Frightful Reliance Wreck and Mass Loss of 113
The Reliance East Indiaman wrecked near Merlemont Etaples with 113 lives lost among passengers and crew. Only 1,960 of 27,000 chests of tea were saved, and the ship’s cargo damaged. Authorities, Lloyds agents, and consuls report chaotic scenes, missing officers, and questions over misjudged navigation and seaworthy assessment.
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Reliance
Table-bay
Merlemont
Etaples
Boulogne
the East India Company
Griffin
Geo. Nicholson
Tucker
R.N
W. Hawittoy
P.S
Her Majesty
Iris
Horse Soldiers
A. Adams and Co
Calcutta
Bombay
Moesrs
Green, Tomlin
Man
Cornhill
Deptford
China
Apollo
Newburyport
Boston
United States
Rotterdam
Lloyd's
Emerald
Wingfield
London-bridge Wharf
Dixon
Thomas Edmond
Carpenter
India
Green
Marlemont
England
Hamilton
Down
Admiralty
Bleaden
Table Bay
Cape Town
Salt River
Abercrombie Robinson
London
75Th
Cape Corps
Alton Bay
91St
G. Napier
Wrecks and telegraph plans near English coast described
Reports detail four ships lost off Halifax including the Argyle and Sophia with seventeen crew perished on the Argyle, while others survived. The brig Hamilton and the Gannet were wrecked with crew losses in separate incidents near Harwich and the Whittakers fog bank, and Duchess of Buccleuch foundered near Jordanillos. A Belfast schooner Arthur and Rachel wrecked near Portpatrick. A discussion outlines England’s telegraph semaphore plans from Ports mouth to the Land's End, aiming for fast, coast-to-coast naval communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.W
Halifax
Sophia
Sydney
Shoraburn
Argyle
Waterford
Point Novo
Liverpool
Hamilton
Maqueary
Love Lane
Shields
London
Gunflat Sands
Harwich
Gannet
Hounum
Lloyd's
Arthur
Rachel
Belfast
Laurie
Dublin
Ayr
Cairngarroch
Portpatrick
France
Spain
Germany
England
Admiralty
Portsmouth
Plymouth
Falmouth
Land’s End
British Channel
Bristol
St. George's Channel
Admiralty Board
The
Whitehall
Chelsen Hospital
Putney
Kingston-upon-Thames
Esher
Cobham
Guildford
God
Truro
Gosport
English Channel
Holyhead
Pembroke
Dover
Downs
Watson's
London-bridge
Hull
Paris Parisian Manufacturers Notify German Tariff Retaliation
A Paris minister receives a Parisian deputation alleging the German customs union has enacted new tariffs harming French exports. The petition urges moderation and asks the French government to remove retaliatory measures adopted at Stuttgart, noting the dangers of reciprocal isolation for both nations. The report cites press silence in Paris and discusses broader European responses.
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Germany
M. le Ministre
Stutgard
Paris
England
Univers
France
Belgium
Council of Ministers
Indicateur
Bordeaux
Courrier de Strasbourg
Colmar
Journal de Honfleur
Cass
United States
London
Louis Philippe
Ledyard
General Cass
Beazley
Havre
Globe
Tuileries
Louvre
Quay de Louvre
Europe
Duke of Orleans
Pont-Neuf
Quais d'Harloge
Des Orfevres
Rue du Harlay
Royal Library
Robert Peel
Wrecks and ship losses plague wide seas from Boulogne to Bute
Morning after the Reliance wreck near Boulogne, the Armorician ran ashore and broke up with unknown crew fate. Sabina from Manila to Cadiz lost near Algoa Bay with 21 dead. Merchant from New Orleans to Texas ashore after gale with fatalities. Multiple vessels wrecked or driven ashore near Deal, Port- land, and in Greenock ads.
