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Naval Officers and odd notes from a broad survey
The report lists naval ranks in the British service totaling 2989 officers and includes a Jamaica letter about an artillery train by Major General Maitland failing near Aux-Cayes. It mentions a bishop halting Sunday parades, a royal review at Ascot Heath and a later move to Winkfield, a remarkable moon refraction sighting off Brighton, and various court and civic items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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Jamaica
Maitland
Aux-Cayes
Port Antonio
Durham
Durham Armed Association
Ascot Heath
Winkfield
Brighton
Phillot
Bath
Lovell
Winchettes Assives
South Molton
Devon
Baker
Westminster Volunteer Cavalry
Hyde Park
Eastwick
Parliament-street
Valentine Rudd
Bowstreet
Rudd
Spencer
East India
India House
Lord Macartney
Edward Hughes
Goddard
S. Lushington
Sullivan
Lord Hawkesbury
Pitt
Friendship
Marlborough
Princess'Royal
Roger Curtis
Baraguay de Hilliers
Mediterranean
France
Princess Amela
Worthing
Royal Exchange
Levee
Recorder
Newgate
John Crawford
Hastings
Sussex
W. Elgin
T. Hilton
M. Young
S. Williams
Hamilton
J.somerville
Burntbarns
Glasgow
Williams
Somerville