Bridgwater Races 1759 Rounds On August Course
Notices announce Bridgwater Hampshire February events incl race sums of fifty pounds for horses never winning a Royal Plate. Two race days on August 23 and weeklong heats, ages 5 to 6, with entry fees, certificates, and penalties. Also a Battersea theft reward and a prisoner escape notice with a large reward for recapture and details of two wanted men.
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Bzhewy
Verrall's
Lewes
Duke of Newcattle
Bat
Hortes
Starang
Horfes
Horfés
Stratford Upon Avon
Marcidaft
Horfes,&co
Robert Bruce
King’s Head
Tielve
Homie
Phen
Thomas Brett
Newmarket
Dal
Bridgwater
Sanférfer
Swan-Inn
Brulewater
Smith
Port News Shipping Movements in the Downs
Deal and Southampton report departures toward Portsmouth and Philadelphia with convoy details. His Majesty's Ships Mercury Otter Sloop and An telope Commodore Boys Chesterfield Penzance Aquilon sail or remain in the Downs as winds shift from west to north by east.
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Port New
Deal
Southampton
Smith
Portsmouth
Margate Road
W.N. W
Antelope
Commodore Boys
Chesterfield
Penzance
Aquilon
War News and Naval Movements from Europe and America
A June 30 extract reports militia measures in Norfolk for supporting families left without means, plus officers from the Custom-house prepared for naval service. Dispatches show British and Austrian forces maneuvering in Bohemia and Lipstadt, with French operations near Meerhoff and Dorstein. Admiral Saunders arrives at New York with fleets in alliance, while trade expands at Senegal and Goree. letters from Holland and Flanders arrive with updates.
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Noravich
Norfolk
His Majesty
Albania
Belgrade
Agite
Contantinople
Germany
Austria
Adrianople
Constantinople
States General
Admiral Saunders
New-York
Mason
Iodd
Senegal
Goree
Lucca
Glasford
Jamaica
Bristol
London Waves and Caribbean Convoys in May Routings
Reports from the Atlantic and Iberian waters describe ships, prizes, and convoys. The Dreadnought Man of War arrived at Port Royal with two French frigates. the Cork Convoy reached Jamaica. the Middle of June sees the next outbound from there. A Spanish 74-gun warship captured the 36-gun Active Frigate after a dispute and brought it to Cadiz. Elsewhere ships like the Leonard from Twinmouth to Bilboa were taken by the Virgin, a French privateer seized vessels bound for Nagva and Petersburgh, and a Sallee cruiser captured an English vessel from Cork bound for Tangier. In Madeira the new Lisbon governor confined Jesuits, while Earl of Berborough and Robert Trevor Hampden took oaths as Post-Masters General. Sir Charles Hotham’s widow died at Hot Wells, Bristol, and convicts Andrew Grant and George Simons, pardoned, were delivered to a naval lieutenant to serve at sea.
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London
Cape St. Antonio
Jamaica
Lucca
Port Royal
Iamaica
Cork
Gibraltar
Flanders
Cadiz
Leonard
Marden
Twinmouth
Bilboa
Virgin
Dechterbrard
Letier
St.‘ Maloes
Carriegg
Saponin
Hope
Lancaster
Sarah
Hull
Nagva
Squirrel
Sallee Cruizer
Tangier
Madeira
Taylor
Lisbon
Earl of Berborough
Robert Trevor Hampden
Court of Chancery
Hot Wells
Bristol
Charles Hotham
Thomas Clutterbuck
Ireland
Andrew Grant
George Simons
Newgate
Bell-Savage-Inn-Yard
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Signor Romarelli
Signora Mattel
Signor L’otenza
Signor Tenducci
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Pasqualiné
Simpson
Signor
Pasqualino
Arid
Adhureed
Cooke
Micro
Jopham
Red Lion
Cleaver
de Marquis of
Carnarvan
Olfo
Tolen
Crumap
Battersea
Surrey
King’s Bench
Frison
Robert Jarnell
Jet Athton
Ely
Marthal
Fail
Robert Parnell
John Ashton
Isatah Hoggins
Evan Hoggins
Bishop’s Castle
Shropshire
Henry Jones
Hereford
Gawler
Inner Temple
Jones
Isaiah Hogg
N.B
Isaiah Hoggins
Deptford-Yard
Wadham
Dock-Head
Redriff
Brest
France
Holland
Peterbourgh
Fuies
Cee R
Count Soulkoff
Council of State
Dresden
Finck
Dippelswalden
Bohemia
Prince Henry
Passberg
Leurmeritz
Daun
Prince of Deux-Ponts
Berlin
Landshut
Marshal Contades
Meerhoff
M. du Muret
Bock
Lippe
Duke de Broglie
Etrelen
Amsterdam
Paderborn
Hague
Yorke
Republick
Hagu
Ferdinand
Ritrberg
Serene
Lipstadt
Wangenheim
Dulmen
Halteren
d’Armeptieres
Wezel
Dorstein
Marfulls
Antibes
Boscawen
Broderick
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