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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 23, 1797
Page
1
The fragment outlines prizes and ticket figures from the Ash State Lottery scheme with mixed figures and notes. It also includes a dated naval excerpt describing Captain Fantknow’s letter about capturing the French privateer Neptune after a chase, detailing ship type, crew, and location.
Bankruptcy list with Hodges and J Saintbury among debtors surrendering to commissioners on several dates at Guildhall. Attornies Theakston Welchman Pullen Gattye and others noted. Also entries for divers merchants, wine merchants and tradesmen with surrender dates, committees and places like Packhorse Inn Huddersfield and Globe Tavern Liverpool. Dividends and certificates set for various creditors and assignees with dates at Guildhall and other venues.
Admiralty report dated September 23 1797 states that on September 6 a British convoy under Captain Honeymsais aboard the Leopard intercepted and captured a Dutch privateer schooner named Le Braté near 8 leagues off Norway's coast. The privateer, laden with crew and armament, sailed from Egcreo but had not taken a single capture. The letter, transmitted to Evan Nepean at Yarmouth Roads, details the action and requests notice to the Lords Commissioners.
A French officer and two private gentlemen arrived in town amid dispatches from Paris. Lisbon Mail reports plans for trade expansion, public banks, and tax reductions, with Spain urged to encourage manufacture at home. Rome notes a new host of religious reforms, while Gibraltar braces for siege. Royal entries and parliamentary preparations fill the week, with stock markets reacting to ministerial plans. Also reported are theatre notices, arrivals from the West Indies, and various racing results and local curiosities.
On Tuesday lafty at Leicester Rev Mr Macaue laid Vicar of Rothley to Mile Biaya ricki of Leicester. On Saturday la at Hampton Middlesex Henry Bollock of the 1uth Regiment to Miss-Coliey of Hampton-court. Mr Richard Whitfield of St Thomas's Greet to Miss Wade of Little Sage. DIED.
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