Liberty Granted After Long Bondage On Malacca Island
A narrative recounts Scott, left in bondage with provisions and hope of freedom when a new master promises release upon repayment. News arrives that the Sultan, moved by a letter from Major Taylor, frees Scott and another Englishman, with the Gallan allowed to depart for Malacca. The Dec 13, 1798 report lists officers, crew, and others aboard, including 33 marines and 24 Spanish prisoners, saved after the prize brig voyage.
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Scott
Taylor
Malacca
Linan
Gallan
Ma‘lacca
ReGstance
E. Pakenham
Wolet
Haughton
Cuthbert
Mackay
Powis
Evan
Ir. Hunt
Rosenhagen
Serjeant Stephens
The
of Marines
Marines
Brown
Dawson
Garthy
Pike
Carpenet
Mc. Marcer
Bakers Ae
Harwood
Walk
Boynar
Durham
Courtenay
Powder works explosion kills twenty five at training house
Yesterday morning an explosion in a training-house at the powder-works injured about 25 people, with roughly 15 reported dead and survivors severely mangled. About 20 barrels of powder exploded, the head powder-maker nearly escaped, and one man survived a circle of eleven. Splinters flew far, and a strange elephant episode ends with her arrival at Ab Tah after crossing ten miles of water. The report also notes the Newport’s arrival at Madras and the assassination of Captain Burn and officers on the voyage to Prince of Wales Island, with Malay lascars mutinous aboard.
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Elephanta
Subadar
Ab- Tah
Colaba
Madras
Newport
Pedier
Burn
Prince of Wales’s Island
Calcutta
Tillefamoy
Villagily
Bure Ciuiuc Gat Valiccy
Desperate mutiny on ship ends in deaths and rescue
The crew mutinied with Malays aboard a vessel, killing the captain and mate. The captain's wife and a girl were saved after three hours in the sea when Malays showed mercy. The remaining crew fled in a long boat, later reaching Pedier aboard a Danish ship. A subscription was raised for the widow.
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Pedier
Newport
London. MB. Trigonometrical Survey and tragedy at Haunllow-heath
Notable English figures such as Woolcut and Gardner work under Capt Mudge on the Grand Trigonometrical Survey of England to map latitudes for a new measurement system. A massive explosion near Haunllow-heath destroys several buildings, kills two men, and shakes the town, with high winds suspected to influence the accident. Other items include interments, mill fire at Leeds, a fatal horse accident near Pontefract, and local crime and cruelty cases in Birmingham.
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MB. Woolcut
Devonshire
Dalby
England
Mudge
Gardner
Board of Ordnance
Haunllow -Heath
Lord Romney
Maidstone
Earl Howe
Graftontreet
Nottinghamshire
Wormald
Birmingham
Philip Millward
Royal Camp Review and Dublin Distress Report
The King and entourage reviewed troops at Syruntey with Generals Stevely and Gwynne directing enemy and English forces respectively, ending with a royal salute and cheers for the Duke of York. News of the Duke’s birthday festivities at Sunteydadgei and sea fencibles volunteering for service follow. A Dublin discovery at Dawson Street reveals a starving family amid securities losses, prompting immediate relief. the father, a former partner of a respected lawyer, lived in elegance before misfortune. Later, Alderman William Stephens drowns in the Milordds river.
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Syruntey
Stevely
Gwynne
King’s Beachmail
Bagthot
Duke of York
Poole
Boyie
Dawson-Street
Dublin
Vale
Fife
Rofe
Kaller
Desperate Fight of Stallions in Aldersgate Street
A violent scene in Aldersgate Street led to a horse overpowering an officer, grabbing his arm and holding him for nearly two minutes. Attempts to separate the animals failed, the horse was badly beaten, and the officer suffered a severed nose and limb amputation at a hospital later. Nearby, Hadleigh farmer Masterman’s workers were bitten by a dog thought not mad. Anthony Wright, bitten in the thumb, developed hydrophobia and died after days of delirium and convulsions.
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Aldersgate-street
Masterman
Hadleigh
Anthony Wright
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London
William Stephens
Silisbury
Toun
Milionds
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