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05 Sep 1741

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London Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Sep 05, 1741

Page

2

Sea Transit to West Indies Voyages from Greenock

Edinburgh dispatch notes two pilot boats with at least six captains of merchantmen sailing Thursday from Greenock by government order to meet men of war and transports ordered into the Clyde. They carry forces destined for the West Indies to reinforce Admiral Vernon and are said to proceed to Cork, Ireland, where the rest of the ships are hurrying, possibly arriving as soon as the country forces reach that port.

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Scotland Edinburgh Greenock Clyde West Indies Vernon Cork Ireland Jamaica Sanbich Cheshire George Fowler Royal the Princess of Wales Lord Harrington St. James’s Hanover England Royal George Scarborough Sir John Norris Spithead Southampton Jersey William Burroughs Great Britain Paris Parliament of Ballycastle Dublin France London King’s Head Tooley- Street Lowe Hergrove County of Suffolk Thomas Gage William Gage Richmond Bennet John Bennet Daniel John Daniel Jenner of Rovert Ord Morpeth Mailman Laft Rose Smithfield Susannah Boyle Earl of Orxiery
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Brutal Salisbury transport and public executions reported

Bristol news describes a pregnant woman and child driven in a cart to Salisbury parish where she miscarried and died after drivers refused aid. It notes a coroner's jury, two fugitives, and warnings to authorities. Also reports executions at Ivelchester for burglary and murder, including Sarah Hallcomb for dismembering her child, Peter Battle for stealing 65 sheep, and the confessed to spousal crime by John Watts.

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Bristol Salisbury Ford-Hill Marshield Bride Ivelchester J. John Watts Smith Wilthire Upton Wells Sarah Ialcomb Peter Battle
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The Influence of French Councils and Europe’s Monarchy Hope

London reports on French influence spreading to Germany and in European affairs. The Neutral Pacific disposition of Britain is condemned by Austrian and German courts, while efforts for accommodation with Prussia fail. Yet large sums remitted from England to Germany raise hope for union between England and Prussia, as the old adage Omnia vincit durum endures.

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Germany Robinson Hungary England
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Conflicting Jamaica Dispatches Stir Arbiters of Truth

A chaotic letter reveals distrust of Jamaica reports claiming harmony and strong governance while noting a Jamaica anxiety over recall of troops. Other items report deaths in Cheshire and Suffolk, naval movements, Palatines bound for Georgia, and local misfortunes from London and Westminster to Battersea Reach.

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