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LONDON GAZETTE NEWS AND SHIP ARRIVALS AUGUST
Lisbon reports Envoy Extraordinary William Henry Lyttleton arrived from the Tweed. four ships from Pernambuco and two from Bay of All Saints with cargoes. Naples notes Jersey arrived. Vesuvius eruptions rise despite recent quiet, lava expected. Genoa reports Corsicans took Ajaccio and Pulledion citadel. Whitehall names new American customs commissioners and officers. Also various notices, local events, and weathered letters from Leghorn and Virginia describing drought and trade tensions.
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London Gazette
Lisbon
William Henry Lyttleton
Tweed
Pernambuco
Bay of All Saints
Naples
Jersey
Spry
Mount Vesuvius
Genoa
Bonifaccio
Hiace
Pulleion
Toulon
Republic
Spezzia
London
Marquis of Lothian
Scotland
Burton Pynsent
Somersetshire
Lord Chatham
Bath
Lord Mansfield
Charles Townshend
Yuesday
Earl of Halifax
Great George-street
Horton
Northamptonshire
Leghorn
Ajaccio
Virginia
Newcastle