Prisoners, troop movements, and a French privateer encounter
The Daily Reorister reports 150 piftoreens died in prison at Montreal after a harsh two month term and 128 other English prisoners landed at Crown Point. Four Royal American companies marched toward Presque Isle under Bouquet, with Mercer and M Neil's Virginia unit to follow, as Pensylvanians plan moves. a French privateer with Leuzanne repelled Captain Oliver, who, after a brief engagement, was boarded and mostly destroyed.
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Montreal
Crown Point
Philadelphia
Pitsburgh
Presque-iile
Bouquet
Flower
Providence
Oliver
Leuzanne
Drowned Denormandie and naval dispatches from 1760
Extracts describe Denormandie drowning after his boat was struck near Oswego bound for Niagara, his body cast ashore at Niagara the next day, with troops marching for a secret expedition. The rest of the letter details numerous ships, arrivals, prizes, and naval movements across ports from Portsmouth to Maryland, plus assorted local notices and incidents.
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Albany
Denormandie
Oswego
Niagara
Portmouth
St. Helen’s
His
Namur
Admiral Bocawen
Nancy
Elisha Goff
Senegal
London
Vision of marching to Newcaste amid German embarkation
Fragmentary notice covers a plan to march to day toward Newcast lehd by reports of a potential embarkation for Germany Leaves Sept 1 A fatal accident near Malling turnpike kills a grinder and a baggage wagon carter in separate incidents in Uckfield and near the town Aberdeen reports a ship Phenix with 40 guns arrives for a cruise and Highland regiment divisions locate at Cullen Banff Fraserburgh Peterhead Stonehaven Local prose touts English Mirror and a fluid cure claim for scurvy leprosy and skin disorders with florid praise of English manufacture and cultural flourish
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Newcaste
Germany
Uckfield
Malling
Aberdeen
Phenix
Bethel
Earl of Sutherland
Highland Regiment
Ross
Cullen
Banff
Fraserburgh
Peterhead
Stonehaven
Port News Deal Ships Sail to Various Destinations
Port News from Sept. 2 reports outward-bound ships including the Halton Hallowill Arthur Hunter Judith Godshall Dolphin Shep herd Nancy Young for Lisbon Adventure Lightford for St. Kitts Charming Nancy Steward for Cork Samuel John Roller Thomp son Framton from Poole. Majestys ships St George Dreadnought Hind Randolph Walker among others remain. Gravesend lists outward-bound ships Thomas Daverton Lady Mary Grigg Henry Richardson Elizabeth Rathbourn Praffian Hero Dalton Neptune Ross Princessa Johnson Dawkins Ballentyn Britannia Station Mary Forbes Nancy Dixon Jason Washington Albinia Gilbert Betty Peggy from Tortola all Jamaica.
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Wind
N. W
Halton
Hallowill
Arthur
Hunter
Judith
Godshall
Dolphin
Shepherd
Nancy
Young
Lisbon
Adventure
Lightford
St. Kitts
Steward
Cork
Samuel
John
Roller
Thompson
Poole
His Majesty
St.George
Dreadnought
Hind
Randolph
Walker
Gravesend
Thomas
Daverton
Lady Mary
Grigg
Henry
Richardson
Elizabeth
Rathbourn
Dalton
Neptune
Ross
Princessa
Johnson
Dawkins
Ballentyn
Mary
Forbes
Dixon
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the Daily Reorister of Commerce and Intelligence
Gosport
Baltic
Yarmouth Roads
Norway
Hibernia
M‘shean
Londonderry
Jolly Batchelor
Thornton
Canaries
Liver
Briggs
Liverpool
Grace
Chambers
Newcastle
Prince Edward
Farris
Amsterdam
Wibbich
Jenkins
Wyburgh
Stockolm
Lynn
Peggy
Abercrombie
South Carolina
Leith
Marion
Jane
Garnett
Virginia
Scarborough
Michael
Pollybrigg
Duncan
England
Portugal
Friendship
Aller
Shoreham
Teneriffe
Pontevedra
Allen
Betty
Henderson
Yarmouth
Nantz
Raven
Southampton
Guernsey
Jersey
Keatail
Evans
Henrietta
Dublin
Sally
Somers
Blessing
Burrantt
Hanbeat
Neath
Fly
Amos
Chichester
Lovel
Douglas
Corunna
Falmouth
Chinken
Prince George
Brown
Weymouth
Pool
Swift
Grandwell
Tryton
Wills
M‘ Iver
Cadiz
Orkneys
Sarah
Coverdale
Benecarlo
Kendall
Farrington
Murray
Black Prince
Dodds
Greyhound
Swiftsure
Sir ‘Thomas Stanhope
Plymouth
Sallyr Bryan
Reed
Rachel
Webster
Quiberon Bay
Diligence
Quebec
Portsmouth
Robinson
Downs
Mercer
Col. Campbell
Highlanders
Pollock
Archibald Campbell
Keith
M‘sfortune
Waldegrave
Saltdean Gap
Lewes
Sussex
Brighthelmston
Middlesex Militia
Liberty of
Tothill-fields
William Beauchamp Proctor
The
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Middlesex
Duke of Newcastle
Lincolns-ind-ields
Coventry
Thomas Lord Archer
Hubbard
Egerton
Mr. Leven
Lord Manners
Sol
Philip Egerton
Esgr
Lord Gower
Pharo
Mr. White
Gamester
Mr. Woodcock
Grantham
Earl and Countess of Macklesfield
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Barnet
Highgate
Smithfield
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Strand
Short
Shire-lane
Thornhill
Robert Brown, Bart
Brook Street
Grosvenor Square
Samuel Dickinson
Court of Common Pleas
Kent County
Delawar
Great Wild Street
Cole
Shufflebottom
White Hart
New Church
Knavye’s Acre
Francis Laurence
Red Lion Street
Holborn
St. Martin In
Justice Cox
Leicester
Samuel Moore
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Mary Bouldfbee
County Goal
William Wright
Peter Greasley
William Sturgess
William Oxcroft
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Key
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Shuter
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YA Teces
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Trinculo
Humkin Buz
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Ben Buckram
Nick Canvas
Will Tape
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