Naval action off Trincomalee in 1782 engagement report
An account from Sir Edward Hughes's squadron describes a daylong battle with the French off Trincomalee, heavy damage to ships including the Superbe and Monmouth, shifts in wind and formation, and repairs after the fight. Letters from Hughes to Stephens note French supplies and potential Indian Ocean movements, while dispatches from Port-Royal and Europe report on prizes and promotions.
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Griat
la Fine
Ifiz
Ifis
Ifs
Reyozin
Aschor
Sir Edward Hughes
Fir. Stephens
Superbe
Trincomule Bay
Fauchward
Coromandel
Faes
Tranquebir
Bloody clash widen war mood in the Levant
From Constantinople to Zealand reports speak of a bloody action between the Rishans and Tartars driving Said Gueray out, prompting cries for war with Ruffia as Divan hesitates in policy while Brett’s shipyard nears 12 men of war by month end for a Count D Estaign fleet bound for America and letters opened in Zierickzee with Regency officials present.
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de Fiscal
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Hague
Report on French Refits and Madrid Court Delay
In Saturday’s At.wa on report the French refit their word and cannot respond to London dispatches without Madrid Court action. The Madrid court would take ten to twelve days, delaying Britain’s signal reply to embodied England until a fortnight from the week of litt.
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London
Grain Prices and Local Notices From Guildhall Draws
Prices for grain and seeds listed with figures like Wheat at 5s ed and Rye 29s to 32s od, plus duties for beans and oats. Obituaries note deaths of Mr Thomas Siffans and Mr Stevenson aged 117, with mentions of families and local residences. The text also records a guildhall lottery draw with prize numbers and amounts.
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