British Fleet Actions Off Brest and Naval Promotions
The letter describes Commodore Hervey avoiding a larger engagement near Brest after attacking seven French ships and two small men of war, with four French ships retreating from our ships Monmouth and Montague. The British fleet anchors off Brest, reinforces Hervey, and royal praise is given. The piece also includes the poem Britannia and lists military appointments in North America, including captains and lieutenants, surgeons, and a new archdeacon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brést
Monmouth
Montague
Hervey
Brest
Britannia
Gallia
Britain
Hawke
France
Gallick Land
Notable deaths and local incidents in early notices
In the Diocese of Winchester and at St Thomas's Hospital area, several deaths are noted including Mrs. Teter of Tower Hill who left most to her nephew Mr. Cowel, and Thomas Morehouse of Chigwell who left most to his brother Mr. Jonathan Morehouse, a Shoreditch tobaccconist. Other obituaries include John Ruffel a silk throwster of Spitalfields and Rev. Frederick Nicholson rector of Witherham. A boy in the Borough suffered leg injuries after a wagon collision, and a field near Cobham burned, destroying stored wheat. An entry marks the bankruptcy of John Ellis of Horbury and lists dividend claims for creditors in Southwark and St. Clement Danes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nan
Eden
Winchester
Teter
Tower-Hill
Forriune
Cowel
St. Thomas’s Hospital
Thomas Morehouse
Chigwell
Essex
Jonathan Morehouse
Shoreditch
John Ruffel
Spitalfields
Frederick Nicholson
Black Bull
Bishopsgate Street
Witherham
Suffolk
St. Peter’s College
Cambridge
Cobham
Ankrupt
John Ellis
Horbury
Wakefield
York
Chapman
William Jones
Southwark
John Brander
St. Clement Danes
Middlesex
Meeting Notice From Clerk George Durnford
George Durnford, Clerk of the General Meeting, directs attention to a dine plan as the gentlemen will dine at the Chequer Inn in Winchester on the scheduled gathering date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Durnford
N. B
Winchester
Tyburn
Uxbridge
Middlesex
Brent-Bridge
Hanwell- Heath
Hanwell
New Brentford
Ealing
Great Western Road
Old Hat
Richards
Warwick Races Purse Details At Warwick Course
The notice describes two days of racing on the Warwick course August 14 and 15 with purses of fifty pounds. It specifies age and weight allowances for horses, mares, or geldings including hunters, entry fees, stakes distribution, and rules. Certificates of qualification, entry deadlines, and penalties for non subscribers are outlined along with conditions about the public horses and town plate contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burford Otp
Enrance
Warwick
Sige
Micrance
Ifa
Ferber
Pol
Chac Thomas
Leallow
Brere
Newmarket
Chef Parfes
Also Mentioned on This Page
North America
Rpe William Stewart
Anthony Wheelock
Robert Bayard
Royal American Regiment
Joseph Prince
Harry Gordon
Reiment
Ralph Harding
Robert Abercromby
Stephen Drayton
John Leake Burreege
Anderson
Hugh Kennedy
M’kinlay
Kenneth Matheson
Lasvelles
Richard Nickelson
John Lockhart
11Th Regiment of Foot
Henry Joddrell
Charles Shirreff
Warburton
Edward Lee
Nicol
Mayo
Michilmerich
Hampshire
Minchester
Forencon
Jaid
Golden Bear Cockpit
Reading
Forry the Odd
Cope
Basingstoke
Cops
Hur Ins
Cross Keys
London
Taylor
St. Bennet’s Paul's Wharf
Mr. Taylor
Hatton-Garden
Ward
Westminster
Red Lion
Westminster Bridge
Temple-Bar
ESSOP
Stoke Mineral
England
Royal Society
Stephen Hales
Jeffery
Strand
Southampton Street
Hloonsbury
Long
Mr. Carrony
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