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From tbe LONDON GAZETTE

... Bayonr.e, whicii he took, after an Engagement of two Hours, and has brought her into Kinfale ; fhe is a new fhip, and built to carry 20 Guns, but came out with no more than 16 Eight-pounders ; and when fhe began to engage, had 207 Men on board. They were ...

Published: Fri 20 Nov 1747
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 164 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

From tbe Paris A-la-ma'm, March iq

... Colonel has taken great Pains to engage the Court to oblige the p#oung Pretender to retire from Avignon, and move on the other fide of the Mountains ; but that he was an- fwered, tiiat the King had fatisfied his Engagements in obliging him to go out of his ...

Published: Fri 24 Mar 1749
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 220 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Publifhed by AUTHORITY-

... convinced he never would come to a general Engagement, but judged his Defign was, by his Way of ading, to draw him down the Streights : That about half an Hour after Eleven, the Admiral made the Sig- nal for Engaging, and foon after bore down upon the Spant/b ...

Published: Fri 23 Mar 1744
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2078 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

MINUTES-of the Court-Martiai,.on Board his Majefty's Ship-the London

... by engaging the Real till Jhe bore away. That fhe had no Orders to cover the Fireship by, Signal or otherwife r he is not chargeable with- the I Lofs of that Ship ; that a Bar-fhot came on board the Thrfetjhire in the firft Part of the Engagement, and ...

Published: Fri 11 Oct 1745
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 475 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

MONBJV* Post

... part of the Engagement we were within Piftol-fhot. Thus was the W — k hard prefled, and ih great Danger of being over-powered by the Enemy, rendered incapable of retreating or purfuing, unaffiftcd and unre- lieved, during four Hours Engagement ; while the ...

Published: Thu 15 Jan 1747
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1459 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

PORT NEWS

... Account Of our fine Privateer the Briflol, being taken by a French Man of War of 60 Guns, call'd the Elizabeth, the lame which engaged the Lion Man -of War, Capt, Brett, fix Hours ; l c On Friday the 18th of Oftober, as we were cruiz- ing 111 Lat. 49, weefpied ...

Published: Fri 08 Nov 1745
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 277 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Extraß of a Letter from St. Kitt's, dated April n

... a very fmart Engagement between three * Span fh Men of War, viz. one of 60, one of 40, and « one of jo Guns, and two Englifh Menot War, viz, ...

Published: Thu 10 Jun 1742
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 167 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

From the General Quarters at Rabor,. the 19th ot May, 1742

... befieged by the Prince, and having found him in Order of Battle, fe- verai Regiments of the French and Auftrian Cavalry had been engaged from Five in the Evening till it was dark, with conliderable Lofs on both Sides, and that the French Cara- bineers and Dragoons ...

Published: Thu 03 Jun 1742
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 173 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

London,' -April 4

... three of his Ships, of rhe Number of which was his own, and tbat he himfelf was taken up by a Boat ; but that during the Engagement Sir Chaloner Ogle joined htm, and renew'd the Attack with f > much Succefs, that the Spa- niards and French had 19 Ships ...

Published: Thu 09 Apr 1741
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 189 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SATURD A Y*j P O ST. (

... refolved to continue our utmoft 2eal arid ligourin fupport of your Majefty and your Engagements ; ftteeming this the leaft part of our Duty, when we .confider Rat thofe Engagements are ?? your Vigilance ftr the Welfare of your Subjects. : . . ' ' , •• We affure ...

Published: Wed 04 Feb 1730
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 467 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

An Extraß of a Letter from th Hague, Dec. 22

... Thing that France has engaged herfelf to perform in Regard to him : That his Pruffian Ma- jefty had not enter'd into the Quarrel, and drawn his Sword for the Sake of the Subfidy only, but .likewife on Account ofthe Promifes and Engage- ments made to him ...

Published: Fri 21 Dec 1744
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 487 | Page: 2 | Tags: none