Movements on Bread Office Regulation and Bank Bill Provisions
Debated motions to regulate the Bread Office amid market abuses in Monday wheat pricing and mixing on non market days. Committee discussions produced clauses to require Bank of England notes in payments, limit civil arrests, and secure debt with notes, with dissenting views on legal tender and foreign bills. The House approved Pitt's amendments and reserved further actions, adjourning after reporting the Bank Bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman Anderson
Hobart
Pitt
Dent
MG Fox
Mr. Dent
Fox
Hobhouse
Cas
Alderman Curtis
Hussey
Mr. Pitt
Trinidad capitulation and British victory 1797
Dispatch from Sir Ralph Abercromby details the seizure of Trinidad after landing near Port d Espagne. Spanish ships burnt or captured, capitulation signed February 18, 1797, with terms on prisoner status, oath of allegiance, and property rights. Admiralty dispatch notes Harvey's squadron destroying the enemy fleet at Shagaramus Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Drew
Trinidad
R. Abercromby
Henry Dundas
England
Cariacou
Martinique
Bocas
Gulph
Paria
Gaspargrande
Port D’espagne
Don’ Chacon
Villeneuve
8Th Regiment of Foot
Hompesch
Woolley
Arethuta
Wond
Lord Craven
Soter
Drew
45Th
Abercromby
K.barticles
Frinidad
Ralph Abercromby
Henry Harvey
The
Red
Don Josef Maria Chacon
Order of
Calatrava
Royal Navy
Don Sebastien Ruiz de Apodaca
I Fl
Great Britain
America
Europe
Don Chacon
Spain
Doe
Port d’Epagne
Joseph Maria Duncan
Lland
Royal Artillery
Trinidad Regiment
Joan Hore
D’escadre
Joan Frere
Admiralty
Harvey
Barbadnes
Leeward Islands
Gulph of
Mr. Nepean
Fort Royal Bay
Gant
Ralphy Abercromby
Prince of Wales
Invincible
Barbadoes
Thorn
Zepra
Tobago
Wary Cou
Grenada
Shagaramus Bay
Gasparaux Island
Arethusa
Zebra
Favourite
Victorieuse
Port Bipagne
Ile
Don Sebastian Ruiz de Apodaca
Thipa
She Bay
Sfand
Queen’s Regiment
Wolley
San Vincente
Don Sebastien Ruiz de Apedaca
Don Geronimo Mendoza
Gallardo
Don Gabriel Sorondo
Arrogante
Rion Raphael Bonifaditto
San Damaso
Don Tores Jordan
Es Santa Celia
Don Manuel Allefabel
Capture of West Indiamen by French frigates near Barbadoes
Gazette reports the loss of twelve West Indiamen captured by a squadron of French frigates near Barbadoes and sent into Guadaloupe. Also notes delayed price details and lottery prizes amid a busy day in Parliament and market reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd’s Books
Barbadoes
Guadaloupe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Postscript
the London Gazette Extraordinary
Bellona
Vengeance
Scipio
Zephyr
Cesare
Bing House of Commons
Intersil
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