Ship News From September 25 and Sailor Arrivals
Shipping briefs record arrivals and departures with vessels such as Glory Hound Stoop Ruffian and Mi nerva near Bristol Liverpool and tuneafer. Reports list ships arriving at Capel Curling Jamaica Charlotte Mogadore Friendship Granades Blizard Tobago Planter and more with routes from Stettin Mogadore Tobago Jamaica and New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falmouth
Benier
Stettin
Recovery
Marfingal
Himburgh
Cowes
Dolly
Madduck
Fom
Jamaica
Ranger
Harbison
Pool
Wolf
Webber
New England
Dover
Westmoreland
Archie
James
Ailling
Benn
Coile
Friendship
Bray
Prolonged Marriage and Naval Movements Reported
Kingston July 28 reports Hon William Harvie Esq a supreme court assistant judge married to Mrs Gale of St Elizabeth. Port Royal hears the frigate Carysfort sailed for Pensacola with Lord Peter Chester and family aboard. St Faye de la Vega notes the Czfar Captain Raffles left port bound for London damaged with cargo lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A . Meri
St. Fago de la Vega
Jamaica
Goren
Berane
William Harvie
Supreme Court
Gale
St. Elizabeth
Kingston
Pensacola
Carysforr
Peter Chester
West Florida
St. Faye
Townfiend Lady Viscountess Town funeral in Dublin
The remains of Lady Viscountess Townfiend were carried through Dublin to St John’s Quay in mourning processions led by the Lord Mayor and sheriffs. A new hearse bore the body to Parkgate for burial, with minute guns fired from dawn until eleven, ships in the harbour displaying mourning banners all day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Dublin
Viscountess Town
St. John’s Quay
Parkgate
Falkland Islands seen as potential naval resupply hub
A historical chronicle discusses Falkland Islands and Pepys Island as strategic links for reinforcing Britain’s South Sea routes. It notes Spanish threats from the Falklands and Cape Horn, British interests in establishing harbors, and potential trade with Patagonian Indians, with Sir John Narborough and King Charles II linked to early surveys and ambitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ealkland Island
Guthrie
Bahama
West Indies Islands
America
Falkland
Charles II
England
John Narborough
Magellan
Patagonia
Gravesend
Anton
Brazil
Cape Horn
Pepy
Island
Dr. Halley
Cape Blanco
Falkland’s
Isand
Woodes Rogers
South Seas
Falklandlands
Royal Navy
France
Spain
Portugal
Bank Stock Quotes and Bond Listings Fragment
Fragmentary stock and bond notes listing several bank shares and bonds with odd fractions and old dates. Mentions Bank Ann and India Ann, Consul proofs, Navy and Vict Bills, and various quoted prices around 18th century figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Bank Ann
Notable Surrender Notices From Guildhall Listings
Historic surrender notices list multiple tradesmen and residents such as Thomas Griffiths carpenter haberdasher and Thomas Wilson haberdasher from London districts. The records mention surrender dates around late October and early November at Guildhall with related notices for dividends and certificates. The items reference engagements with guild and parish authorities and include professions like linen-drapery grocer builder and tailor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Griffiths
Christtopher-Street
St. Andrew’s
Holborn
Inahslder
Guildhall
Thomas Wilson
Coventy-‘reet
Sc. James’s
Haberdather
John Dore Hill
Botolphlane
London
Carpenter
Archelaus Rickcard
Exeter
New Coffee House
Charles O'Hara
Winslow
Bucks
Robert Haywood
St. James
Clerkenwell
Thomas Neale
Mary le Bonne
James Fell
Sr. Bride
Taylor
Inference on Strength for a Future War
A fragment discusses unexpected future war lessons after adding strength and accessible harbors. It mentions refitting Acets and armies and hints at enhanced logistical readiness and potential vulnerabilities in expanding force projection. The text is incomplete but implies strategic foresight and naval-rail balance considerations.
England’s Strategic Dilemma in Europe and War
A political prose piece argues that Russia and the Porte risk widening conflict in Europe. It favors arming Britain, warns France and Spain against continental campaigns, and predicts Britain’s leverage through naval power and finance. It contends that Germanic powers and Savoy can counter France and Austria, with West Indies assets as potential spoils if war broadens.
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Rerum Mibi Nafettar
Russia
Porte
Europe
House of Bourbon
Madrid
Versailles
France
Spain
Germany
England
Italy
Savoy
West India
Burt
Death and Virtue in a Lady Townshenp Epitaph
Fragmented elegy laments Lady Townshenp’s death and urges moral renewal for survivors. An angel mediates between mortality and virtue, calling for guardianship of her infant daughter and a life led by virtue, in somber religious language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friend
Lady Townshenp
LISQON DIET DRINK CLAIMS CURATIVE POWERS
The advertisement proclaims LISQON DIET DRINK as a long known remedy for scurvy and leprosy. It is described as an alterative and restorative that freshens the whole constitution, promotes urine and secretions, and can be sent by mail in pint bottles with printed directions for a guinea. Available at Mr Woodcocks perfumer in Red-lion-square Orange-fields.
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Ship News
Mother Bank
Falkland Island
Lord North
Mediterranean
Isle of
Scio
Contantinople
Hassan Bey
Natalia
Fie
Pacha
Giaffer Bey
Hafsan Bey
Los
Harlan Bey
Admiralty
Constantinople
Jamaica Gazette
Hispaniola
Cape
Peter Maddock
Iland
Tobago
John Blackburn
Portmourih
Riventy
Royal William
Sandwich
Namure
Kennington
Barbadoes
Channel
Albion
Chatham
Capt
Barrington
Admiral Keppel
Ellis
William Taylor
Fort St. Philip
Minorca
John Gore
Leeward Island
New Lloyd’s Coffee House
Goldsmith’s ‘Hall
Duke of
Hayes
Kent
York
Islington Causeway
Highgate-hill
Westminster School
Marybone
Cheapside
Bear Key
Marrizo
Ann Connolly
Grosvenor-square
Earl
Bath
Bradley
Knightsbridge
Burton
New Exchange
Strand
Woodhall Park
Hatfield
Herfordshire
Ansell
Fleet-street
Gaywood
Fountain
Bartholomew-lane
Ditto India
Fur India
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