Amoy 1841 naval action report details bold assault
After a British fleet siege near Amoy, ships Blonde and Druid silenced batteries on Golong-seo. Marines under Captain Ellis landed and took heights, while detachments from Wellesley Blenheim Blonde Druid Modeste cleared batteries with no British fatalities. Enclosed reports praise officers and detail casualties and guns destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blonde
Amoy
Golong-seo
Eyres
Modeste
Ellis
Johnston
Smith
Royal Artillery
R. E. Spencer
Frederick Nicholson
Walker
Rolland
Anderson
Royal Marines
T. Bourchier
W. Parker
K.C.B
Bourchier
Golong-sao
Druid
Wellesley
Blenheim
Gojong-soo
S. B
H.M.S. Blonde
Island Golong-soo
Hewitt
Maxwell
Ussher
Whiting
Farmar
Pickard
Polkinghorne
Stanley
Bay of Amoy
Max Lorn
Golong-soo
Sir Hugh Gough
Hongkong
Henry Pottinger
Phiegothon
Cruizer
Pylades
Columbine
Algerine
Sesostris
Queen
Phlegothon
Nemesis
Shearer
26Th Regiment
Johnstone
Maitland
Herbert
Bentinck
Collinson
Ormsby
Golongsvuo
Soank
Giffard
Hugh Gough
Berrier Wall
Wellesley and Blenheim
Fletcher
Carmichael
White
Lord A. Beauclerk
S.S. L. Crofton
L. G. Halsted
Midshipman
W. F. F. Jackson
Whitcomb
C. Kevern
F. A. St. Leger
Her Majesty’s Navy
Indian Navy
Board of Admiralty
H. ‘Ottinger
H.gough
Golong
Dordally
Royal Exchange ceremony for Prince Albert at London site
Detailed overview of the foundation stone ceremony for the new Royal Exchange, with Prince Albert to lay the first stone amid a grand procession from Windsor to London. Describes the planned route, participants, ceremonial items, tented enclosure, and Mansion House reception, plus surrounding preparations and related police and civic arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Exchange
Windsor Castle
Prince
Ternalf
Guildhall
Acton
William Tite
Arms of
England
Mercers’ Company
City of London
City Watermen
Principel
City
Thomas Jackson
F.R.S
G. F. Prince Sutton
James
Gresham
Gresham Committee
Beadle
Joseph Thomas Pooley
Richard Lambert Jones
Sheriff Rogers
Sheriff Magnay
C. E. Law
Prince Albert
John Pirie
New Exchange
James Shaw
Bart
London
Jos. Thos. Pooley
James Barnes
Henry Thomas
Charity School
Duke of
Wellingto
Robert Peel, Bart
Lord Stanky
Lord Fitzgerald
James Graham
Duke of Buckingham
Earl of
Jersey
Earl of Liverpool
Marquis of
Exeter
Bank of England
Cornhill
Britannia
B. Edginton
Duke-street
Squidwark
Charles II
Duke of York
James II
Prince Rupert
Queen Elizabeth
Mansion House
Royal
Ighness
Prince Albert Hill
Elena Uberti at Covent Garden A bold Kemble triumph
Review of the Covent Garden premiere Elena Uberti with Miss Kemble in the lead. Praises her voice and acting in the famous aria duets and the bridal scene, notes Mercadante and Pacini influence, compares favorably to Norma, and highlights scenic effects and overall reception amid a crowded house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elena Uberti
Mercandante
Pacini
Sigifreda
Count Uberti
Mr. Leffter
Miss
Guido
Miss Kemble
Norma
Covent Garden
Mr. Harrison
Mr. Leffler
Stretton
Clement White
Miss Grant
Imberga
Miss Rainforth
Macready
Anderson
Lennon
Stukely
Phelps
Mr. Elton
Jarvis
Old Steward
Bates
G. Bennet
Haymarket
Metropolis
Lady Townly
Lucy Bennett
Birmingham
Bennett
Lord Townly
Stuart
P. Horton
David Rees
Mr. Webster
Moody
Victoria
Geraldine
St. Pré
Dibdin Pitt
France
England
Drury Lane Theatre
Naples
Madame Vestris
Fulham
A. Kemble
Columbine
Bishop
University of Beinburgh
Senatus Academicus
Joanna colt attracts bets at Tattersall's Monnay meeting
Sporting intelligence reports heavy betting across several races with the Joanna colt drawing notable demand at 50 to 1 alongside field bets on Balinkeele Robert de Gorham and Wiseacre. Latest prices show 50 to 1 against the Joanna colt and a 1,600 to 25 against Canadian. Also notes a giraffe death in Wombwell's Norwich collection, a 100 lb tuna from Dunkirk, and a government reward of 100 for Blakesley’s capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joanna
Balinkeele
Robert de Gorham
Wiseacre
Agat Auckland
Mather
Ballinkeele
Verulam
Wreford
Wombwell
Norwich
Essex Herald
Dunkirk
Mediterranean
Robertson
Blakesley
Herts
Official Account of the Capture of Amoy 1841
Report from Wellesley Bay Amoy on August 31 detailing the capture of Amoy and Golong-soo island by British forces under General Gough and Admiral Pottinger. Describes ships, batteries, troop landings, fortifications, casualties, and subsequent plans to hold Golong-soo for strategic command.
