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Public Ledger in London, Middlesex

05 May 1761

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Public Ledger

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London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

May 05, 1761

Page

2

Scottish and English privateer actions and arrivals

Reports of three Dunkirk privateers docking in Bergen, ships taken to Bristol and Norway, and several vessels arriving or missing in Atlantic trade. Notable: Wolfe captured near Peterhead and taken to Stromness, Dreadnought and another Dunkirk snows from Dunkirk. York and Mayflower sails to Antigua and Lisbon, St. Antonio, Genoa, and Bilboa passages noted alongside shipwrecks and fires. Maritime losses and recoveries, plus local London notices on taxes, wages, and court happenings.

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North Bergen Dunkirk Bergen Boston Bilboa Bristol Milford New London Leith Wolfe Scotland Quebec Peterhead Norway Hull Stromness York Lafure London New York Antigua Fanny Finch Finch, of Liverpoole, From Bonny, Is Arrived At Guadaloupe Wilson Cowes Oporto Lamare Joseph Magra Poole de Mary Ann Sleezer St. Antonio Diamond Stock Genoa Blackwell Virginia Plymouth Jolly Bachelor Thornton Cambria Success Lewis New- York Mary Fearon St. Kitts and Oak N.S. de Socorro Grean Lisbon Prince Frederick Orwats “Bang Philadelphia Molly Cork Halifax Sunderland His Majesty Orford Winchester Venus Kew St. James’s France England Prussia Belleife Osbourn Erskine Ttis Newfoundland Kingdom of Great Britain Holland Hamburgh East Indies Madeiras West Indies
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Sailors to Sell Off Old Stores at Chatham Yard

Navy office to expose for sale on May 5 at 11 o clock in the morning parcels of old stores at Chatham Yard including rope, iron, and related items. Deposit 250 per cent or proportion thereof required. viewing allowed during yard hours. Purchases must be paid and removed within forty days after sale. otherwise property reverts to the Crown.

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Granby Bateman King’s Bench Westminsterhall Campbell Highlanders Newcastle Thomas Harley Portfoken William, Calvert Shoreditch Church New-market Ludgate-street Guildhall Bridewell Samuel Gee Newgate Old Bailey William Sherwood Carter Yarmouth William Hillam Hillam Bungay John Mildmay Maufam-hall Essex Guildford Surry Henry Locock Northampton Kentish Town Plaisterer Mayfair Queenhithe Thames-street Thomas Churchman Norwich Viscount Middleton Berkeley-square Dunbar Westfeld Hemprigps St. Mary le Bow Durham Nicholas Hallhead Mowbray Wetherel Kentith-town Britton Sackville-street Robert Cotton Trefusis Stépney Society South-Sea House Bishopgate-Street Spring Garden Stepney Church Admiral Durell of Rockingham Digby Dent Capt Wallngham John Cleyland George Metham Philip Stephens Orby Hunter St. Duhstan’s Stepney Colley William Thomas Navy Office AL Bit Majefy His Majesty Cha‘tham St. Paul’s T. Cock Cera
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Royal Hospital for Seamen Seeks Proposals for Lead Dues

Directors of the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich announce a call for proposals from willing purchasers of the raised and to be raised lead dues. Proposals must be sealed and delivered to Salters Hall by Wednesday May 20. Inquiries may be made to Mr Richard Horne at the Navy Office London or Messrs Boag and Walton at Ravensworth Castle near Durham for further details.

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Royal Hospital Greenwich Salters Hall Richard Horne Navy-Office London
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Propr proprietors of the FORTUNE seek release contact

The cargo of the Fortun e, under Captain Reurt Gukes from Alicant, now in quarantine at Stangate Creek, is sought to apply to the agent James Alex and er ander. He will be met at the Dutch Walk Royal Exchange or in the Long Room Custom-house at usual hours.

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Reurt Gukes Alicant Stangate Creek James Alex. Ander Royal Exchange
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Unclear fragments hint quirky liquor shop copy

Fragmentary text mentions glass bottles and free tasting but lacks coherent event or identifiable entities to confirm a news item. No verifiable people, places, or dates present. Unable to determine a concrete headline or summary from the excerpt.

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