girandais Chenard
Monsieur de Bougainville
East Indies
Eagl
Monsieur Bougainville
Morlaix
Sc. Malo
Co Court
Guadaloupe
South America
Magellan
St. Malo
Isles Malouines
Se. Male
Hachaven
Giaffe
Harrow-on The-Hill
Chaplin
Rielst
Ornefs
Leicester
The
Royal Society