Privateers Brisk, Dutch Vessel Captures, Mexico Vice-Roy Fleeing
Reports from privateering ventures as Spanish prize vessels fall to English ships, with the Snorelam Man of War returning from a five month Gulf cruise. The Fal mouth nears a large Dutch prize linked to the new Mexico Vice-Roy, as the Worcester pursues a Sloop escaping with regalia worth 100,000 pounds. Letters hint at two more rich ships. Hagen Mogen reaks mocks the affair.
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Snorelam
Gulph
Florida
Bay of Mexico
Havannah
Philadelphia
Mexico
Worcester
Falmouth
Cuba
Burt
Harry
Mistake
Hagen Mogen
Frow Spithead and Royal Treasury News in One Fragment
The piece blends a London Town song complaining of weak forces at Spithead and urging action, with an official London Gazette notice listing new treasurer commissioners and an array of weekly diseases, burials, births, and financial securities data. It mixes patriotic verse with bureaucratic and statistical items from the period.
Worthy Liverymen respond to nomination and thanks
A humble letter from Robert Godsomal at the corner of Lincoln's Inn Fields thanks the City of London liverymen for supporting his nomination as chief magistrate. He notes the unanimous choice by citizens and common halls, expresses readiness to serve, and hopes for continued unity in defense of rights and liberties.
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London
College-Hill
Robert Godsomal
Lincoln’s-son-Fielas
Clare- Market
F. Nichols
F. Clarke
Royal Exchange
I. Woodward
Temple Gates
Jane Hall
King’s, Head Inn
Cirercester
Gloucestershire
James Brown
Vblick
Fobu Hopkins
Fleet-fircer
Fleet-Bridge
Faehi
Almos
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Tarr
London Town
Don Blais
Vernon
Ogle
Cathcart
Spain
London Gazette
St. James’s
South Bea
South Sea
Bank
Tos
Prem
India
Ividead
Roya
Exchange Assurance
Ito
Gopper
Prem Sale
Mine Adventure Sterns L
Geven
Emperor's Loan
Exchequer
Ditro
Lottery Tiologs
City of London
Newcastle Upon Tyne
WaLes
Nicholas Fenches
County of
Leicester
Osber
Sam
Waring Ashby
Newcastle
Marr
Devon
Exon
Wrutram
Courtenay
Throphilus Fortescur
New Inn
Exeter
Henry Rolle
Elas
Eom
Theophilus Fortefiue
Jhall
Carmarthen
Gistlemen
Feiehful
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