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In CONGRESS, September-;, 1776

... the Commiflioneis fhall think proper ro make, and of declaring America, or any Part of it, tobe inthe King's Peace upon Submiflion- — For as to the Power of enquiring into the State of America, which his Lordfliip mentions to us, and of conferring and ...

Published: Friday 06 December 1776
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 989 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LONDON, (Monday) January 12

... Farmers-General of France with 20,000 Hog-heads of Tobacco, at 6d. Farthing per lb. The Stocks, before the prefent Difpute with America, were in a thriving Condition, the Three per Cent. Confols being as high as 88 1 -4 th ; whereas on Wednefday laft they were ...

Published: Friday 09 January 1778
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 580 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Reports from the Daily Papers

... Papers. The Stock-jobbing News is, that the King of Pruflla demands Three Millions of Money, and Half of our Conquefts in America. We hear from Plymouth, that Capt. Bartley, lately appointed- a Poll-Captain, waits there with a Sloop of War, to conduct ...

Published: Friday 25 July 1766
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 205 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SCOTLAND

... Endeavour, three Tranfports, with two' Companies of Gcdonel Montgomery's and Col. Frazer's Highland Regiments on board, for North-America, under Convoy of the Eurus Man of War. ...

Published: Friday 06 April 1759
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 36 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

■^^—w——.L ON D ON, (Monday) March 14

... of all the Difturbances in America. . 1 The Majors Cenera! Evelyn, Prefton, and Howe, are appointed the Reviewing Generals for the enfuing Summer. It is faid that on Saturday fome very important News was received from America at the Secretary of State's ...

Published: Friday 11 March 1774
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 985 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

HOUSE of COMMONS,

... of this Country, either to protect her Friends in North America, or to fruftratethe Defigns of.herconfederated Enemies, have hitherto proved ineffectual.. Second, That all Attempts to reduce America, by Force, would be prejudicial to the Interefts ot England ...

Published: Thursday 13 December 1781
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2022 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

C O V NT R V N E W S

... C O V NT R V N E W S. J'-YMOUTH, March 31. On Thurfday Morn- ing failed all the Tranfports with the Troops for America and Ireland; this Embarkation -was the duliefl I ever remember. ...

Published: Friday 07 April 1775
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 36 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

WEDNESDAY'S POST,

... her whole Broadfiide and Mufquetry into the America, at the very Moment Lord Longford was upon the Gunwale talking to the French Captain in the nioft civil Strain ; feyeral of the Shot ftruck the America, and wounded four of her People : The French Captain ...

Published: Friday 26 June 1778
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 578 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LONDON, (Tuesday) Auguft Is

... Amherft hath ridden out with his Majefty every Morning for three Weeks paft, and now he is confirmed Commander in Chief in America, and will embark on his new Conquefts in the Spring. ...

Published: Friday 11 August 1775
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 38 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ffIMMO pott*

... ffIMMO pott* AMERICA. From the Bofton (New-England) Gazette. Bofton, September 16. ON Friday laft a Committee, appointed by the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of this Town, waited upon the Right Hon. Lord Adam Gordon ; when Mr. Otis addrefled him in ...

Published: Friday 08 November 1765
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 387 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SATURDAY'S POST

... Indi- vidual in America, if it could by any peffible Conftru£lion be improved by our Enemies to this inoft deteftable Purpofe, he fhould rather think we ought to paufe a little before we pafs it. What, pray, is the prefent ftate of America ? Is there one ...

Published: Thursday 04 July 1782
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1327 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

COUNTRY NEWS

... Families .from Horsforth, andother Parts ofthis Neigh- bourhood, fet out for Liverpool, in order to embark at that place for America. — Many more Families are preparing to follow their example. ...

Published: Friday 28 May 1773
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 40 | Page: 2 | Tags: none