Lord Clive's Siege of Chandernagore in the East Indies
The narrative recalls Colonel Clive and Admiral Pocock's joint march to Chandernagore, the French settlement on the Hooghly. After a bombardment and land assault, the fort capitulated, with the English claiming strategic gains and the fleet freeing channels while preserving some French garrison terms.
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Bure
Clive
East Indies
Watfer
Pocock
Chandenagore
Calcutta
Bay
Bombay
Warfon
Kent
Tiger
Chive
Latham
India
Ganges
Symptoms of Thunderstorms and Weather Cautions
A Middlesex Journal letter explains signs of approaching thunder storms and cautions for safety. It describes a dense rising cloud with black lower surface and arched upper form, plus numerous motionless clouds drawn toward the storm and Adscitious clouds that darken as they unite with the main cloud.
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London
Thundercloud Structure And Behavior Described In History Text
Observations describe a thundercloud growing large with ragged, detaching lower surface parts and bulging protuberances. When overhead, it sinks, darkens, and produces quick moving adfolttious clouds, heavy rain, possible hail, while lightning darts through and between cloud parts. As it disperses, upper regions become thin and light, lower portions stay black but thin and fade without wind.
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Joseph Price, Esq
Richmond
Miss
Dean
Hanover
Peerman
Hatton Garden
Norwich
White Horse
Betheltreet
N.N.W
To the Painter of the Middlesex Journal and a Colonel
The author defends Colonel Luttrell’s public spirit and wealth claim while accusing him of political complicity. The piece mocks Luttrell as a tool of the ministry, arguing he betrayed Middlesex freeholders and committed a crime akin to patricide against his political mother, unforgiven in this world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ccnolonel Luttrell
England
Middlesex
Parliament sessions end with gracious throne speech and Saltash election
The day closes with the King ending sessions after a royal speech. Townsend trial on tax payment discussed by Lord Mansfield. Saltash election report declares Thomas Bradshaw duly elected, with clashes over returns. Various unrelated notices fill the rest of the page including inoculation talk and a severe lightning storm event.
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House of Peers
Lord Mansfield
Townsend
Serjeant
Glynn
Lord Manseld
House of Commons
Court of King’s Bench
Saltash
Burland
Mansfield
Thomas Bradshaw
Select Committee
Ees Erawall
Mr. Cortwall
Thomas‘Bradshaw
Saltahh
Cornwall
Commons
Bradshaw
Duke of Grafton
Prague
Hungary
Russia
Poland
Charles Town
South Carolina
Virginia
Laurent
London
Westminster
Southwark
Toulon
Genoa
Chatham
Fountaine
Hervéy
Marybone
Reynolds
Davy
Drury-lane
Paternofterrow
Sutton
Deptford
Lee River
Stepmey-Church
Chamber-street
Goodman’s Fields
To Our Correspondents Holiday Stock Market Note
To our correspondents we acknowledge T F s hint and will use it properly. Corrector is too personal. A B and R S have arrived. This being a holiday nothing was done in the stocks.
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T. F
A.B
R. S
West-India Merchants Extend Rum Sale Minute
June 3 1772 at a meeting of West-India Merchants resolved that the minute was not limited to Collins and Co but to all dealers who will engage to sell genuine rum James Allen secretary.
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Society of the West-India Merchants
St A
Lower Thames Street
London Bridge
Jamaica
John Eden
Cottins and Co
Eden
Evans
Mefissé Collins and Co
Thames-Streets
Messrs, Collins, and Co
James Allen
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Middlesexual Jour
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Middlesex Journal
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