Victory returns to town after celebrated hero’s reception
A large crowd greeted Admiral Camberdown as he arrived from a successful voyage. He toured the town to the cheers of inhabitants and received honorary salutations at the Hotel and Captain Edwards’s residence. Guards fired from Fort Guns as he departed for Walmer Castle, all noting his perfect health and high spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oid
Camberdown, &c
Mitchener
Hick
Edwards
Bricia
Duncan
Walmer Castle
Pietest
Kirwan
Dublin
Torsl
Croft
Winwick
Stamford
James Charnock
Billinghay
Timberland
Lincolnshire
St. Thomas’s Hospital
Drayton
Shropshire
John White
Christmas Common
Watlington
Oxfordshire
White
Dover Dinner and Victory Celebration of Admiral Duncan
On Oct 20 in Dover, military units assembled beneath the Castle and fired salutes to celebrate Admiral Duncan's victory. A formal dinner at the Assembly Rooms drew nearly 200 attendees including Pitt Dividas Canning Hutkisson Lord Hood and Montgomery officers. A grand ball followed with expectations of Duncan's arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal ‘Montgomery
Afl Soree
Horse Artillery
Pitt
Dividas
Canning
Hutkisson
Lord Hood
Montgomery
East Sussex, &c
Wiscount Duncan
iNin Pitt
Admiral Duncan
Diana Arrives From Cruize With Prize Privateers
Cove of Gore reports His Majesty's ship Diana under Captain Falkner returning from a cruise. On the 6th instant the Janet of Bristol spoke her, all well, at lat 45 30, long 13 West. Diana parted with the sloop Kangaron off Cape Clear. Diana has captured two French cutter privateers during the cruize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
His
Diana
Falkner
Janet
Bristol
Wm. Taylor
Kangaron
Cape Clear
Swedish brig Free Swede arrives near Brest Harbor
PLY MOUTH October 18 last evening the Swedish brig Free Swede from Gottenburgh bound for Brest, with pitch tar and deals, was sighted near Brest Harbor on the 16th. Also at Cawland Bay arrived HMS Captain from Gibraltar carrying transports under convoy including Thornton Martha Adventure Diana and Lady Jane with 75 invalid soldiers and accompanying civilians aboard. The parvison remains healthy and in high spirits. other vessels in sight include Ana from Smyrna and Enterprize cutter from Guernsey, which parted company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gottenburgh
Brest
Frazer
Cawland Bay
Sventig
Aylmer
Gibraltar
Guernsey
Parvison
de Braak
Immense display of troops at Portsmouth harbor
Residents witnessed a grand nighttime muster as Portsmouth showcased a large force. Detachments from artillery, infantry, and militia, including Royal Artificers and the 16th Regiment, lined the ramparts under Major Arnaud and Colonel Grigg, presenting a striking urban military pageant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Artificers
16Th Regiment of Foot
South Devon Regiment of Militia
Marine Corps
Goapigof
Arnaud
Appegtey Pit Atcerdotautry
Porpfea
Miieitt
Grigg
Illuminations Brighten Streets as Generals Parade
General Crosbie’s ramparts were lined with troops and volunteers while 21 field-pieces fired in tribute. The city glowed with lights as Admirals Durban’s valor was celebrated in vivid clear displays crafted by local artists and the public cheered the spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosbin
Foye
Durban
Cheap Living at Drury Lane theatre review
A theatrical piece titled Cheap Living opened at Drury Lane with Sir Edward Bloomly played by Mr. Jordan, Spunge by Mr. Bannister, and Eleanor Bloomly by Miss Stuart. The curtain spectacle featured Prologue by C Kemble and Epilogue by Miss Decamp, drawing strong applause and praise for performances by Betterton and Murray among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheap Living
Edward Bloomly
Jordan. Spunge
Mr. Bannister
Ian. Scatter
Mr. Palmer
Mr. Woodland
Suett
Young Woodland
C. Kemble
Scatter
Miss Pope
Eleanor Blomly
Mills Decamp
Lauretta
Stuart
Woodland
Londo
Eleanor
Mr. Reynolds
Sir Edward Bloomly
Spunge
Edward
Bedford
Covent Garden Comedy Draws Fashionable Audience
The Covent Garden theatre hosted The excellent Comedy of the West Indies featuring Rose Didelot and Hillisberg to a fashionable crowd. Miss Betterton debuted as Mrs Rusport for the second time, delivering a strong Ewina performance despite tempered expectations for her tragic prowess in Percy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiaz
Rose
Didelot
Hillisberg
Miss Betterton
Mrs Rusport
Ewina
Percy
Ouy
Spilsbury Antiscorbutic Drops Adverts Prove Efficacy
A clumsy advertorial from Clachar's Chebasford Paper touts Spilsbury's Antiscorbutic Drops. It cites Elizabeth Neville of Colchester who, after twelve to fourteen bottles, claims a complete recovery from scrofula and praises the remedy's extraordinary cures. The piece lists a price and urges belief in patent remedies while noting local practitioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Neville
Thomas Neville
Excise
Colchester
Essex
SpiussuRy
Grain Prices and Market Roundup from Monpa Market
A fragment depicts Monpa October 23 market notes with wheat and other grains, prices per quarter and sacks, and a table of UK corn averages. Wheat around 36s 4d to 41s. hog pease scarce. barley, beans, oats, and malt also traded. Average wheat price Monday Oct 23 down 2s 113d from prior return. flour prices listed for fine, seconds, pollard, and bran.
Inward Grain Arrivals and Market Prices Report
The port of London records inbound grain from Dantzic Embden Koningsboro and Holland with 6635 quarters Hambro 2890 ditto Embden 720 ditto Koningsboro 250 ditto Holland 240. Includes average sugar price 63s 84d per cwt, hops prices in Kent and Suffex ranges, seed prices for red clover white clover turnip ryegrass canary seed rape seed and mustard, plus St James Hay Market Oct 21 and Whitechapel Hay Market notes with hay straw and clovery prices and averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dantzic
Hambro
Holland
Koningbro
Brown
St. James's Hay Market
Ras
Whitechapel
Agi
Ode ‘Cloyar Si
James
Clare Market
Whitechapel Ma
Market prices and quantity sold for cattle sheep and hogs
Newgate and Leadenhall report cattle and sheep sales for Monday and Market prices across London districts. HEAD OF CATTLE SOLD THIS DAY totals: cattle 2,309. sheep 12,000. lambs 500. Prices for beef veal mutton pork lamb and tallow listed with regional quotes from Newgate Leadenhall Clare Market Whitechapel and other markets. Coal prices in the river and distant country markets for wheat oats barley beans and prices from Devizes and Beds accompany the animal market data.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dofer
Gore
Portsmouth
Drvay-Lakk
Betterton
Belcour
Stockwell
Murray
Oe Quick
Warland
Peggy
Rofe
Hillisbourg
Covent-Garden
England
Wales
Kent
Suffex
Newgate and Leadenhall
Vealy
Sunderland
Devizes
Leadenhale
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