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British naval losses prompt calls for decisive action
Reports detail extensive prize-taking by the enemy aided by Norwegians, with three years of heavy captures and calls in Parliament for remedies to protect British commerce. It notes treason inquiries, German soldiers joining English service, Franco-Ligurian actions in Oneglia, and troop movements. Local items include court notices, robberies, an assassination attempt thwarted, bread prices steady, shipyard developments, and port gossip from Portsmouth to London.
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Old England
Britain
House of Lords
House of Commons
Great Britain
Madras
Cape
Owen
Bombay
Genoa
Oneglia
Tanaro
Leghorn
Lucca
Florence
Mount Denis
Italy
East India House
John Luard
Swallow Packet
India Company
Guildhall
William Champion
Billingsgate
Brownlow Ford
Newgate
John Villettes
Winter
Kirby
Grace
Kingston
Lurry
Cobham
Walton Common
Horse and Groom
Curtain-row
Shoreditch
Wales
Bow-street
Elizabeth Veitch
Bridewell
St. Martin In
James Newland
Hill