Second Agricultural Report for August
The August agricultural report notes wheat crops damaged by harsh conditions across districts with light sheaves and inferior overall yields. Northern areas show some improvement, while imports from Dantzic may offset domestic shortfalls. barley and beans promise, oats vary, hay poor, rape falling, turnips promising in Norfolk and Suffolk, hop plantations hurt by west winds, meat prices easing but mutton scarce, wool brisk, hogs dear, horses steady for farming use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dantzic
Norfolk
Suffolk
Obituary notices from St Pierre to Windsor
A string of death notices across the British sphere records deaths in Martinique Ireland Kent Essex London and Windsor. Names include Mrs Skinner Mr O Donnel Beaumont Hatham Dr Johnson Mrs Pearce Hon Mrs Arundell Mrs Mary Gregg and Mr Bruton with ages and locations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pierre
Martinique
Thomas Orde
Colleton
Customs
St. Lucia
Sarah Ridgway
Carpenter's Hall
London-wall
Minthall
William Minthull
Aston Clinton
Bucks
Aviary Hill
Eltham
Kent
Skinner
Alderman Skinner
Beaumont Hatham
Coldstream Regiment of Guards
Epsom
John Vernon
Lincoln’s Inn
Adbury
Newbury
Joseph James
Kenith Town
Elizabeth Birch
Hammersmith Terrace
Dunmow
Essex
de Vins
Rich
Bsqg
Wimpole
Mary Gregg
Earl Grandison's
Windsor
Mr.Bruton
Jermyn-lreet
St. James's
Loss of Conteht gun vessel near Holland coast
Lieut Short arrived at the Admiralty reporting the Conteht gun vessel of 10 carronades commanded by him was lost after being driven on a shoal in a late storm. Two crew members leapt into the sea and drowned while trying to reach shore. French naval force in the Mauritius appears totally annihilated. Commodore Lofack, after La Forte capture by the Sybille, gathered intelligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Short
Admiralty
Holland
Gavise
Mauritius
Lofack
la Forte
Sybille
British ships drive off last French frigate in Baltic chase
Sailors report Reneufe and her consort pursued by a British squadron. After a lengthy chase they found refuge in an open bay but the British closed in and opened fire, believed to have destroyed both French vessels. The pair were among the region's remaining French ships but continued to harass trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reneufe
Portsmouth
East Indies
Jefe
Madras
Cornwallis
Triton
Tellicherry
Armenia
Indimen
Barbara
Portmouth
Halifax
Spithead
Downs
Eurydice
Sconce Point
Warden Ledge
Dover
Gravelines
Topaze
Needles
Yarmouth
Iris
Brifac
Norway
Humber
London
Plymouth
Barwell Ea& Indiaman
Cameron
China
St. Helena
Tellichory
Barwell
Glatton Indiaman
England
Sheernes
Nore
Mitchell
Texel
Washington
Guelderland
Leyden
de Ruyter
Cerberus
Utrecht
Batavia
Beain
Milford
Walker
Europa
Duncan
Newfoundland
Rhine Campaign Moves Force Archduke From Switzerland
Hamburgh Mail reports mixed German accounts of the war in Helland. Dutch frontier troop movements and fortification repairs are noted. The Rhine diversion reportedly drives the Archduke to Dongueschingen Swabia with 20,000 men, leaving Hotze in command of the main force. The Prince of Orange issues a proclamation urging Dutch aid and promising pardons for past offenses. No authentic Holland army operations updates since the Extraordinary Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helland
Duke of York
Ralph Abercromby
Flander
Brabant
Rhine
Alain
Switzerland
Dongueschingen
Swabia
Hotze
Prince of
Orange
Netherlands
Holland
Admiralty report on capture of French privateer Intrepide
Captain Middleton reports after an eight hour chase the Scipio captured the French privateer Intrepide of 20 guns and 160 men off Bourdeaux. The force recaptured the Caroline and sent prizes to Lisbon. The privateer engaged the Jane of Liverpool for forty minutes as conditions allowed boarding with no loss of crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiralty Office
Middleton
Earl St. Vincent
Fausta
A .Chace
Bourdeaux
Jean Baptiste Cherchy
S. W
Jane
Liverpool
Raffel
Brown
Lisbon
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Dearees
Ship News
Mary
Haslewood
Stranaway
May
Morrison
Ditto
Bangalore
Robinson
Newcastle
Tyron
Atkinson
Workington
Archangel
North Sea
Pantographia
Jossin Banks
Bart
K. B. Fident
Royal Society
Edmund Fry
Type-street
Eacs
J. & A. Arch
Gracechurch-street
J. ; White
Fleet-street
J- Edwards
Pail Mall
J. Debrect
Piccadilly
Vleatatt
H. H
T. Gillet’s
Crowncourt
Portscript
London’ Gazette
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