Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Public Ledger in London, Middlesex

We have pages in Middlesex

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 2 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Public Ledger

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

May 27, 1761

Page

2

New Warship Britannia Building at Portsmouth Largest England Ever

A new man of war is under construction at Portsmouth, to carry 120 guns and be named the Britannia, promised as the largest ship ever built in England. Updates report Cornwall launched and fitting, and various naval and diplomatic movements in Hamburg and Altena. Observers note French deserter regiments forming under Broglio and Danish expeditions, with extensive militia and court ceremonial details.

Jon Juno Torrington Alcide Stag Niger Swallow Basilisk Scorpion Portsmouth Britannia England His Majesty Cornwall Deptford Jas Peter Maitland Ajax Indiaman Protheé East-India Company Hamburg Britanny Seilors Duke de Broglio Altena Count de St. Germain Caruthers Palais Hans Stanley Dover Soom Calais Mons Bufly London Tower-wharf M. Bufly Dometftc France Algier Dey Algiers Knights Companions Order of the Bath Henry the Seventh Westminster Abbey Lord Carystorr Joshua John Praby Henry Hill Guildford-in Surry Richard Bigland Lord Blaxeney Grice Blakeney Matthew Howard Isaac Akerman Joseph Yorke Stephen Martin Leake Ralph Winter John Martin Leake Sir James Gray Thomas ‘Sherriff Charlee Brickenden John Nicholl Sir William Beaucham Proctor Bart William Dormer Thomas Beever Abraham Ackworth Joan Gretons John Kenricke William _ “Cooke William*Gibbons Gronoer Pococky John Osborn John Byng Thomas Fitche Jefrery Ammuerst Richard Cox George Boscawen Thomas Lenox Frederick John Grifrin Garrrin William Evelyn Thomas Bowyer John Schatz Francis Buaxe Delaval Thomas Delaval Thomas Huffey Apreece James John Fenouhlet Duartes Fredericx Edward Hugh Boscawen John Fremantle Charles Frederick Georgce Warren William Egerton Philip Champion Crespigny George Wilbraham Charles Saunders Young Clarke Parliament House Palaceyard Henry VII Duke of York Prince William Henry Prince Henry Frederick Old Palace-yard James Gray Jeffery Ambherst John Griffin Griffin Francis Gosling Kat Alderman Griffin Griffin Savoy Marquis of Tweddale Duke of Queens Hamburgh St. Germans Stewart Mackenzie Turin Magdalen House Baily Ludgate Hill Fleet-street Temple Bar, &c Maidenhead Mr. Carr Mr. Aldin Flark Gravesend

West India Goods and Tea Chest Sale Notice

An advertisement for immediate sale of West India limes lemons and China oranges at SUT'EONs Cozy Gould Square Crutched Friars location. Also an East India Company Tea chest deposit receipt transferred to Benjamin Williams with reward offered for returning lost items.

L.O East India Company Benjamin .Williams Benjamin Williams Fenchurch Buildings

Also Mentioned on This Page

The Danny Woolwich Reach Ure Mortlake H&ad Guildhall Woodstreet Compter Hannam Clara Villiers Pitt William. Pitt Mr. Woolaston St. George’s Church Hanoverfquare Orley Golden Square William Goodall St. Paul’s Church Digby Legard Regiment of Yorkshire Buffs East Riding Duncombe Beverley Milbanke Scarborough Macdonald Highlanders Joseph Taylor Hexham Newgate Morpeth Harrison of Suddick Sunderland Royal Foresters York Dublin Beale’s Wharf Battle Bridge Edward James Crolina Bichin-lane Cornhill Navy Office Asay His Majesty’s Navy His Majesty’s Sheerness Hughes His Portmsouth St. Martin In Earl of Litchfield Ridgell Walderston Suffolk Berkley Square Earl of March Keldway Samuel More Sennderg Imr Dex Ckinghsin Shivadh Rai Dallan Dcilvay Ruebineham Guernsey Royal Exchange Colebrookes and Co Threadneedle Street Honywood, Fuller, and Co Vere, Glyn Halifax Birchin-Lane Charles Asgill Nightingale Wickenen Martins Sea-House W. Thomas Guinnea John Hutchinson Lloyd's Coffee House Lombard-Street Montgomery Horflydown Thomas Quill Lloyd's Coffee-House Lombard- Street India Virginia Iron Gate Patrick Rogan Lloyd's Lombard Street Taylor Hore Hermitage Lloyd’s Coffee-Houre Fhames Thames Henry Foljambe Burden Newfoundland Portugal Tinmouth Exeter Pefer Mauger Abchurch-lane
Search Courier

Search the Public Ledger Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Public Ledger?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication