French privateer captured after aiding brig La Serailleur
A French privateer schooner La Serailleur, from Bourdeaux, escaped after engaging the Vicarieuse near La Margarita. Captain Bowen of the Caroline reports sighting a strange sail, forming a decoy, and pursuing the privateer, which yielded after a four hour chase. La Serailleur carried fifty six days’ sailing, eighty-two men, later dispersed two American ships had captured some.
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Rio Carribbe
la Margarita
Dickson
Bowen
Oxford convocation grants Doctor of Physic to Charles Gower
A long report notes the University of Oxford in full convocation conferring the degree of Doctor of Physic on Charles Gower of Oriel College. The item shares other eighteenth century notices about missing officers,mugging, a near-drowning survivor, a dramatic rescue, and police court convictions for posting faults and stamped goods.
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University of Oxford
Charles Gower
Oriel College
15Th Light Dragoons
Reading
Hofar
Peterborough
Northamptonshire
Epping
Miss Bolton
Cambridges
É&C
King’s Windsor Journey Amid Floods and Troop Plans
In a Windsor bound trip the King crossed a flooded area via a temporary footpath after stopping at Belfont to change horses. Waters four feet deep in Eton streets disrupted life as Duke of York prepared to leave for Portsmouth with 20,000 troops bound for Portugal. A Hyde Park basin drowning survivor surfaced after eight weeks in the water, aided by a watch and timely deaths.
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Windsor
Eton
Duke of York
Portsmouth
Portugal
Hyde-park
Deaths in Bath and Other Places Prompt Obituary Notices
A list of death notices and obituaries from various places includes Mrs. Haweis of Bath, Thomas Muir the Scotch Advocate, Earl Cowper of Hertfordshire, Charles Morton the British Museum librarian, and several others. Also noted are sudden deaths from apoplexy and lingering illnesses, with ages and locations such as Bath, London, Bath, Bath, Bath, Bath, Ely Place, Demerary, Ipswich, Southampton, Truro, Bodenham, and Holborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Haweis
Aldwinkle
Thomas Muir
Botany Bay
Paris
Hertfordshire
George Nassan Clavering Cowper
Earl Cowper
British Museum
Charles Morton
Charles Bret
New Street
Spring Gardens
James Hutchins
John Hale
Kidwelly
South Wales
Ely Place
John James
Maria Carr
Colston Carr
Ealing
Middlessex
Cateaton Street
Joseph Krain
Demerary
James Peake
Bulcamp House of Industry
Ipswich
Southampton
Pollen
Judge Pollen
Ruffell-street
Prendegast
Truro
Cornwall
Edward Trebilcock
Lloyd’s Coffee House
John Butler
King’s College
Cambridge
William McClesverty
Skerry
Holborn
Lewis Deblois
Boston
North America
Verdict in Disorderly House Case Over Dancing Assembly
Law reports recount Burghall charged with running a disorderly house for a Wednesday assembly. Prosecution showed tickets for admission and good character subscribers. Lord Kenyon stated no proof of legal violation. scholars dancing together not prohibited for well conducted subscription balls. Verdict returned for the defendant.
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Burghall
Lord Kenyon
Altho
Whalley v Egan challenge money claim in Ireland
An action for the recovery of a sum of money arising from a challenge known as a challenge in Ireland. The case addresses the validity and enforcement of the financial claim linked to the challenge proceedings between Whalley and Egan.
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Whalley
Egan
Ireland
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F. Child
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Blackfriars
Guildhall
E. Hall
Rochester
Kent
Taylor
T. Berger
Cockspur-str
Katter
J. May
Birmingham
Merch F.b
Union Tavern
Cherry Street
J. Elwood
T. Ismay
Brisco
Carlisle
Cumberland
R. Haynes
Swallow-ftr
Hickneyman
J. Boyce
I. Boyce
Bordesley
Stork Tavern
J. Wood
Preston
Lancashire
London
Bondestreet
J. Jones
Holborn Hill
Admiralty
Hart
Monmouth
H. Curzon
E. Pellew
Manby
Neptune
E. Gower
Philip Hunt
Trinity College
St. Peter's
Bedford
Gilb
Heathcote
Normanton
Chapel-royal
St. James's
St. Asaph
Jesus Christ
Chris
India
Tippoo
Cape
John Langton
Count Bruhl
Shadwell
Eliz
Cufeils
Chaifes
James Allenson
Ney
Edward Rosaman
Court of
Bellis
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