04 Oct 1760
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Newspaper
Public Ledger
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 04, 1760
Page
1
The article extols the ocean as commerce vehicle and essential source of moisture and fertility. It discusses how seas feed clouds, dew, fountains, rivers, and human sustenance, praising divine providence guiding water's cycle. It cites Hervey and Thomon on rivers and wonders of nature, urging benevolence and gratitude toward the Creator.
Intelligence reports from Dublin to London detail ships put back to port due to bad weather, privateer actions off Cape Finisterre, and vessels like the Speedwell and the William and Peter returning safely. Other items note English gains in East Indies, exchanges with Patans, and several ships arriving at Plymouth, Liverpool, and Dublin with crews, cargoes, and reparations after storms.
PORT NEWS. Deal, Of. 2, Wind W. S. W. Sail'd his Majesty's ship Yarmouth for Chatham. Remain in the Downs the rest of the ships as before, the Kent, Smith, and the Jane, Skinner, for Lisbon. the Shannon, Fletcher, for Halifax. the Roger and Ann, Bennett, for Liverpool. the York, Le Sueur, for New York. the Diamond, Mackey, for Boston. the Ann and Thomas, Jaek, and the Unity, Horrib, for Portsmouth. Gravesend, OG. 2. Put by the Johann Charlotta, Johnson, and the De Treyace, Lamp, from Trieste.
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