Fragments Indicate Naval Actions Off Donegal Bay
A letter from Major General Cavan notes Melam pos arrived off Lough Swilly with a frigate in tow, tallying five prizes after a battle. Reports from Stigo say three French frigates, guarded by English ships, appeared in Ban Bay and anchored at Donegal Bay, one landing attempt repelled by yeomanry under Mr Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Siars
Cavan
Melam‘pos
Lough, Swilly
Dublig
Stigo
Hat Bay
Donegal Bay
Mount Chartes
Montgomery
Obituary notices detail numerous deaths and ages
A late 18th to 19th century notice lists many obituaries and memorials. It records deaths from ages 50 to 102, naming individuals such as Sir Peter Soame Bart Sir J Phillips and Lord William Hay among others. It notes professions, titles, and affiliations with churches societies and the Crown. The piece mentions locations including Margate Windsor and Bath and cites further details about survivors and funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirby Fleethamy
W. Lawrence
Ripony Yorkshire
Milbank-Qiert
Issinger
Merchant
Society of Antiquarians
Society of Arts and Commerce
Hchester
Ligerpol
Barnstable
Ren. Seaward
Vauxhall
Jarmes
Southwark
Yeomen
Uxbridge
Lambeth Light Horse
Kensingtom
Yester-house
William Hay
Marquis of Tweedale
Hackney Terrace
John Braidwood
Not published price and religious pamphlet remedies mix
A garbled sale notice contrasts an anti dissent tract by W Kingsbury with an advertised Biggs Vegetable Decoction claimed to cure asthma cough hoarseness and lung disorders. It promotes a general health gospel, cites doctors, lists dosing, and states Bacon No 18 High Street St Giles as the sole London dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childre
Tiffot
Buchan
High-street
St. Giles
Denmark-street
London
Also Mentioned on This Page
Earth
Duff
Loung
Tefton
Kent
Sgéa
Béavaug
Ealing Park
C. Fisher
Ordnanice
R. Drummond
Tate
Jamaica
West Cowes
Isle of Wight
R. Pepperell
W. Pepperell
Upper Seymour-street
Nath
Cowbridge
J. Carne
Llandeff
Plumtree
Glamorganshire
Holbrook
W. Fooks
Hart-street
Bloomsbury
Prescott
Rogen
Billericay
Essex
Chief Baron-Gormyns
Oxford
John Davey
Baliol Collége
Sledlows Bucks
John Parker Moseley, Bart
Rolleston House
Staffordshire
Manchester
Sheffield
J. Suttcliffe
Lettrom
Bath
Lord Cork
Somerset Militia
H.maxwell
Meath
Earl of Farnham
John. Maxwell
Roffélt
Prince of Wales
S. Fen‘cibles
Tubiggcurranc
Chesterfield
Martha Gillatt
Shrewsbury
J. Johnson
Litchfield
Jackson
Proctor
Dr. Darwen
Pwll
Monmouthshire
Edm
Watkins
Wood Norton
Norfolk
W. Norris
Kilverstoney
Aldborough
Defert
B. Swan
Sergeés
Cork
On Swift
St. Patrick
Dub
Bere Regis
Dorset
Curtis
Candy
Bere
Mr. Powel
Covent-garden Theatre
Price
W. Kingsbury
M. A
Southampton
T. Baker
T. Chapman
Fleet-fiseet
St. Conder
Cheapside
S. Conder
Bucklersbury
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