London Gazette reports Duke of York appointed Commander in Chief
The London Gazette records the King appointing Frederick, Duke of York, as Commander in Chief of all His Majesty's Land Forces in Great Britain. It lists bankrupts and notices of privateers captured by British ships, including actions by Nautilus, Cleopatra, Cambrian, and West Indies squadrons. It also recounts the Camelford incident where Lord Camelford killed Lieut Peterson during a dispute aboard Perdrix and surrendered for trial, later acquitted. Further notices cover innkeepers and victuallers in various towns and April dates.
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Whitehall
Frederick Duke of York
s.Land
Kingdom of Great Britain
English Troops in Lisbon Contribute to National Defense
A report notes English forces at Lisbon have subscribed Tevenda pay for the country’s defense. The Pope’s Nuncio paid a ceremonial visit to E. St. Vincent at Lisbon to express thanks on behalf of his distressed Sovereign.
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Lisbon
Powe’r
E. St. Vincent
Trial of Lord Camelford excerpts from 1798 officer letter
Extracts report Lord Camelford as Master and Commander of the Sloop Favourite. The Favourite and Perdrix lay in English harbour on January 13 with Captain Fahie of the Perdrix away at St Kitts. Mr Peterson was first Lieutenant of the Perdrix. Camelford ordered Lieut Paterson to row.
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Peterson
Perdrix
Lord Camelford
Lord C
Matson
Fort Royal Bay
Lieut
Nevis
Astigua
Favourite
English Harbour
Fahie
St. Kitt’s
Births and marriages in London and surrounding areas
Listings of births including Mrs Hope of Upper Seymour Street and others in Bath Clare House Maidstone Portland Place Stapleton Stoke Newington St Stephen Walbrook and Lambeth. Marriages include Lieut Col Way and Miss Mary Smith, H A de la Chamette and Miss Flabie, G Franklin and Mrs Ranson, R Daun and Miss Sharp, T Dickie and Miss Huffey. Deaths note several individuals including Major General Phipps and Mr Justice Dawns with various ages and causes.
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Hope
Upper Seymour-street
Bath
P. Urquhart
Clare House
Maidstone
J. Larking
Portland Place
W. Gosling
Stapleton
Way
Royal Bucks Militia
Mary Smith
Stapleton ‘House
Gloucestershiee
Stoke Newington
H.‘A. de de la Chamette
F. A Flabie
St. Stephen
Walbrook
G. Franklin
Ranson
Ifington
St. Peter le Poor
R. Daun
Battle Sussex
Ingall
Piccadilly
Justice Dawns
Lower Tooting
Kay
Castle and Falcon
Aldersgate Street
Woolwich
Phipps
Gregson
Apothécaries Hall
H. Jenner
Great Bedwin
Earl of Aylesbury
Lanelly
Carmarthen
E. Mansell
Bart
Otraday
Dulwich
Alderman Wright
Alderman Gill
Heunflow
Mellith
Billiter-tquare
Fenchurch-freet
H. Ingram
Islington
Lightfoot
Prices of Grain and Stocks from the Market News
Grain prices listed with variations for Wheat Rye Malt Beans Oats and Pease alongside stock prices for three percent Canfois and Conti for May. Numbers show bid ranges and quick shifts in values, reflecting market activity.
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Canfois
Conti
Escrutore Anecdotes and Moral Fragments From a Moral Page
A fragment from an 18th century manuscript imagines an Escrutore filled with anecdotes epigrams and hints for immediate use. It features tales from Lieutenant Cox and Fox on religion and patriotism plus sharp witticisms about crime and hypocrisy illustrated by a Queen Anne era anecdote and a Lock Hospital quip.
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Escrutore
Appison
Paris discourse on philanthropic colonies at French settlements
Sierra Lane Colony readers recall the 1794 French squadron mischief to the infant Colony. Wadstrom published a short calamity description and benevolent design, presented to the Council of 500 which remitted it to a committee to draft a report on philanthropic colonies. A new military carriage by Godfall and Co enables City Infantry to join volunteers, withdraw horses without turning, and fire while moving, with wounded carried off.
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Sierra Lane
Paris
C. B. Wadstrom
Meff. Godfall and Co
Correspondents Notes And Delayed Submissions
The note acknowledges valuable hints from correspondents and promises due attention. It mentions Dr Booxers Verses, a later Postal Anecdote, MeteoroLtocus CumsBesensis, and DeEw1s Queries as topics, with modest praise and refusals. It also notes delayed country orders and limited first paper copies reserved with the publisher.
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J. Warne
Fluthing
Cornwall
Mariner
S. Goodman
St. Ann’s-lane
Victualler
W. Young
Ramsgate
Kent
M. Birchenough
Salford
Lancaster
Dyer
W. Bentley
W. Britain
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Birmingham
London ‘Gazette
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le Point du Lodi
Harvey
Barbadoes
West Indies
Dragon
le Scorpion
la Defirée
la Ceres
Affinturus
Earl St.Vincent
Tagus
Sythe Thalia
H. Pawlett
San Joseph
Victoria
Zealous
Hood
Worth
Kingsfisher
Pierrepoint
le Lyrix
Hoop
Downrmian
J.B. Taps
H. and
J. Kemp
Chichester
W. Powell
W. Sutton
M. Ward
Leeds
T. Mumford
Old Mitchell Street
St. Lakes
Smedley
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Hofier
Jones
Cameley
Somersetshire
Polands
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Hamburgh
Altona
Genoa
Naples
Leghorn
Venice
Doblia
Cox
Fox
Charles II
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