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Fire and storm damage and a royal missive from Portland
A fire at the Black Swan Inn in Devizes destroyed warehouses and workshops of Mr Knight, with two horses killed in a stable at Tathgreen Berks. A letter from Duke of Portland to the Lord Mayor reports French frigates landing at Killala with 700 men and prisoners from the Prince of Wales’s fencibles. The Ireland muster lists many regiments. Madrid publishes an ordinance against emigrants and priests. A brutal theft at Bartyn Mills ends with significant crop loss. A Boreham Street tornado uproots barn tiles, lifts wheat sheaves, and wields a waterspout, all witnessed near Lewes. An advertisement promotes a medicinal pill with broad claims and wide retail availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Swan
Rm Devizes
Knight
Farmer May’s
Tath-green
Berks
Ireland
Killala
Prince of Wales
Portland
Lord Mays
Lloyd’s
Anderson
Spain
Madrid
Bartyn Mills
Sutfoll
T. Archer
S. W
Champney