Captain and Crew Rescued Amid Severe Difficulty
The report notes the Captain and crew were saved after severe difficulty. It adds that the Right Hon. Lord Ravensworth postponed his departure for London on Friday due to a fit of the goat. It also records a marriage on Thursday at Bedlington between Mr. George Burdon of Leeds, a merchant, and Miss Wharton of Hertford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Ravensworth
London
Thursday
Bedlington
George Burdon
Leeds
Miss Wharton
Hertford
Port News Prime Arrivals and Sailings at Deal
PORT NEWS. Deal Nov. 18 Arrived Yesterday the Marshal Belisle Privateer from Portsmouth and sailed for the River. Arrived the Torrington Man of War and Chesterfield East India Ship and remain with the Ships as before and Dorfer Roach for Dublin and Warren Watts for Bristol Wind NW by W Plymouth Nov 16. Sailed the Dutch Man of War for Cadiz This Day sailed the Milford Frigate with the Trade for Wales the Union Frigate on a Cruize and the Petronella Ledbury for Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port News
Deal
Marshal Belleisle
Portsmouth
Torrington
Chesterfield
News from the Atlantic and naval actions in late November
Extra notices describe orders for two of His Majesty’s Yarths with unknown purpose. Port/Spit reports Plymouth and Lancaster dispatches, Capt. Dodson’s capture by a privateer, ship losses, and crews' counteractions. Admiralty appoints Aldborough for convoy duties. Obits and local incidents follow, including a tale of a unique grain harvest in Anjou, France, and a report on Lord Fitzmaurice’s wartime service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Portsmouth
Draper
Keppel
Plymouth
Kingston
Perry
Quebec
St. Maloes
Success
Centaur
Torrington
Downs
Lancaster
Dodson
Marlborough
Guiney
South Carolina
St. Lawrence
St. Martin de Voger
Bayonne
Dedson
King
Virginia
Bristol
Douglas
Isle of Man
Virgin
Reedsdale
Daniel of
Admiralty
Aldborough
Carpenter
Bae
Fitzmaurice
Parliamency
Wycombe
Prince of
Brunswick
Campen
Brecky
Germany
Mary ‘ of Granby
Guildhall
Gowey
Thomas Robinson
Lake
Price of Tallow and Nine Gallon Measure Criticized
A reader in Crawley Surrey notes high tallow prices despite abundant fat sheep and beef locally. He accuses millers of a nine gallon measure fraud and calls for standardising measures to aid farmers. He also praises the idea of parish tax accounts abstracts to improve public records and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London Evening
Crawley
Surrey
Smithfield
Sussex
Kent
Hese
The Loyal Address and Trade News From Portmouth and Beyond
A parliamentary note praises a loyal address to the king from Lords spiritual and temporal, with assurances of fidelity and support. The Spice trade update notes imports from the East Indies, not a new island discovery, and urges free trade in all ports except those of other European nations. Reports from Herculaneum and Portsmouth describe discoveries, embassies, storm damage to ships, export rye to Bremen, and fleet preparations for an expedition. Weather and health items list diseases and casualties, with burials and stock market figures following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James's
East-Indies
Herculaneum
D’elbert
Isis
Wheeler
Lisbon
Portsmouth
Earl of Kinnoul
Portugal
S. W
Bremen
Portmouth
Spithead
America
Stiles
Mariam
Swantun
Hopson
Wood
Jamaica
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New-Street
Ferrer-Lane
Thomas Strickland
Horflydown
Southwark
William Templeman
Alicant
Spain
George Reveley
Earl of Northumberand
Anjou
France
Egypt
Judea
House ‘of Commons
Gould
Christen
Gi Bank An
India
Prem
J Navy
Corn Exchange
Yorkthir
Orto West County
Samuel Hayes
Paris
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