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Newspaper
Weekly Register
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 25, 1799
Page
6
A woman was approached by several people as she declined an offer and dropped a pocket book. A constable saw the crowd, noticed a thief lift her gown, and called out to learn if she had lost anything. Two suspects were seized with Wheeler among the crowd and committed for trial.
Death notices recount the passing of numerous notables including Counsellor John Moore at Waterford, Samuel Bancroft, Rev. Mr. Hayter, Professor Black, Admiral Philip Affleck, Vice-admiral John Symons, and others across Manchester Square, Bath, Kingston upon Thames, Edinburgh, Cambridge, and London. The notices honor naval service, legal positions, and family ties, noting ages and brief affiliations.
A historical recipe suggests a cough remedy made from a teaspoon of elixir paregoric and another of volatile compound, mixed in a wine glass with spring water. Take each morning and at bedtime, with additional doses during the day if coughing is severe.
A convoy for outward-bound West India ships has not yet been appointed at Portsmouth. The late prevailing easterly winds kept vessels in the river, but a considerable number of ships have seized the opportunity to depart with the convoy once arranged.
Vessels sail for Embden and foreign service while others return due to frozen rivers. The Melpomene with Sir Charles Hamilton to Guinea and the Hector to convoy to the Mediterranean are noted. Wheat and grain cargoes arrive at Tyne Liverpool and Hull. Prisoners from France sent to Morlaix. Newcastle lights adjusted for safety. Adverse winds force the Xenophon back. A boat from Isis drowns seven passengers. Charming Molly driven ashore at Sheerness but safe. Wrecks, packet delays, and ships captured or stranded near Yarmouth and the Nore. Hamburg mails detained by weather. several packets return or risk safety.
Public interest grows around the life of Captain Ralph Willet Miller born January 24, 1762 in New York. He served under Admiral Gambier and Lord Hood, commanded ships at Toulon and Bastia, and played a key role with Nelson in the Mediterranean and at the Nile. He endured wounds, bold missions, and notable acts to aid his country.
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