Letter and naval life from the Middle of the Sea
A long, confessional letter from a naval officer describes daily routines aboard his ship, correspondence with his Loved One, and plans to return home. The piece also includes a printer’s notice and various public notices about law, smuggling, ships, ports, and political rumors from London and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Billy
Barrington
Admiralty
Spithead
Portland Road
Weymouth
Angel
Middlesex Journal
Peas
Robert L’estrange
Hawke Presses Falkland Island Squadron Dispatch
London reports a long private conference at St James's between Sir Edward Hawke, the king, and the Duke of Cumberland. He urged the immediate dispatch of a squadron to Falkland's Island, stressing its strategic importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward Hawke
Duke of Cumberland
St. James’s
Falkland’s Island
Price
Perfo Tse
Ant
J. Seall
Bridgewater-Square
Barbican
J. Roson
St. Martin’ S leGrand
Seally
Charles
Harriot Villare
Vergy
Heririettz
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Henry
Harriets
Venus
Grosvenor
Westminsterhall
Lord Camden
Carolina
Georgia
Port Egmont
de. Paftow
Mediterranean
Admiralty Office
Plymouth Yard
William Henry Lyttleton
Don Mello
de Carvalho
Prince of Wales
Leicester-house
Viscount Townshend
Ireland
Board of Admiralty
Charing Cross
Florida
Earl of Hillborough
American
Indialand
Portsmouth
Mishra
Scotland
Chatham
Dublin
Richmond
Yorkshire
Rigby
Old Bailey
Friends of Humanity
Surry-street Strand
Deptford Creek
Iqnor Board
Bretonthaw
Tndker
Fin al Horse
White-Chapel
Rumford Road
Greenwich
Deptford
Lascelles
Epping
Forest
Ebenezer Levi
Lephooke
Jtersfield
Hampshire
Hinda Odd
Holborn
Thomas-Rho
Venice
Leghorn
Turkey
Gibralter
Mahon
Postscript
T. E
Cheapside
Earl of Hillseo
Roughi
Marquis of
Rockingham
A&t of Settlement
Lajesty
Grenada
Grenadines
Great Britain
Three Kingdoms
PLI NY
J. Wilkie
St. Paul's Church- Yard
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