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Newspaper

Public Ledger

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Oct 15, 1760

Page

2

Grand Expedition Fleet Prep Near Spithead Report

London reports detail ships of war in the Sound and Catwater awaiting orders for a major expedition. The Portland and eleven line ships prepare to join a grand fleet off Spithead, with artillery, wagons, and troops moved from the Tower to Portsmouth.

Plymouth Portsmouth Isis Portland Spithead Sound Melanipe Monmouth Warspite Orford Juno Torrington Niger Lynn Hammonze Stag Barfleur Venus Acteon Royal William Speedwell Centaur Maidstone Swiftsure Minerva Weazle Unicorn Brilliant Gosport Princess Amelia Valiant Woolwich S Beauclerk Barham Downs Feversham Chatham Lines Dartford Heath Blackheath Esher Common Sandheath Farnham Alsford Winchester Crawford His John Calcroft Kingsley Murray Paris France Great Britain Quebec Union Dennes Montreal Guadalupe Martinico Ratisbon Count de Pergen Circle Upper Rhine Vienna Denmark Petersburgh Raffizs Holstein Caffel Lichtenau Fulda Werra

Balance in the Hands of the Treasurer 369 4

Marine Society reports subscriptions from July 1756 to September 30, 1760, with 21439 pounds, 19 shillings, 6 pence received and 544% spent on clothing and outfitting boys. The society now limits its object to boys for naval service, promising future provisions after the war and highlighting public benefit. Ben efactions are listed with banks in Lombard Street, Birchin Lane, Threadneedle Street, and other London names, by order of the General Court, secretary John Stephens.

Wallershausen Chevalier de Muy Caffel War Office Office of Ordnance America Blackfriars City and Liberty of Westminster Town Court Westminster Hall Smithfield West- Indies London Britain Will's Coffee Scotland-yard London Evening Post His Charles Asgill and Co Martin, and Co Ironside, Belchier, and Co Cliffe, Walpole, and Co Lombard-street Vere, Glyn Halifax Honywood and Fuller Birchinlane Colebrooke and Co Threadneedlestreet Sir Joseph Hankey and Co Fenchurchstree Alance

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