Retaken Bristol causes stir after Caribbean raid and river raids
The Bristol recaptured several ships including the St George retaken from an American privateer named the Rolly after a clash near the Bay of Honduras. Other vessels retaken or reported lost include the Swift and the Isabella. News from the Mississippi River describes raids by Americans with Spaniards and Indians driving settlers from Mississippi river banks.
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Bing Fon
Ford
Bon Royal
Britt
Bay of Hondu
St. George
Falconer
Rolly
Windward
Bay of Hondis
St.George
London
Bristol
William
St. Augustine
Hip
Tsabella
Missisippi
de. Notre. Dame
Grand Caymanas
Isabella
Pensacolla
Hudson
Montego Bay
Missippi
New Orleans
French Brest and Toulon fleets menace Britain in late August
A dated Paris dispatch from August 21 reports Count d’Orvilliers’ Brest squadron sailing to Ushant with Ville de Paris and aims to join Toulon forces to meet Franco Spanish help. Admiral Keppel returns to Plymouth after delays. Letters note increased French hostility, and British reports describe captures of British ships by privateers, American prizes, and convoy movements as the Atlantic war unsettles maritime Europe.
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Axzif
d’Orvilliers
Paris
Jetter
Choify
L.outs
Amelot
Brest
Orvilliers
Ushant
Ville de Paris
Count de Broglio
Br Ft
Count d’Orvilliers
Keppel
Plymouth
Frante ‘Onder
Havin
Cape Finisterre
Ville ‘de Paris
Chevalier de Fabry
Rochefort
Toulon
Hull
Nice
Exeter
Cullan
Christiana
Havre-de-Gract
Venus
Liverpool
Quebec
Montreal
Newfoundland
Carleton
Haldimand
Livius
Cameron
England
London
Lloyd’s
Gibraltar
Cales
Lisbon
Dover
Nantz
Nile
Leghorn
Marseilles
Coverdale
Onega
Hunter
Bell
Ditto
Swift
Loft
Jamaica
Westerday
Blackwall Dock
East India Company
Earl of Oxford
John White
Halifax
Falmouth
Southampton
Hind
General Post Office
Iiz
Lizard
Conrageux
Terpsichore
Rosignol
Lively
John
Kirby
Jer
Oporto
Jin
France
Lincoln races and purse events at the fairground
The report lists Lincoln races on Wednesday September 7 including the King's plate for four to five year old mares with Gnatcatcher Tatler Venal as top entries, followed by the city purse won by Ratcatcher among short heats, and notes on Friday’s Sadie plate and other purses. It also records a long parliamentary excerpt on the costs of the American war versus peace establishment.
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Mr. Cross
Mr. Douglas
Mr. Vernon
Herod
John Moore
Pale
Arnold
Duke of
Arngd
B. c. Thiefcatcher
Preston
B. F
Christmias
Abithe
Treasury
World War Era Ship Movements Report
Fragmentary notice lists various ships and origins such as Buffalo, Resolution, Langley from Liverpool and Aftrea, Benwick from the same port. Mentions vessels Hope Glover from Petersburg, and other craft like Desire Gullileg from the Rig. Mentions ports Southampton Plymouth Lancasters Industry and uses oblique phrasing.
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E.W
S. Deal
N. E
Speedwell Gap
Sandwich
Buffalo
Resolution
Langley
Liverpool
Benwick
Ditto
Hope
Glover
Petersburg
Portsmonthr
Desire
Gullileg
Rigs
Scott
Menely
Southampton
Angel
Elster
Dram
Plymouth
Debby
Neale
Riga
Lancasters
Uncertain Admiral Keppeps Fleet Reported Missing
A fragmentary 18th century style note describes Admiral Keppeps fleet missing after expected Brest rendezvous. The message, dated the 28th, reports surprise at not finding or hearing of the Brest squadron and mentions Spanish armaments and French moves, with pilots sent toward Cadiz amid lack of intelligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swithy
Keppel
Lengel
France
Hus
Deparchre
Abe
Cape
Pivach
Cadiz
Scarborough Races Result for Three Year Olds
Tuesday September 1 results list placing None-so-pretty owned by Mr Bethell won the race for three year olds. Le Raze by Mr Maynard placed second, Miss Polly owned by Mr Stephenson third, Calaway owned by Mr Lowdon fourth, Railton’s Ch f fifth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bethell
R. F. None
Ean the London Evening Port Committee Note
A fragment mentions a Saetent and a committee of the state of the nation. It cites a day before and references the 7 committee, with unclear context and garbled OCR text. The readable items indicate a parliamentary or state affairs discourse captured in a London evening port snippet.
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Atley
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Ngewe
Foreign Intelligence
Landers
Cardigan Bay
Torbay
Rockingham
Gardner
Greenland
Virginia Packet
Virginia
Concordia
Clark
Hamburgh
Aimable Victoire
St. Maloe’s
St. Maloe’s, From ‘Cayenne, Capt. Galliene
Dalrymple
Gray
Newry
Palermo
Great Britain
Viscount Townshend
Portman Square
Markell
Mack
Harwich
Farmer Butler
Ellsfield
Oxford
Peel
Fleet Street
Richmond
King of Bohemia
Turrham-green
Hammersmith
Payne
Bartholomew Farr
Smithfield
Lord Lisle
Kingdom of Ireland
Hogditto
Lincoln
Taal
ARMY
Chelsea
Navy
Ordnance
Acror Iveld
Scarborough
Ean
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