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Newspaper

London Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Nov 02, 1776

Page

3

Proclamation Urging Loyalty in North American Colonies

A royal proclamation from St James's dated October 30 1776 declares loyalty to the crown amid rebellion in North America. It calls subjects to observe a public fast and prayer, condemns rebellion, and orders bishops to arrange a suitable form of prayer for all churches and places of worship. A separate note mentions a general fast in Scotland on December 12.

North America England Wales Berwick Upon Tweed St. James’s Scotland

Howe dispatches from New York and London Gazette details

Letters from General Howe to Lord George Germaine report British possessions in New York City after rebel lines abandoned Brooklyn. They describe landing operations, engagements near Inclenberg and Morris Heights, captures of prisoners, and dispatches on naval support and ordnance taken. Also notes on ships, captures, and political notices from Haslemere and Hashemere.

Whitehall William Howe George Germaine Balfour Sir William Howe Lord Halifax New-York Yorkland New York Brooklyn New Lown Creek New York Island Kepp’s Bay Hotham Stuyvesant’s Cove Hoven’s Hook Harlem Inclenberg King’s Bridge M‘gowan North River Bloomingdale Ing’s Bridge Blue Bell Phoenix Roebuck Orpheus Carysfort Rose Vanderwater Vaughan Grenadiers Monéton York Land Robertson Viscount Howe Mr. Stephens Eagle New York River York Island Parker and Wallace Fanthaw Hamand Hudson Buthwyck Creek Batteaux Gullies Vandeput Caldwell Dickson Caulfield Phipps Molloy Haworth The Henry Parry Chads Bristow Long Island Robert Roughead Richard Fowler John Randall Thomas Brown Chambers Stuart Knowles Laird Bushwyck New Town Creek Hell-Gate East River Banks Davis Wilkinson Pearl Tryal Earl of Bristol Barfleur Portsmouth Milbank Nancy Keys Antigua Nelly Bradstreet Honduras London Perkins Jenkins St. Augustine Bristol Peggy Kennedy Halifax Boston Ann Duncan Dominica Forbesco Fame Hope Gordon Jamaica Peter John Shaw Malaga Fly Robinson Crookhaven Jackson Liverpool Bermuda William, Moore Downs England Bolton William Ross Elizabeth Fenton Paxter Hatch Ditto Wm. Lefsty Maintweet Walrond Philp Hicks Charles Grant George Cambell John Grant George Delanoy Gee Bates Daniel Donovan Bartlet Pringle Crags Seddon Fraser Boge Parke Walker Adamant Robson Quebec St. Lawrence Haslemere Thomas More Molyneux Peter Barrett, Esq

News snippets from Europe and America recount battles and travels

Letters from New York London and Plymouth describe troop exchanges and fortifications at King s Bridge and Harlem. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester plan Naples visit while the Princess of Asturias suffers a miscarriage. Royal ships sail and captains take new commands as small craft join convoy duties.

France Flanders Holland Rome Duke Duchess of Gloucester Naples Madrid Princess of Asturias

Ships sailing and arrivals at Deal and Gravesend Nov 2 3

Nov 2 Deal reports multiple ships sailing including Mary Gilftyn for Grenada and Jamaica, Warners Martin for Antigua, Sally Hrowell for Tobago, Duke of York for Jamaica, with Morant Carter remaining for Jamaica and Speedwell sloop. Nov 3 Morant Carter and Montague James sail for Jamaica. Unity Dixey for Portsmouth. Hercules Waller for Dublin. Arrivals include Williash Moore from Botton and numerous vessels from Jamaica and Portugal at various ports. Wind NW.

Deal Mary Gilftyn Grenaday Randal Dublin Dawes Brown Earl of Effingham Curling Jamaica Warners Martin Antigua Friend Cummings Barbadoes Sally Hrowell Tobago Duke of York Grant Thames Rendall Morant Carter Speedwell W.ni Montacgue James Ripp Unity Dixey Pirtfemouth Hercules Waller Ged Love Hunter Lierpool Wind N. W.gravesend Britannia Dixon G Sttesburgh Ne Emanuel Blom Longfound Bristol delCarmin Marietta Bilboa Ditto Choice Harry M Mel Cico George Pennel Oporto Fame Frown Vampire Hope Kelly Penelops Jemison Uhes Cecilia Gikinson Dista Good Allen Curs Dito Friendship Harvey Brinol Wiindrofen Soundbergh Stockholm Punzarvon Kirby G Trenburgh Pelfast Sucis Tupper Portsmouth Waterford Betty Turner Fom Didiz M'fahn Rominica Elizabeth Dowling Operto Lisbon Ditta Kent Hall Poll Langer Havre Lilly Howe Abes Willams Hamilton Johnson Jenny Kerr Rottercam Kingston Clark Meuel Yarmouth Roads

Bankrupts and dividends listed for London and surrounding towns

A historical bankruptcy notice lists Thomas Howard James Doves Richard Horniman Mathew Clarke Richard Tidswell the younger Edward Perry and others with surrender and dividend dates set for November and December at Guildhall London with high water marks noted at London Bridge. Included are names from Gerrard Street St Ann Westminster Roches ter Abingdon Holborn Greenwich Shepton Mallet and Leeds along with occupations such as upholder paper-tainer tobacconist grocer pawnbroker merchant and clerk worker.

Thomas Howard Gerrard-street St. Ann Westminster Farrene James Doves Rochester Kent Fureender Richard Horniman Abingdon Herks Mathew Clarke Holborn London Richard Tidswell Greenwich Guildhall Edward Perry Shepton Mailer Somersetthire Sheerman George Inn Wels William Prentice Southwark Chefemonger Wiliam Gurr Newgate Street Haberdasher William Caltlman Brentford Middlesex William Cooper Edward Worth Whitecrofs-street Guidhall Richard Jefferson Leeds Yorkshire High Water London-Bridge

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