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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 13, 1780
Page
3
May draws new ships including Bellona, Courageux, Minerva, and Neptune listed with inward and outward traffic. Sailors Grosvenor, Rochford, Glatton, Lord Hulland, Belmont, and East India ships attend to voyages to New York.
Yeterday arrived the mals from France and Flanders Carlieroon March 23. They are hard at work in our port and Gothenburgh fitting out several men of war for the protection of the trade the ensuing spring. There will be one go of guns many numbers and sizes. Madrid April 21. The Court published a detail of expeditions against the English on Campeachy coast and the taking and retaking of Omoa. Don Robert Me Rivas Betancourt Governor of Yucatan undertook to drive out the English and destroy settlements coastal. English habitations destroyed in three months with an estimated loss of 900000 crowns. The fort of Omoa was retaken five weeks after the English boasted of its capture, with thirty prisoners sixteen iron cannons four mortars and some ammunition.
The page reports royal assent to three Irish bills including duties on beer wine tobacco and penalties on imported lace and hens. Also notes appointments for Prime Serjeant and impending judicial changes. Letters from Plymouth Aldborough and Antigua describe gales ship losses and captures including Neptune Sally and Vulture. British ships damaged or captured by French privateers. Later items list trials at Old Bailey, prices of corn, and local obituaries and sequesterings.
From the London Gazette dated May 13 Drisden April 23 reports the death of Her Royal Highness the Electress Dowager of Saxony aged 55. Also Potzdam reports the Princess of Prussia safely delivered a princess. Bankruptcy notices list Alexander Rofg and James Rungar of Ironmonge Lane warehousemen surrender dates May 23 June 3 24 at Guildhall along with Walter Symonds Maynard of St Andrew Holborn erecer Beviscourt Kefier and Herbert ligram linen draper of Botton Lincolnshire with dates May 18 23 31 June 24 at Guildhall London.
The Lords of Ireland read a relief bill for Protestant Dissenters a third time and voted to pass it. dissenters warned the measure alters the kingdom’s constitution with uncertain consequences and one member recorded his opposition to posterity.
The Irish House of Commons reports the corn bounty critique by Mr Henry Flood and others and votes to commit discussions for Monday. A plan to use surplus revenues to reduce arrears on the loan is debated with divisions. a motion for postponement is carried by a large margin. The committee on regulation of corn reports heads of a bill. talks on a national bank press for lower interest and security, praising private Irish banks and noting English rates.
Mr Oole called the plan ruinous to general interest while Mr Linless urged it for public credit. With money scarce the private Bank refused discounting and stagnation followed. Government as security was argued as permanent, 200000l vested, defalcation risk tiny, and public credit praised before a Ways and Means committee adjourned to Wednesday after partial progress.
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