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Reliance
Boulogne
Armorician
Abbeville
Algoa Bay
Manilla
Cadiz
Cape Relief
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Texas
Barker
Cuba
New York
Virginia
Florida
Francis Lord
North Carolina
Plato
Smack Diligence
Portsmouth
Southampton
Guernsey
Chisel Beach
Portland
S.S.W
Sherborne
Yeovil Mercury
Middlesex
Sidney
London
Maceio
Pernambuco
Tondon
Calumbine
Deal
Lisbon
Margate
Prince of Wales
Baie d’Authie
William
Houston
Gloucester
Kilchattan Bay
Isle of Bute
Mc Dougall
Placida
Cumbrae
Greenock Advertiser
Table Bay
Fairfield
John Bagshaw
Reform
Henry Hoyle
Ghika
Albatross
Iris
Dungeness
N.W
Magnet
Stock
General Steam Navigation Company
Smales
Phebe
Sunderland
Quebec
Ren
Remsgate
France
Langlois
Calais
Dover
Downs
Monszey
Glasgow Courier
Petrel
Aldborough
Yarmouth
Rothsay
Bute
Northern Army Command Resume and Bond Rates
The passage notes resume of command of the army of the north and reports bond quotes: The Three per Cents at 21 for sixty days, Five per Cents at 369.16 for cash and 27 at sixty days, and debt bearing no interest sold at 5 at sixty days.
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Army of the North
Conspiracy Arrests Reported by Paris Gazette
A private Russia letter notes officers from Moscow and Orenburg divisions detained over a plot to topple the government and free serfs. It cites widespread military and popular sympathies, arson acts, 120000 troops with 360 artillery along the Pruth and Lower Danube, and a Black Sea fleet armament push. The Frankfort Gazette adds frontier garrison boosts after a Russia Prussia deserter treaty lapse, with Cossack patrols seen within 500 yards.
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Russia
Paris Constitutionnel
Moscow
Orenburg
Pruth
Lower Danube
Black Sea
Frankfort
Prussia
Tug War im AfroHanistan Extract from a private letter
A private in Her Majesty's 3d Light Dragoons writes from Camp Futtiabad on August 18 about marching from Jellalabad with 18 000 troops toward Cabul to avenge European massacres. He notes diverse regiments, planned muster at Gundamuck, hard passes ahead, and hopes for victory despite expected resistance. He also mentions weather, disease, and orders to treat prisoners dead or alive.
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AfroHanistan
Her
3D Light Dragnone
Futtiabad
Jellalabad
Cabul
Affghanistan
Gundamuck
Europe
Akhbar Khan
Britannia Arrives at Liverpool After Rough Voyage
The Britannia from Boston and Halifax docked at Liverpool at noon on Wednesday after a rough voyage. It left Boston on the 1st and Halifax on the 3rd, bringing 20 passengers. News from Texas and Mexico dominates, with U.S. mediation offered to ease the conflict. Reports from Galveston to Sept 8 note battles, prisoners, and shifting positions as Texians and Mexican forces clash. British notes mention Canadian politics and Hyde Park improvements supervised by Cubitt. The Metropolis section outlines major urban improvements and park developments, including Regent's Park and Victoria Park plans, plus the reopening of The Temple with a grand music rehearsal and hopes for daily services.
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Britannia
Boston
Halifax
Liverpool
London
France
Texas
Mexico
United States
Webster
Austin
Thompson
Galveston
Camp Salado
Caldwell
Woll
Fayette
San Antonio
Bexar
Santa Antonio
Linville
Nueces
Clark Owen
Texiana
For Went
Canada
Cameron
C.B
Edward Gibbon Wakefield
Charles Bagot
Commissioners of Woods and Forests
Wishin Loe
Osxford-street
Holborn
Bowstreet
Charlotte-street
Bloomsbury
London Docks
Spitalfields Church
Coventry-street
Longacre
East Smithfield
Rosemary Lane
Equitable Assurance Company
Hyde Park
Enablin
Dean and Chapter of
Westminster
Knightsbridge
Thomas Cubitt
Kitchen Gardon
Kensington
William Gordon
Regent’s Park
Inner Circle
Hanover Gate
Regent’s Canal
Park
Primrose Hill
Eton College
Victoria Park
Temple Courci
Inns of Court
Turle
Westminster Abbey
Wyat
George Rose
Thesiger
David Pollock
Horace Twiss
C. E. Law
Recorder of London
Dowdeswell
Middle Temple
Burge
Queen's Counsel
Knowles
Platt
Whateley
Armstrong
Senoor Ron Tae
Membe
London Tavern
John Richards
Canadian officials named for ministry in Parliament
The slate lists eleven men in high offices including Sullivan as council president and Herrison as secretary along with several attorneys general and solicitors general. In the 84 member House, 60 are said to back the ministry while Duncombe and Parent retire. Wakefield and Morin expected to fill vacancies. Also noted is the death of Sir John Caldwell in Boston on October 26. British frigate Pique departed Quebec with Coldstream and grenadier guards, and the 7th Hussars had arrived in Quebec bound for home.
