Seaboard Arrivals and Departures From Port and Warships
Shipping news item detailing arrivals at Portsmouth and Dover from several ports and ships sailing for Falmouth Liverpool and Dublin. Mentions vessels Betsey Tate Bromley Castle Irvin Galley and transport Ranger sloop with Admiral Trident and Adventure nearby. Also lists London Bengal Petersburgh New York Bremen Oporto and other origins with multiple ships at various English ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deal
N. E
Betsey
Tate
Falmouth
Ifters
Bromley
Liverpool
Castle
Dublin
Irvin
Galley
Cevant
Portsmouth
Ranger
Tencer
Friendship
Spilker
Bremen
Hope
Bates
Petersburgh
James
John
Jones
New York
Dover
Henzell
Oporto
Perzance
Boyne
Nelson
Hallifax
Cork
Bristol
Priné
Wales
Pinchase
St. Ives
Elizabeth
Paul
Exeter
Hambro
Charles Augusta
St. Doningo
Bour‘eaux
Executions and sentences from Ballymacry murder case
In D Monaghan Sept 8 final juries found Michael Quorkan and two sons from London guilty of the Ballymacry murder. Quorkan, to be hanged, quartered, and beheaded on the 16th. Hugh Quetrian and John Watton to be executed November 15 for related offenses. Carlow report: Edmund Tee, aged over 80, charged with the 1775 murder of William Neon, sent to goal after ambulating from Kilgraney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monaghan
Michael Quorkan
London
John Fielding
Arthur Wood
Ballymacry
Carrickmacross
Hugh’ Quetrian
Ace Borris
Letters From Spain and Amsterdam Amid 1777 Conflicts
Readable excerpts describe Spanish privateering and prize law over two English ships carried as contraband into New Orleans. A Spanish commander warned of attack if restitution not made, while Colonel Galves defended harbor rights. A Dutch letter from Amsterdam reports storm wreckage near Montevideo and Rio de la Plata, with cavalry and governors resisting French and Spanish forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Galves
the Indies
Galves
England
Spain
Frm
Amsterdam
Siege and expedition reports from the Atlantic theater
Intelligence notes from Bourdeaux and Lisbon describe Don Cevallos's siege preparations and a planned Major General de Vertiz inland raid suspended until Otober. Rio Grande defense is led by Count de Lippe Buckebourgh. A Bostonian ship incident near Delaware Bay yields captured crew. Letters from Nantz report envoys to Paris and seven Bostonian ships. Peterborough gossip covers social visits and Duchess of Kingston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Cevallos
de Vertiz
Rio Grande
Philadelphia
Washington
Nantz
American Congress
Paris
Lisbon
Brothers Bonifas
Peterbourgh
Lord Hope
Cronstadt
Duchess of Kingston
Calats
Admiralty Letters on Convoys and Harcourt Ancestry
Admiralty communications from Sept 1777 note the aid convoy sailing from Spithead after the 30th, with Edinburgh harbor defense plans and ships of war to protect Scotland’s east coast. The Portmouth dispatch reports Cameleon convoyed Greenland fishery ships. A genealogical sketch details Simon Harcourt, Earl Harcourt, his descent from Danish dynasty, and roles from 1727 onward including governor, Privy Councillor, and ambassador to negotiate Charlotte’s marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiralty
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Edinburgh
Admiralty Office
Scotland
Stephens
Portmouth
Spithead
Downs
Greenland
Simon
Earl Harcourt
Bernard
Saxony
Denmark
Ivo
Harcourts
England
Baron and
Vinccent Harcourt
Great Britain
Queen Anna
George I
Lord Cowper
Dettingen
Viscount Harcourt
Nuneham Courtney
Santon Harcourt
Prince of Wales
Privy Council
Council Board
Strelitz
Charlotte
Mecklenburg Strelitz
Royal officials and society figures linked with Harcourt family
A long excerpt lists appointments and marriages within the Harcourt circle, noting Lord Harcourt’s roles as Lord Chamberlain, ambassador to France, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and Royal Society fellow. It mentions the 1735 marriage to Rebecca le Bass and offers details on children including George Simon, Viscount Nuneham, and others, plus a note on Queen Charlotte’s nuptial train. Additional items cover Hawke’s fatal horseback collision, a coroner’s verdict, a public official’s wager, a Bow Street murder inquiry, a forgery discovery linked to Newcastle Bank, a Wiltshire parish sign, Smithfield cattle prices, and the death of Mrs. Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cort
France
Oober
Ireland
Royal Society
Society For the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce
Ocober
Rebecca
Charles le Bass
Pipwell Abbey
Northamptonshire
Mary
Samuel Moyer
Pitsey Hall
Essex
George Simon
Viscount Nuneham
Earl of Harcourt
Elizabeth
Lord Vernon
William
16Th Regiment of Dragoons
America
Lee
Queen Charlotte
William Lee
Hartwell
Buckinghamshire
Anne
Tuessay
West Tytherley
Southampton
Philip Earl of
Chesterfeld
Ann Thistlewayte
Robert Thirtiecwayte
Norman Court
Amelia
Gunnersbury House
Mr. Hawke
Lord Hawke
Swanac
Hawke
Knightbridge
Bloomsbury Square
Bow-street
Sir John
Fielding
Isaac Layton
Francis
Kingston
Surry
Layton
New-Prison
Oxford-street
Upleith
Wiltshire
Ian
Mze Jo. Williams
Clarke
Smithfield Market
Young
James Young
Savage Gardens
Racing Entries and Purse Events At a Fairground Meet
A fragmentary record lists names of owners and horses in a rural racing program. Entries include Mr. Parker, Sir Charles Bampfield, Mr. Yeats, and others with horses such as Caiaphas and Charmante. Purse details note bets, heats of four miles and one mile, and several sweepstakes with forfeit entries across various ages. The document references multiple riders and prize amounts amid a day’s program.
