Storm and shipwrecks haunt Suffolk as thunder damages homes
A severe storm in Suffolk on Sept 12 brought lightning and rain, then a violent wind. Several collier ships anchored at Haven drifted northward. one vessel wrecked near Orford Haven with presumed drownings, while the Phanems sailing from Maryport sank in the bay but crew survived in a yawl. An Oak at Ufford lost its chimney but no injuries occurred.
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London Notes on Elections and Public Events in Berks and Beyond
A dense London letter notes Berks County Freeholders’ support for Peny ton Powney over William Archer the late MP for the county plus various social and political items. It reports deaths including Lady Everard and Col. Martyn, Crown office changes, a Lord Mayor election stance, Admiralty moves off Cadiz, a privateer threat, a ship arrival from Portsmouth with gunpowder, a Great Storm dispatch, and trades and appointments in Oxford Merton College and Winchester. It closes with weather, stock and lottery tidbits and horse race notices at Windsor and Datchet Common.
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