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London Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Sep 12, 1778

Page

3

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Royal execution sighted and royal clemency granted

A deserter named Mei was executed before a large royal encampment crowd. Lieutenant-General Keppel granted a pardon on condition of lifetime service on the Senegal coast, amid praised humanity by Colonel Williamson and officers.

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Dispatches Reach Lord Germaine From Lord Howe Ambitious Naval Moves

An express arrived Sunday morning to Lord Germaine with dispatches from Lord Howe and General Clinton of great importance. Capt Winter of the Hannah reports Howe assembling 15 ships for 40 guns plus 20 frigates and fireships, aiming to strike near the Delaware. Byron’s fleet and Keppel’s squadron are observed in pursuit, with claims of victory and plans to sail by early August in search of d Estaing.

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Intriguing naval dispatches and arrivals from Atlantic ports

Dispatches describe Keppel’s fleet maneuvering near Brest and plans for a joint French Spanish operation. Reports also note a transport fleet captured near Ireland, British successes against French privateers, and arrivals of Jamaica and Lisbon fleets at Bristol and Portsmouth.

Notice of Sir Charles Sedley's Death and By-Election

From the London Gazette Sept 12 1778 a notice proclaims the death of Sir Charles Sedley Baronet late MP for Nottingham and that a new writ will be issued for a Burgess to serve in Parliament for Nottingham within fourteen days after publication. FL Norton Speaker. Additional items from Vienna and Berlin report movements of Marshal Laudon and Russian and Austrian forces with headquarters shifting between Bleiswedel Nenarchlofs Cormanes and Munich gratz and other locations as of late August and September.

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