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Newspaper
Weekly Register
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 02, 1799
Page
5
About seven o'clock a fire erupted at a house on Hermitage street Wappinay. The flames consumed most of the premises and furniture before any water could be obtained.
Lord Bridport announces the capture of the St Joseph privateer of 4 guns and 64 men and the brig La Rufee with 14 guns and 64 men, re capturing the George from Bristol to Libon by the St Fiorenza and the Triton. Lord St Vincent recounts El Corso sloop, a French privateer near Cape Malabar, captured with Espoir boats assisting. crew deserted on boarding. Also a list of bankrupts and tradesmen in Manchester, Monmouthshire, Guildhall, Gainsborough, and London with dates in late December to February.
Bankruptcy and dividend notices list numerous individuals and trades across England and Ireland. Names include W. Gage of Webberrow coal-dealer. J. Waale shopkeeper at Milksham. G. Patterson linen draper of Berwick-on-Tweed. Dalby victualler of Market-Harborough. J. Sawyer grazier of Tenterden. J. Stoddart corn-factors of Newcastle. G. Twig button-maker of Birmingham. W. Summers Harwich stationer. Scort and Thornton liquor-merchants. T Hammond brewer at Pennington Street Ratcliffe-Highway. W Watts vintner Bermondsey. and others, with specified bankruptcy dates and venues such as Guildhall and Angel Inn.
From Plymouth on December 27 and 28 details the Diomede frigate with the Carnatic and Taunton Cate outward bound under convoy. A customs officer Glynn was shot and killed by smugglers when a boat led by A Bowden approached a large cutter near Penlec Point.
A violent gale in the Bay of Biscay capsized the Mariner causing eight horse deaths and five sailors to perish after being washed from the deck. Venus frigate saved the vessel, bringing it into Yarmouth on December 30. The Mariner’s cargo included horses and various goods. The same period sees the Champion frigate returning with Hon. Mr. Grenville after failed Continental landings due to frozen Elbe. Packets remain detained by severe weather.
In a heated session British MPs spar over the Habeas Corpus Act and prisoner treatment. Courteney attacks officials while Wilberforce and Burdon defend conduct at Cold Bath Fields and criticize press claims about Despard. The exchange centers on conditions, transparency, and the government’s suspension powers.
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