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Ball at St James's opens with Prince of Wales attendance
A London society note recalls the Ball at St James's on a Friday night opened by the Prince of Wales and Lady Augusta. The King joined the dancing after nine, with country dances running until the late hour. An address from Helston, Cornwall, was graciously received. News briefs cover naval bounties, captured privateers, mutterings from the Danish and Portuguese courts, and shipwrecks.
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Lady Augusta
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Utrecht
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West Indies
St. Kit’s
Greenock
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Wiliam Spicer
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Studland Bay
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Elizabeth Antonia
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Jenny Parker
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Blenheim Chapel
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Taylor
Greenwich
Thames
Third Regiment of Foot Guards
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