Ships in Downs and Atlantic News From 1777
Arrivals and departures at sea include the River the Mary Bentley from St Kitts to the Downs and other ships from Antigua St Vincent’s Granades Cork Riga and Malaga. Paris reports 63 ships of war ready for sea in two months and Brest watches English ships off Ushant. Brusels notes St Domingo trade with insurgents and varying hostilities. Peace preliminaries between Spain and Portugal are signed, opening a framework for future alliance. The St George from Africa and Hero from Africa report slaves and a captured American vessel, with Dublin letters detailing linen ships and sloop Wasp convoy to the Isle of Wight. Extracts also describe transports to New York and prizes near Madeira.
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Beal
Mary
Bentley
St. Kitts
Turney
Fom
Oporto
Rebecca
Holly
Limerick
Games
Wade
Antigua
Liverpool
Sally
Smith
Sct. Vincent's
Ditto
Hazard
Allerafon
St. Kitt’s
Fancy
Hooten
Granades
Elizabeth
Scranton
Cork
Havre
Dispatch
Allen
Riga
Montross
Bourdeaux Yatch
Morris
Malaga
Dounto
Betsey
Petts
Wyre River
Holland
Paris
Toulon
Brest
Rochfort
Tere
Isle of Ushant
Brusels
Cape Frangois
France
St. Domingo
Normandy
Cherbourg
Spain
Portugal
North America
South America
St. George
London
Africa
Martini
Dublin Caffe
Fune
Viscount Weymouth
Ireland
Ile
Wight
Lord Weymouth
Admiralty
Wasp
R. Heron
Portsmouth
New-York
Diligence
Lark
Nicholson
Memel
His Majesty
Gardner
Spithead
Friendship
John ‘Nicholson
Mason
Charles Town
St. Katt’s
Seth
Shark
Dodd Heir to Buckinghamshire Living Amid Mourning
The brother of the deceased Dost Dodd is to succeed him in the Buckinghamshire living on the presentation by the Earl of Chesterfield. Mrs Dodd, once at a house in Ludgate Hill, has left for the country to mourn and may soon join her husband in eternity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodd
Buckinghamshire
Earl of Chesterfield
Stationers-court
Ludgate-hill
Earl Percy
Dr. Dodd
Ariff Mills
Dorchester
West Lulworth
Lord Mansfield
King’s Bench
Westminster
St. Clement Danes
Society of Lincoln Inn
London
Georgius
Bodmin Races and Preston Meetings Reported
Bodmin Cornwall races show Penhellick the bay mate of Mr MCormick won the silver cup on Tuesday with two rivals. Wednesday’s Bodmin four year old plate was not run due to only one entrant. Se Thona the grey mare won the sol weight plate for age on Thursday, beating two others. Preston reads of June 17 features a 20 guinea subscription for all ages with 12 subscribers, including Miss Nightingale Aurelius Young Fellow Flat Covent Garden Betty Pleader Greystock. Wednesday and Thursday see no plates run for lack of horses. Thursday ends with Miss Barleycorn defeating a rival in three four mile heats for 60 guineas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodmin
Cornwall
M‘cormick
Penhellick
Sol
Luttrel
Sethona
Preston
Clayton
Miss Nightingale
F. Standish
Salisbury Races and Horse Sweepstakes Results
Tuesday's noblemen and gentlemen sweepstakes was won by Mr. Coats's lattice with Sir James Pennyman's gr. f. SALISBURY RACES. Ovid, Commodore, Priam and other horses placed, with commentary on racing prowess and breeding noting Barking Essex as the birthplace of successful horses and Wildair as the favourite colt in the sweepstakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spifferby Usher
Mr. Coats
Brandling
James Pennyman
John Shelly
Ovid
Week
Commodore
Stockbridge
Barking
Essex
London
Wildair
Bath estate sale and rental notices in Devonshire era
An 18th century advert details a freehold Bath dwelling with extensive outbuildings and river frontage plus ten adjoining tenements, to be sold or let with gardens and water, then a separate Devonshire Barton and Farm near Ottery St Mary offered for long term lease, plus notices of improvements at the Bristol Inn and a Plymouth hostelry advertising services for travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Claverton-street
Theodore Luders
Alexander Luder
Figtree- Court
Temple
London
Devonshire
Ortery St. Mary
Salviston
King’s Arms
Ottery
Tiefaid Barton
Otery
Exeter
Honiton
Sidmouth
John Duntze
Rockheere House
Bravers Wool
Tiverton
John Farrant
Clifhydon
John Seaward
Ortery
London Evening Post Essay Warns Against War Impolicy
Mr. Miter condemns the ongoing American war as imprudent and dangerous, urging immediate action to end it. He laments public complacency, blames ministers for oppression, and argues for a united, commercial appeal to redress grievances and preserve Britain. The piece notes Congress declaring independence and the need for decisive policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl of Chatham
America
Congress of America
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Vo Dalter
S. d. Engl
Wales
James Heron
Pontefraé
Pomfret
County of York
Thomas Hopkins
Strand
St. Mary l¢ Strand
Middlesex
William Watson
Nine-Elms
Elizabeth Burrows
Walter Burrows
Princes-street
Lambeth
Richard Barlow
Frederick’s Place
Sukey Smith
Camberwell
Wright
Green
Charing Cross
Pickering
Chancery-lane
Holborn
S. Ad
S. de Engl
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Mr. Fenwick
Mr. Hutton
Mr. Shafto
Bristol Inn
Old Tawny
Plymouth
John Keenor
N. B. Neat
T. Evans
York Buildings
United States of America
Continental Congress
New York
B. Law
Ave-Manalane
Ludgate- Sireet
J. Robson
New
Bond- D-Street 5
R. Blawie
Charing
Cross
Orick
College of Citations
Sterne
J. Bew
Paternofter
Highlands
Scotland
William
Uri
J. Jahan
St. Paul’s Churchyard
The
London Evening Post
Mr. Miter
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