Liverpool Riots and Sailor Unrest Shake Port Town
A dispatch from Liverpool describes growing chaos as sailors, angered by wages and job losses from Guinea shipments, riot in the Change and nearby districts. Armed crowds, destruction of shops, and arrests escalated, with further unrest spreading toward Manchester and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Thomas Nailer
Tottala
Liverpo
Isden
Bridgewater
Jadinz
London
Liverpool
America
Sares
Sermon at Basingstoke 1775 by John Duncan D D
Publication notes a sermon preached at Basingstoke on June 8 1775 by John Duncan D D Restor f South Warmbrough Hampshire printed for T Cadell Strand and others. The piece includes an address to Rational Advocates for the Church of England and references to church authority and scriptural languages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eiror
Basingstoke
Dre Balguy
Winchester
John Duncan
D. Restor
Warmbrough
Hants
T. Cadell
Strand
J Johnt
St. Paul's Church Yard
C. Dale
Church of England
Wochester
Lasingstoke
Prohibition on Export of Arms by Dutch and British Ships
News notes that the States General ban exports of ammunition guns powder and shot aboard ships of British dominion for a year with confiscation and a thousand guilders fine on the commander. Advises no embarkation of war materiel on any ship without Admiralty College permission. Other items report the Duke of Gloucester’s healthy arrival at Venice and war costs with casualty projections, plus local distress in Boston and London civic proceedings linked to the Lord Mayor’s proclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States General of the
United Provinces
Great Britain
Paig
College of Admiralty
Venice
Duke of Gloucester
Anthony
Quebec
Bristol
Bolton
Gage
Boston Neck
London
Sheriff Plomer
St. Paul’s
Williamson
Sheik
Bartholomew
Marvelous Cure Promoted by Marchant's Drops
A letter to Mr Norton of London praises the drops as a miracle cure after a long measles illness in a daughter. It claims triumph over leprosy, scurvy, ulcers, fistulas, piles, and blood disorders, with counterfeits warned and locations listed for retail sale and pamphlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lons
F. Newbery, Junior
St. Paul’. Churchyard
London
Collins
Salisbury
Mr. Norton
Golden. Square
Leith
Robert Inglis
Norton
Garden-quare
Piccaailly
John Norton
Marchant
Norton Heing
Maredant
G. Kearfly
Ludpaterstreet
Fetter Lane
Fleet-Street
J.smith
Paurnsterton
F. Blyth
St. John’s
Cornhill
Stockdale
Bull-Head
Newgate
Ftreet
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Theatre-Royal
Teabercow
Stir -Luke Limp
Poote
Lya
Whitefield
Granham
Beggar’s Opera
HEE and Co’s
State Lottery
Life
Anttany
Chating-Cross
Northumberland-House
Change-ailley
Mex
Baker's
Poffilly
Eshem
Peter Thornton
Kington Upon
Hull
Draggift
Peter Thomson
Smith
Atttorney
Elas
Birchin-lane
Change Alley
Bertie
Piccadilly
N. B
W. Bayley
Cockfout-street
Hyy-marser
J. Price
Perfumer
Leadenhall-sireet
F. Newbery
St. Paul's Churchyard
J. Gr Venor
Turnstile
Holborn
A. Rothwell
Wew Bond
Firect
Mel. Langford
Edmund Mason
Efc
Datchet Common
Windsor
County of
Bucks
Langford
Covent-garden
Globe-Tavern
Tibbs
Standard
Tavern
Leicester
Marististes
Enscr
Joel
Fleur-street
Birmingham
Sluys Zie
James
Yates
Simmonds
Ratcliffe
Manchester
Charles-street
St. James’s Square
House of Lord
Hart
Worcester
John Griffiths
Middlesex
John Hart
L Q. Sherif
Mills Spencer
John Spencer
Upper
Eholioway
Mr. Haultain
Hornsey
Mills Stainforth
Geo. Stainforth
Wrednesday
Barnsley
Yorkshire
Francis Wood
Eig
Thas c. Woly
Hun
Jxter
Mr. Cruikshank
Great Windmill-street
Anhor
Young
Hatton-Gardon
Garraway’s
Exchange Alley
Austin-Fryars
Garraway
Staffordshire
Newport
Charles Boothby Seb
Highley
Thefid
Stafford
Norbury
Scafford
Carnpfke
Eccleshall
Lally
Chancery Office
Harding
Audien
Drayton
Shropshire
Francis Beresford
Ashborne
Derbyshire
Beresford
Awliscombe
Devon
Tracey
Honiton
Gulden Lion
Gidley
George Pearson
Essex-street
Gidiey
Tracey- House
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