London News in the Year 1700s Sea Service and Battles
News items report the Royal Navy manpower for the year at 70 000 men. Writs issued for Ipswich and Totnes elections. Admiral Hawke engages enemy off Torbay and Brest fleets menace Quiberon Bay. Juno Swallow Ramillies reports, Royal George flies signals, and Commodore Duff blocks transports. News of captured ships includes Nancy and Sirena.
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London
Ipswich
Suffolk
Samuel Kent
Ely
Totnes
Devon
Richard Lield
Richard
Baron Legge
Ramillions
Hamoaze
Plymouth-dock
Edward Hawke
Torbay
Royal George
Brest
Juno
Quueberon Bay
Ancaor
Queberon Bay
Sir Edward Hawke
Plymouth
Admiral Hawke
Hawke
Falmouth
Uthaar
Belleisle
Gibraltar
Geary
Sandwich
Foudroyant
Bienfaisant
Bay
Boscawen
Portsmouth
Bofawen
Teneriffe
Canary Islands
Fan Hazelop
Rochfort
Rotterdam
Nancy
Hooton
Figuera
Newfoundland
Rochefort
Quebec
Burre
Sirena
St.Sebastian’s
St. Andero
Istakanoy
Chesburg
Sip
Condeman’d
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Great Britain
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Géisty
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City and Liberty of Westminster
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Westminster
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Gt Chaving-Gross
Backwell
Pall-mall
Campbell
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Oxford
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Siberia
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University of Oxford
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Thomas Patten
Corpus Christi College
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