Court of Directors hears new chaplain and naval leave
London yesterday, the India House housed a Court of Directors where Rev Edward Vaughan took the oath as chaplain at Fort St George. Commanders Orreck Welladvice Wardlow Millet and Wilson took leave for Madras Bengal China and Warley. Also noted are maritime shipping moves and various tragic local incidents and weather impacts across England.
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India House
Edward Vaughan
Company
Fort St. George
Orreck
Rose
Welladvice
Charlton
Wardlow
Asia
Madras
Bengalh
Geo. Millet
Hindostan
Henry Wilson
Warley
China
Euirydice
Calcutta
France
Alnwick
E. Siten
Dorsetshire
Britto
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Minerva Retaken and Argus Captured Off Cape Finisterre
A letter from Captain Reynolds reports the Minerva, a Liverpool West India ship, retaken from a French privateer near 42 25 N. on the 31st. The squadron then captured the Argus after a 108 mile chase at 12 knots, describing her as a nearly new vessel with 18 nine-pounders and 130 men. Also seized were two brigs from Fermouth, with crews taken aboard, and a captured American schooner retaken from the Caribbean bound for Gorou.
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Admiralty Oiftee
Reynolds
ES Majesty
Bevan Nepean
Katnouth
Admiralty
Rome
Minerva
Argus
Bourdeaux
Cape Fimisterre
Fergimeuth
Caracz
Gorur
Ielen
Evcca
Indigs
Wight
Gironce
Bour- Ucaux
Royal visit and petitions mark Windsor sermon day
Yesterday morning their Majesties and the Princestes attended divine service at St George's Chapel Windsor where a Dean of Bristol preached from Cor xv 68. A petition from Farmer Groom of Stuck seeks dismissal of proceedings and another from Windsor and Eton gentlemen requests Datchet bridge construction. Lord Chancellor recovers. Lord Kerry laments loss of wife. A sevant at Ponders End is crushed and leg amputated after a wagon accident. Brothers Drewett are executed at Horsham Canon for robbing the Arundel mails.
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St. George’s Chapel
Windsor
Bristol
Kling
Effert
Luntleg
Bavittocs
Eton
Datchet
Lord Kerry
Kerry
Pafcuail
Ponder’s End
Haverstock Hall
Hampsead
William and
Rovert Drewett
Horsham
Arundel
Privateer actions and Italian theater of war in 1799
A Venice dated letter reports Pomone capturing a French privateer and a Spanish coaster off Carthagena. It also covers a French attack on Austrian posts at Santa Lucia and Buffolengos, repulsed with heavy losses, plus Austrian successes at Legnago. The piece notes Piedmontese uprisings threatening Turin, and lists merchants and tradespeople with dates at Manchester Guildhall and other locales.
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Pomone
Carthagena
Génoa
Earl of
Venice
Santa Lucia
Buffolengos
Verona
Genral Kray
Legnago
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London
Arml
Dean Street
Holborn
Lafear
Hackney
Attlebury
Tower-street
William Jimon
John Coleman
Ashton
Birmingham
James Buck
Joseph Smith
Birmingham-heath
Warwick
Soffeon Walden
Dirs. Smith
Cambridge
Ruth
Corone
Mir
Howten
Singer Inn
Fay
Claverton Down
Durham
Lambe
Ann Dig
Arrin
THE
London Gazette
McMnday
T. Walker
R. Walker
Manchester
Star Inn
y+ Williams
Middle-row
Guildhall
C. Ward
A. Entwisle
Rivington
Lancaster
Bridgewater Arms
J. Wybergh
Spread Eagle
Hanging Ditch
J. Perkins
Blagdon
Somerset
White Lion Inn
Broadstreet
W. Tanner
Paddington, Smith and Farrier
J. Alsous
Cow-Cross
West Smicfeld
Virtualler
J. Foret
New L'fle-street
Woollen-Draper
J. Ratray
Paternofter-row
RB. Redmayne
Tooley-ftr
Southwark
Grocer
R. Avern
Wacwicle
Baker
Jones
Rochdale
Grocey
Owen
Tahame
Cardigal
H. Fearon
St. Mary Axe
J. Stephens
Tewkesbury
Gloucéfer
Scrivener
W. Sewel
Cutton
Glouce4trichire
J.S. Ames
Bath
J. Brown
Scarbrough
York
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