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Majesty knighthoods for Thompson and Peyton in Nile action
The monarch conferred knighthood on Capt. Thompson and medals on Capt. Peyton for merit in Lord Nelson's engagement off the Nile. The article notes insignia with Britannia and Neptune, royal remarks to Peyton, and continued appointments and dispatches. It also covers other court and naval notices, engravings, and local incidents.
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Thompson
T. B. Thompson
Peyton
Pjesty
Lord Nelson
Nile
Britannia
Neptune
Egypt
Lord Stopford
Duke of Dorset
Lord Spencer
Duke of Leeds
Lord Grenville
Levant Company
Lord Malden
Cape of Good Hope
Admiral Christian
Sir G. Yonge
Cape ‘of Good Hope
Lord Macartney
Count Zenobia
Lisbon
India House
J. Wordsworth
Abergavenny
China
A. Timbrell
Albion
Bombay
Leeward Island
Barbadoes
Demerary
Ireland
Portugal
W. P
Margaret-street
Horse-guards
Justice Addington