Court reports 1799 Bank finance and India news
The Court of Common Council discussed painting value and agreed to fund 109000 by annuities. A General Court of Proprietors reviewed a Chancellor of the Exchequer letter on accepting Exchequer Bills for the present year’s loan and the next year’s supply. The Bank’s directors and governor announced voluntary service offers for defense. Other items include India House dividend, Nabob of Arcot papers, and Lloyds notice of a vessel taken at Waterford.
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Court of Common Council
Mer
Dixon
Graham
Lord Mayer
Temple Bar
Committee of Ways and Means
William Pitt
Court of Directors
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Raikes
India House
G. Wilson, Esq
G. Peters
Nabob of
India
John Shote
Nabob
Oade
Lloyd’s Coffee-house
Chrystopher
Waterford
Liverpool
Wex+ ford
Tierney
Camberwell Grove
Ireland
England
House of Brunswick
St. James’s
Elizabeth
West-Indies
Coleman
Bowstreet
Drogheda
Cambridge
Dispatches Bring News From Indies and Cape Run
Friday June 22 reports Capt Halfted from the East Indies and Lieut Bynan from the Cape with dispatches from Admirals Rainier and Christian. Halsted left Madras in February. India calm and no Tippoo threat. Sir J Shore back in Calcutta arranging Nabob of Oade deposition with no opposition. Cape quiet but fuel scarce and provisions dear. A Mauritius squadron of six ships ranged 13 to 64 guns failed to cruise for three months. Capt Bergeret bade farewell to the Admiralty ahead of return to France.
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Halfted
East Indies
Bynan
Cape
Rainier
Christian
Halsted
Madras
India
Tippoo
Sir J. Shore
Calcutta
Nabob
Oade
Mauritius
Isle of France
Bergeret
Admiralty
France
Emigrant Clerg Relief Warrant Signed in Court
On Saturday June 23 His Majesty signed a warrant for the payment of 13-6301 for relief of the emigrant Clerg The Hon Mr Laawless and Meif Agar and Steward were this day examined at the State's Office The others were remanded and the Secretary Agay was admitted to bail.
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Laawless
Meif
Agar
Agay
Revelations from the United Irish Rebellion Dispatches
From Dublin Castle and Whitehall dated June 1798 reports Major Gen Nugent's advances against rebels following Ballynahinch. Rebels petitioned for pardons and to surrender arms, with key traitors demanded. Nugent notes over five hundred rebels killed or taken, and praises yeomanry and officers for gallantry in multiple engagements near Ballycastle, Coleraine, Glenarm, Kilbegean, and Oviditown hill.
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Whitehall
Fune
Ireland
Duke of Portland
Dublin Castle
Nugent
Ballynahinch
Barber
Boyds
Ballycattle
M*naughton
Coleraine
Dunfevenich
Grant
Causeway
Ballycastle
Glenarm
Stewart
Matthews
Portaferry
County of
Down
Vawinen Wlan
Barnett
Kilbegean
Thatcher
Grofe
Kilcock
Kwime
Oviditown Hill
Hortrae
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Jeremité
St. Domingo
Port Au
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