Arrest of Crown and Label captain at St Eustatia
From the London Gazette July report, William Williams, master of the brigantine Crown and Label, is arrested and his vessel and cargo sequestered at St Eustatia. He allegedly renamed his ship Bersey and himself Angle to hide, with Governor Hort pursuing the case on probable suspicions. The Cadiz to St Eustatia inquiry followed Dutch ministerial tips. A large Cadiz transport ship is noted exporting Jesuits from the East Indies to Cavita Vecchia.
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London Gazette
Heibony
William
Williams
Cadiz
St. Euslatia
Bersey
Weymouth
Angle
John Hort
St. Eustatia
Rome
Cavita Vechhia
East Indies
Governor Woodley Leaves Antigua for Montferrat
In May the Leeward Islands governor prepared to depart for England and bade farewell to the Antigua Council and Assembly before sailing to Montferrat. Jamaica’s new assembly met in April and, within a week, completed business and prorogued to May 28, praising the Governor and Council for harmony and troops’ provision. Spanish troops at New Orleans under O'Reilly totaled about 400. after his departure many French inhabitants left. Madrid granted free trade with Havana and Old Spain for ten years, but residents remained unsettled under new rulers.
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Charles Town
Woodley
Leeward Islands
England
Antigua
Montferrat
Jamaica
New Orleans
O'Reilly
Court of
Madrid
Havanna
Forres Parley Harvest Aids Island Of Ila Cow Tragedy
From Ila island comes a tragic report of a milking accident. A woman frightened by an unruly cow fell after striking her foot on a stone and was gored repeatedly. She died the next day in great agony. Doctor Frazer, owner of the cow, ordered immediate shock.
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Edinburgh
Forres
Ila
Frazer
Shipwreck remains and inland fishing tragedy reported
A Reverend drowned while fishing near Birkley in Hexham after a boat failure. Nearby at Bill Point a vessel's creek is found, its Spanish keel over 70 feet, caulked with hair. A Salisbury letter notes the Sixth Regiment of Foot marching into the city and heading to Plymouth.
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Neaycatle
Mr. Johnson
Birkley
Hexham
Bill Point
Extra
Nearcastle
Durham
Baron Perrott
Robert Hazlitt
William Hudson
Newcastle
Durham Road
London
John Fielding
Salisbury
Rufane
Plymouth
Royal birthday notes and political rumors in London
Reports from London recount Prince William Henry turning six, royal celebrations at Richmond, and expected changes in administration. The piece notes cabinet reshuffles, potential resignations, reform talks, and discussions of America policy, with various figures and events linked to court, Parliament, and regional notices.
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Prince William Henry
Richmond
Prince of Wales
Privy Council
Seymour Conway
America
Pitt
Middle Temple
Lord Chatham
Mediterranean
France
King’s Arms
Cornhill
General Post-office
Lord'North
Wilkes
Wetminster
Baron Smythe
Surry
Smythe
Baron Smythamutt
Insanity Suspected After Soldier Kills Comrade
In a rural incident near Andover a Rufane's Regiment corporal shot a fellow soldier after leaving the Town-house. The coroner ruled wilful murder while noting possible insanity. The shooter was jailed to Winchester Goal after the inquest.
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Earl of
Pembroke
Fox
Andover
Rufane
Pyle
Winchester
Fragmentary record notes legal notices and names
Fragmented OCR text mentions Crompton diversions and a Sept 11 reference, Worcester Bell Inn with Sadler, a certificate to be granted, Matthew Frost of Exeter as a serge maker, and a Sept 15 date. Names and places appear unsettled, indicating a partial legal or trade notice fragment.
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Crompton
Batinea
John’ S Sparrye
Worcester
Sadler
Bell Inn
Matthew
Frost
Exon
Serge
Fragmented Catalogue of Books and Notices
A scrambled OCR listing shows a bibliography style spread with titles and authors. It mentions works and prices, including translations and periodicals, along with references to printers, editors, and literary figures, but the legibility is limited and several fragments remain unreadable.
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Country News
Petersfield
Hampshire
William Jolliffe
Dirkes
George
Warren
the Bath
Seis House
Albemarle-street
Brighthelmstone
Portsmouth
Barrow
Caromhouse
Falmouth
St. Sepulchre’s
Farringdon-Ward-Without
Rumford
Hornchurch
Essex
Covent Garden Market
Fulham
Knightsbridge
Brampton
Shoreditch
Hornsey
King
Mayer
Southampton
M. DE
Baden Isd
Spalitan
Coaure Confectioner
E du
Goldsmith
Bri
Locker
Smith
Ady
Foote
Talbot
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