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Levant
Alexandria
Syria
Algiers
Mecca
Damascus
Beyrout
Bescher
Tripoli
Lebanon
Jussuf Pacha
England
Mehemet Ali
Constantinople
Stratford Canning
Candia
Turkey
Sir Stratford Canning
Sir Stratford
Stratford
Lord Aberdeen
Pacha
Egypt
Lord Ellenborough
Afghanistan
Economide
R. B. Sullivan
Council
S. B. Herrison
C.W
J. KE. Small
D. Daly
C.E
L. H. J.afontaine
T. C. Aylwin
J. Dunn
F. Hincks
H.H. Killally
Board of Works
A. N. Morin
House of Assembly
Duncombe
Parent
Grenadier Guards
7Th Hussars
Quebec
The Brazilains and Pacific News From Rio and Sydney
The Swift from Rio de Janeiro reports August actions ending the Minas Geraes revolt with 300 prisoners and 700 arms laid down. Ex-deputies and a senator under arrest face trial under the new code as Bento Gonsalves retreats. Sydney trade improves, immigration soars, and a piracy case recounts the Waterwitch disappearance near Lord Howe Island with Captain Christie and Captain Poole providing depositions.
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Rio de Janeiro
Minas Geraes
Ottain
Prince Adelbert
Prussia
Rio
Januaria
Baron Cexias
Marechal de Campo
Rio Grande
Bento Gonsalves
Sydney
England
van Dieman
Valparaiso
Legislative Council
London
Lord Howe's Island
Benjamin Horton
Mincing-lane
Francis King
King
Owen Poole
Enlarge the building and benefits for the blind of both sexes
A report describes expanding premises to aid blind residents of both sexes with a on site manufacture producing goods for sale. It notes last year’s sales of £1,718 and details meeting discussions on patient welfare, hospital statistics, and proposed surveys by the London Medical Society. It also outlines a census-style table of metropolitan hospital patient numbers and genders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anly Hoaphan
Lond Mystical Society
London
Ogical Teategen
Ih Polis
Cig
Tsa
Mortality rates and pavement issues in Victorian London
A detailed look at hospital mortality from consumptives and other diseases, estimating annual deaths by bed counts and diseases. The piece then shifts to London’s pavement policy, arguing wood paving risks and the need for durable, safe interstices. It ends with a Stepney meeting over low wages for needlework workers and the sufficiency of pay to prevent hardship.
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London
Pvez
Apolis
Regent-street
Oseford
England
Oxford Street
St . Church
Rankin
Inter
Totton-street
Stepneytst Yard
Payne
W. Allen
W. 8. Cumming
Iries
Ong
Guardians
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Abercrombie Rebingon
Waterloo
Hext
C. Leigh
the Times
Hon. East India Company
Royal George
Gribble
Kent
Cobb
Second Bar
Bocca Tigris
Bay of Biscay
East India Company
the Weekly Chronicle
Foreign Intelligence
Madrid
Castellano
Seville
Andalusia
M. Alvaro Gomez Becerra
Coronada and
Necochea
Senate
Great Britain
M. Capaz
the Metropolis
Brazils
New South Wales
M. Bes
St. George's
Charing-crass
King’s College Te
University College Gvet
Coenen
Small-pox
St. Bartholomew's
Ifuys Dee
Residentim Jook
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