LONDCN, Ot-:-onER. 20

... obferving our headmoft Ships to be within a proper Diftance, I made the Signal to engage, which was imreeeeately obey'd. The Lyon and Princels Louifa began the Engagement, and were follow'd by the reit of the Squadron as they could come up, and went from ...

Published: Mon 02 Nov 1747
Newspaper: Aris's Birmingham Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
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FRANCE

... was brought up as Prince Royal ;, but Philip the Second foon repented of having entered into this Engagement, though without Ihewing it; he therefore engaged his Son-in-Law to fend the young Prince to ,Madrid, under a Pretence of making him early acquainted ...

Published: Mon 25 Jan 1742
Newspaper: Aris's Birmingham Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 385 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

L O N D O N, Sept. 28

... sent him two several Orders to bear down, during the Engage- ment, to engage the Enemy; in return to which Orders, the said Burrish pretended he had no Powder fill'd, altho' an Engagement had been expected for several Days pro- ceeding. Thirdly, For firing ...

Published: Fri 04 Oct 1745
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 365 | 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

Plantation news

... Davidfon, with a Prize Schooner, la- til Provifionij flee, and bound for the Havannah, with i Hands on board. Capt. Davifon engaged a Dutch and ihc Commander finding he muft be taken, efcap'd _tver.il Negioen in their Boat : Her Cargo is valued at » Pleeei ...

Published: Sat 01 Jan 1743
Newspaper: Newcastle Courant
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 84 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

From the London Gazette, Nov. 21

... Bayonne, which he took, after .in Engagement of two Hours, and has brought ktuito Kinfale; fhe is a new Ship, and built tocarry 20 Guns, but came out with no more than 16 Eight-Poun- ders; and when fhe began to engage, had 207 Men on ■board. T hey were ...

Published: Thu 26 Nov 1747
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 216 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Proceedings of the Political Club,

... impatient, and in too great a hurry to engage the enemy, the Vice Admiral feems have been asjbackward as the other was forward ; fo backward, that he never'engaged all. As both the other divifiona were engaged, and engaged for near five hours, his not coming ...

Published: Fri 07 Feb 1746
Newspaper: The Scots Magazine
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 10236 | Page: 9 | 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

From W V ex and otber Letters, Sept. if

... was prefcnted to the Dyet, by whicii he engages to withdraw immediately all the French Troops not only out of Bohemia but out of the Empire, and to fend them back into France, provided the Court of Vienna will engage to withdraw the Auftrian Troops out of ...

Published: Sat 25 Sep 1742
Newspaper: Newcastle Courant
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 131 | 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

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

From the Paris A-la-m am March 29

... Colonel has taken great Pains io engage the Court to oblige the yeung Pretender to re-- lire from Avignon, and move, -on the other Side of the Mountains}, but that be was anfwered, .that the King bad fatisfied his Engagements in obliging him to go out of ...

Published: Sat 25 Mar 1749
Newspaper: Newcastle Courant
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 131 | Page: 1 | Tags: none