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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 28, 1758
Page
1
The London Evening-Post reports growing Spanish naval escort activity for Neutral shipping, tensions with Britain over Liberty writs, and ongoing privateering amid European conflict. It notes English and Dutch actions at sea, captures near Port au Prince, and a Brabant court notice of high noble deaths and marriages.
IRELAN D. Corke Of 16. The Catherine Capt Voss from Ne vis for this Port was drove ashore at Castlehaven last Saturday 3 the Crew were with Dufficulty saved by the Boats belonging to the Rose Man of War but the Car go it is feared will be lost Dutlin OF 21 We hear that another Commissioner will be added to those of the Revenue in Ireland which will make the Number of Eight and that Lord Viscount Newtown Butler will be appointed one of them.
In Edinburgh on Tuesday Constable, Esq. married Lady Winnifred Maxwell daughter of the Earl of Nathsdale. The ceremony united two prominent families in a union observed by local society and announced in today’s notices.
Arrived vessels include the Alexander Hunter from Plymouth the Dragon Privateer from a Cruise Jeffroy Lydia Barker from Amsterdam Fox Packet from Corunna Betty Worral from Chester for London Forrester Eilis from Wales for London and Nancy Davis from ditto for ditto Wind N Deal 28 Sailed 10 westward the Bland Parke for Barbadoes and the Appearance Wotie for Stockholm Sailed on a Cruize his Majesty s Ships Richmond and Chatham Remains his Majesty s Ship Revenge with the Diagent M Cashen for East India the Earl of Granville Cummerford and Susannah Hare for Oporto Smyrna Yacht Anderson for Leghorn Thetis Briddy and Nancy Judge for Gibraltar Mary Wright for Louisbourg Katherine Dickinson for Lifoon and the Hare Metcalf for Dublin Winds blows hard Deal 29 Arrived and sailed for the River the Sanorada Familia Soares from Lisbon Lemain in the Downs ins Majestys Ship Revenge with the outward bound Lips as in my draft Ward S blows hard.
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