Wakefield Races Monday Sept 8 Results and Odds
The Wakefield meeting reports the four year old gait with Pine Apple by Dainty Davys winning for Mr Duncabe’s colt. Sir W Vavafom’s Omnium and Mr Donner’s ch f ce Chince follow in positions. The five to four odds on Pine Apple return next race. Wednesday’s five and six year olds see Ajax owned by Sir J Lowthes or Betwell as chef horses Infidel and Ajax in heats with three to one after the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Bampfylde
H. Fortune-hunter
Ilchester
B. H. Eurns
H. F. Lutrett
Or. m. Sethong
Yeats
Dun H
Captain Shears
H. N
Howard
H. Buff
Duggin
Bay
Cos
Lincoln
C. Sidley
Goldfinder
J.P Naymaier
Matchem
Mr. Sutton
Drinda
Teursday
Bellamy
Peirie
Mr. Perrie
S Bay
F. May Tattersall
J. Moore's
C. Houghton
Chester
Contin
Tuessay
Mr. Demock
H. Lucullus
Mr. Wats
H. Dumglin
Lord Jderby
Mr. Fewver
H. Changeling
Gravener’s Bay
H. Young Vantaloon Me. Norcup
Mrs. Brewer's
Gr.m
Duncabe
Dainty Davys
Vavafom
Mr. Donner
W.dnesday
J. Lowthes
H. Ajax
Betwell
H. Infid
Ajax
Also Mentioned on This Page
S& BY Rday
Webb
Bengal
Good Hope
Neptune
Fanny
Olive
Ditto
Bell
WN. S. Conception
Requera
Rivadio
Wilcocks
Dunarvan
Southamp
Iiwa
Madrid
Montevideo
Cevallos
Cafatilly
Peticulars
St. Catharine
Rio De-La Plata
St. Augustine
Cay
Hananel Mendes Ida Costa
Bath
Lred Corkey
Enid ‘Molésworth
Parker
Jensnings
O'Kel'y
Dion
Parkes
Tkin
Ch. c. Caiaphas
R.H.D
Ciutenland
Ld Eichefer
Charles Binpfyide
H. Ft
Cole
Wih
Ld Mitford
C Me
Mr. Parker
Antione
MM. Cox
Prophet
Lady Damptside
Jogurtha
M. Parker
Antieat Palli
Bo H
Awa Horfhead
Ares
P. P. Sane
Hisnes
B. m. Tempett
Eclipse
Mr. Yeats
den H. Cape
Shears
Brillant
Cacy
Sol
Sowles
C. Bampfield
Ft. Pols
Sumberland
Ot Relly
Sch
F& Trembath
Hlerud
Charles Bampfi
Charmante
Sf. Sb
P. P
Creswell
Wakefield
Newtown
Montgomeryshire
High Court of Chancery
Asjohn Powell Pryve
Llaniwchaiar
Llanmerenig
Llandyfil
Bettus
Moesheree
Mongomery
Brounton
Lyon-square
Ludlow
Bishops Castle
John Green
Lancashire
Preston
Bull Inn
Broughton
Ibroughton
Haighton Hall
Iease
Fulwood
Wallsingham
Gogl
Gol
William Low
Fulwo
Mr. Weber
Conder-Green
Lancaster
K. Steele
Robert Burton
Lincoln’s
Lodon
Lexander Law
William Hole
Barnstaple
N. B
A. Law
Devon
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