Christening of the Prince of Wales rehearsal in St George's chapel
Private rehearsal for the music to be used at the Prince of Wales christening at St George's Chapel. Handel selections from An Occasional Overture to The Messiah, Sampson, Hercules, and Hallelujah chorus will be performed by 60 instrumentalists and 70 to 80 vocalists, with special galleries and arrangements for royal attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Prince of Wales
St. George's Chapel
Royal
Prince Albert
Elvey
Handel
Sampson
Hercules
Her
Knights of the Illustrious Order of the Garter
Lord Chamberlain
St. George
Earl of Delaware
Lord Wriothesley Russell
St. George's
Cardinal Wolsey
The
Prince, &Co
St. George’s
Brighton
Prussia
C. Windsor
Knights of the Garter
Great Order
Esterhazy
Count St. Aulare
Belgium
Saxony
London
Dukes of Wellington
Sutherland
England
Buckingham Palace
Hanover
St. James’s
St. George’s Hall
William IV
George IV
Mr. Saunders
Great Park
Royal Horse Guards
Highlanders
Woolwich
Duke of Wellington
Cheapside
Hastings
Constitution-hill
St. James's
Hyde-parks
Story’s-gate
Great George Street
Westminster
St. James’s-Street
Pimlico
St. James’s Park
Queen’s-ride
Hyde-park
Augustus Frederick
Ranger
Slavery convention merit debated in English press
A debate in the English press weighs whether Lord Palmerston or Lord Aberdeen earned the new slavery convention. Justice favors Palmerston, noting France would have signed before Melbourne’s fall, unless the French cabinet bore a grudge against Palmerston. Also reported is the death of Admiral Sir Josias Rowley at Mount Campbell, Leitrim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toni ¥ S
Revue Des Deux Mondes
Lord Palmerston
Lord Aberdeen
France
Lord Melbourne
Sir Josias Rowley
Mount Campbell
Drumour
Leitrim
Sir Josias
Oxford Proposals for Election of Poetry Professor Delayed
The Oxford election for Professor of Poetry has been fixed for Thursday the 27th with polling from 10 in the morning. The change from the 26th aims to avoid public identification of voters and to allow a clear decision on the question, highlighting public interest in the university’s Protestant identity and concerns over Romanist influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
University of Oxford
Williams
Oxford
House of Commons
Messrs. Keeble
Keeble
Also Mentioned on This Page
Great Britain
H. Portineen
H. Goucu
S. B. Extrs
Hon. East India Company
William Parker
Golongsoo
S. S. L. Crofton
Phegothon
W. H. Ryves
New ‘Royal Exchange
Wraxhale
Southampton
Wraxhall
Limnel Street
Bath
Awdrey
Garenwica
Ballantyne
Robinson
Newgate
Greenwich
Justice Williams
Central Criminal Court
Central Final Court
NEW Opera
Covent Garden Theatre
Sporting Intelligence
Tattersall's
Monnay
Tux Denny
G. Clark
Lord Westminster
Auckland
Lord Chesterfield
Joanna Celt
Mr. Pettit
London Gazette
W. Panrxepr
Earl of Auckland
G.C.B
Thomas Maitland
Thomas Herbert
Henry Smith
C.B
H. Eyres
H. W. Giffard
T. W. Anson
T. J. Clarke
Richard Collinson
T. H. Mason
Rattlesnake
James Sprent
M.cleverty
R.N
W. H. Hall
W. Warden
R.N. Enclosure
H. Pottinger
H. Gough
Fukien
China
Tien-tsin
Vacaxrt BisHorrie
Hook
Wordsworth
Lyall
John Peel
Canterbury
R. Peel
Chichester
Shuttleworth
Dusfix
Lord Morpeth
Francis Stawel
Kilbrack
Doneraile
M. EB. Corbally
Meath
Dr. Murray
Daniel Leahy
Shanakill-house
Cork
Daniel Leahy Arthur
Journal de Limbourg
Groningen
QueEn’s Bench
Hanwell Lunatic Asylum
Hanwell Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Francis Tebbitt
Whitehurst
Tebbitt
Sergeant Halcombe
Tebbut
Canter
Tebbutt
Wishton
Bermondsey
Southwark-bridge
Queenhithe Pier
Blackmore
Owen Brady
St. Thomas’s Hosital
CaEelsea Cottege
Chelsea College
the Prince of Wales
Edward III
Scotland
Britain
Order of the Garter
Jesse
Paul
Jesus
Isaac
Samaria
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