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... fo that we were obliged to fight both 4 fides of our Ship moft of the Time, as none of our 4 Ships, except the Defiance, Centurion, and Falk- -4 land, were yet come up to our Affiftance ; thofe * Ships indeed behav'd as they fliould do, tho' the 4 Centurion ...

Published: Fri 15 May 1747
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1205 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ADVERTISEMENTS. IF any Perfon on give Intelligence of a large Pointer DOG, which was gone from Derby, on ..

... ADVERTISEMENTS. IF any Perfon on give Intelligence of a large Pointer DOG, which was gone from Derby, on Saturday the 24th of this Inftant Oilober, maik'd with a Brown Spot above his Tail, one over each Eye, two Brown Ears, and all the reft of him tik'd; ...

Published: Fri 23 Oct 1747
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 295 | Page: 4 | Tags: Classifieds 

Letter from Antigua, dated Jan. 21 •

... Pocock, who was then c cruizing off Martinico, with Intelligence ofthe.French « Fleet being difperjed, and Jome of them appeared irt « Sight the very Day the W^eazle had given him the « Advice, Our Ships were d'tfperfed, or we fhould have- ...

Published: Wed 11 Mar 1747
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 211 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

I Q tf 3 0 Mi becemUr i

... St. Euftatia, &c. and a great many Ships were lbftj and drove afhore ; by whicli means it is computed, that upwards of 500 Men were drown'd : His Majefty's Ship the Captain^ of fo Guns, formerly Commodore Legge's Ship* was drove to Sea without Mafts, and ...

Published: Fri 27 Nov 1747
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 863 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

LONDON, January it

... Barbadoes ; on which timely Intelligence, the Men of War on that Station, under Commodore Po- cock, was actually gone to wait off Martinico, to intercept them. And that the Weazle was gone for Jamaica, to give the fame Intelligence to Commodore Digby Dent ...

Published: Thu 22 Jan 1747
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 529 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Extract of a Letter

... and fome very fine Hats. The fecond is * a Swedifh Ship, having on board 280 Pipes of exceed- i ing fine Brandy, whicii he owns to be belonging to and ( forthe Account of the French. The third is a Ship ...

Published: Fri 16 Oct 1747
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1150 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Extraft of a Letter from Norwich, dated May 24.

... Advice, that his Majefty's Ship the Kent has taken oft* Cape Ortegall, a French Ship of 22 Guns, bound from Bayoime for Martimco; and that the fame Man of War, foon after, in Company with the Hampton-Court, took a large Dutch Ship, toaden with Naval Stores ...

Published: Fri 29 May 1747
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 778 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

From thi London' Gazette Extraordinary, Off, 27

... my's Line of Battle Ships. Half an H. ur after, Captain Fox in the Kent hailed us, and faid, they counted 12 Very large Ships. Soon after I perceived the Enemy's Convoy to crowd away with all the Sail they could fet, while their Ships of War were endeavouring ...

Published: Fri 23 Oct 1747
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1374 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Fromthe LONDON GAZETTE

... to the Advices re- ceived this Day, his Majefty's Ships have taken Nine Veffels with Troops of the Embarkation which depart- ed from- Toulon for the Relief of Genoa, five of which, with his Majefty's Ship the Revenge, are now arrived here; the Captain thereof ...

Published: Fri 03 Apr 1747
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1358 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

LONDON, May 23

... French Ships taken by the Admirals Anfon and Warren are ordered to be fitted out for Sea forthwith, with fix other Men of War, and to be under the Com- mand of Admiral Warren. Next Monday 18 Waggons, laden with Treafure taken in the above Ships, will fet ...

Published: Fri 22 May 1747
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 788 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THURSDAYS POST

... vifiting their Ranks. We have many Deiert- * ers from the French Army; one in particular, who ' feem'd more than commonly intelligent, has been * cxamin'd by fome General Officers, and 'tis faid has ' made fome Difcoveries. 1 make no doubt but * you are ...

Published: Fri 08 May 1747
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 442 | Page: 4 | Tags: none