Fear of strangling wife witnessed in Bristol timber market incident
An assailant attacked the wife of a Bristol timber merchant in Colleges Street, attempted to strangle her with a rope, stole a pocket containing two guineas and other items, then fled as she feared for her husband. Nearby ship news from Portsmouth and Atlantic routes note arrivals, privateers, and dispatches amid ongoing war.
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Maryland
James Belt
Snow
Bermudas
Collins
England
Feutrad
Cork
Garde
Bourdeaux
Scilly
Apparent British War News and Local Crime Notes
Reported dispatches detail alleged rebel routs near New York, prize takings by American sloops, and convoy plans for the Mediterranean. London and Westminster updates cover elections, church reopenings, public order actions, and a spate of crimes and trials, with prices for grain at the end.
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Bankruptcy notices and commodity prices in London market
List of bankrupts with surrender dates including Robert Duff and John Duff of Jamaica and St. Martin's, Edward Towry, Edward Shugar, Wm. Jorden, Robert Pattinson, and others to appear at Guildhall London. Dividends and certificates scheduled with locations in Guildhall and various inns. High water details at London Bridge noted.
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Lenham
Kent
Robert Duff
John Duff
Jamaica
St. Martin's
Edward Towry
Black's Fields
Southwark
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Portmouth
Cuter
Wm. Jorden
Robert Pattinson
Lawrence Pountney-la E
Dysatters
Francis Barlow
Poultry
Wm. Sloman
Uckheld
Sussex
Guildhall
London
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Liverpool
Money-Crivener
Samuel Hinton
Coventry
King’s Head
Bejamin Powlea
Bristol
Joseph Piddisgren
Rugby
Warwickshire
Daventy
Northamptonhire
George Butcher
Milbank Street
Westminster
Janes James
Brandon
Suffolk
James Rathbone
Sandbach
Cheshire
Thomas Hail
Settle
Yorkshire
COUNTRY HOUSE WANTED NEAR LONDON WITH LAND
Advertises for a compact modern house within sixty miles of London in a healthy dry area. Desires 100 to 260 acres, three or four parlours, kitchen, watchhouse, and offices within a preserved park boundary. Respond with details to Y. Z at Sacheverell’s shop 204 Oxford Street between Ormond and Pettman streets. Also seeks a maid for a small town family with a font boy.
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Sachevereil
Conversation in London about American war policy and sovereignty
A London Evening Port piece recounts a dinner with Hortensius and Captain Fl r where guests debate British policy in America. The talk covers tyranny versus liberty, the balance of power between crown and purse, and the dangers of standing armies, with references to the ratio ultima and the need for public opinion to constrain rulers.
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