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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 15, 1770
Page
3
Various dispatches describe Russian fleets threatening the Dardanelles and blocking Constantinople, with Turkish forces fractured by desertion and internal strife. Embargoes, sunk ships, and ransom-like taxes mark a region in upheaval as Romanov and Elphinstone actions reshape control of the Archipelago and surrounding seas.
In Turvey, Dublin, unknown assailants raided the cabin of Barnaby Sherwin on a Saturday night and murdered his wife and son, critically wounded their 19 year old grandson, with investigators fearing his recovery is unlikely. The attackers remain at large.
Extract from Portsmouth notes dated Sept 16 reports orders for guard ships Ajax St Antonio Centaur Bellona Achilles Arrogant Rippon and frigates Portland Thames Minerva Cerberus King's Fisherfire-ship Albion Prince of Wales 74s to be ready for channel service. artificers toil to fit fleet for sea as officers seek sailors amid shortages. ships at Spithead ready every outward bound vessel to go down.
Southampton reports their main business is viewing Spithead and guarding the harbour and Needles. Britannia moored with 20 guns, many ships fixed masts after the fire, Kennington frigate expected to sail to Barbadoes, several line-of-battle ships to be commissioned. Dockyard artificers busy, biscuit for ships ordered. Lynx from Antigua latest in, four ovens added for biscuit baking. Carysfort frigate at Madeira notes three killed in a skirmish with a Portuguese vessel, others wounded.
A storm of notices from London reports dispatches from Lord Cathcart and other courts, with fleet preparations at Portsmouth Plymouth and Chatham. Troop exchanges for Gibraltar and Minorca are planned, and naval officers seek surgeons mates amid a surge of warlike activity.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions scattered names and places including St Kitts and Calais, with references to ships and fields. The readable items are sparse and lack a cohesive event, date, or clear action to summarize.
Fragmentary OCR describes pills advertised as a cure from a London stationer at the Royal Exchange. It claims a doctor’s prescription, lists varied symptoms including head pain, stomach issues, appetite loss, and bodily heaviness. It mentions limited numbers per bottle and sale through a London shop.
A parish attestation claims a medicine named Cure for blood disorders as a tested remedy. The product, priced at 6d per bottle, is presented as a reliable option by the parish community.
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