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Wednesday Night's Post

... the Americans make any refillance, and meet Lord Danmore by the of April next at Alexandria, where he (Dunmore) was to land an army under the cannon of the fhips of war. Conolly’s companions were one Cameron, who is now a Lieu- tenant, with a promife ...

Published: Thursday 25 January 1776
Newspaper: Stamford Mercury
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1004 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LONDON, October 9

... CorseSpondent,. on whofe authority we cap rely, informs us, that Gencral Howe did not land the army at but went up Elk River on the oppofite fide of Chefapeak-Bay, and landed at George Town, about feventy miles from Phi- fecure his communitation: when thele ...

Published: Thursday 16 October 1777
Newspaper: Stamford Mercury
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2709 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Tuesday Night's Post

... the roth he had again landed, and de- Rroved ten guns, and brought off fix, ata @ifkance of two miles from the coait; and on the brought off fix more ; and on the 2iit, the day before his Lordthip’s let- ter os dated, he had landed agiin, and brought off ...

Published: Thursday 21 December 1775
Newspaper: Stamford Mercury
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1646 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LONDON, Aug. 20

... Extaa® of a Letter frem an Officer in General Howe's army, to bis Friend in Bdinburgs, Staten Iland, July gth, 1779. ** Since my writing to you at Hal! fax nothing material has happened, except the landing of out troops, without the fmalleit lofs, on this ...

Published: Thursday 22 August 1776
Newspaper: Stamford Mercury
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1367 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LONDON, Aug. 29

... advice of General Clinton, it was refolved for the fquadron to pafs Charles Tojvn Bar, to attack the town, and cover the landing of the army. In confequence thereof the fquadron weighed, confining of the B:illol, Experiment, Aflreon, Aflive, and Syren. There ...

Published: Thursday 05 September 1776
Newspaper: Stamford Mercury
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2627 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Tuesday & Wednesday Nights Posts

... which time the greateft part of General Howe's army were preparing to land in the jerfeyi, and march into the country towards Philadelphia, in order to draw i ff the rebels from King's-bridge. The King's army were in high ffirits, and the grea:eft unanknity ...

Published: Thursday 14 November 1776
Newspaper: Stamford Mercury
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1650 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LONDON, Aug. 25

... killed and wounded* Many Britifh foldiers are pofitively faid, during the late dreadful aAion, to have gone raving road, the Army having been in want water, except, (horrible to tell) their own, for near two days; and it well known, that the fpringi in ...

Published: Thursday 27 August 1778
Newspaper: Stamford Mercury
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 654 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

LONDON, Aug 10

... miles from Blackfriars btidge but before the ceremony was finidied a woman call'd out to the MintOer, and ordered him rx>t to proceed. This naturally Hopped the marriage, and the woman being taken into the vellry and examined, declared that fhe was then ...

Published: Thursday 15 August 1776
Newspaper: Stamford Mercury
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3457 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Tuesday Night's Post

... particularly in Bohemia, has caufed vall numbers of young mento leave the @ountry. Thefe envolements, the contina- ing the army in Poland, the arma- mens in Ruflia, added to the journey of Prince Henry of to Stockho!m and Rufiiz, Rive cavie to many c ...

Published: Thursday 11 January 1776
Newspaper: Stamford Mercury
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1475 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Sunday Night's Post

... payment is de- manded of him of a bill of 200,000 livres figned by him to a woman, who fays it is in confequence of favours granted him. M. de Jouville imagining to get rid of the woman by hiding her fromthe world, has had her fhut up at St. Pelagie, not as ...

Published: Thursday 08 September 1774
Newspaper: Stamford Mercury
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3057 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LONDON, Nov. 15

... Thurfday evening about fix o'clock, the corner Hamming's row, in St. M .r-tin's-lane. A poor old woman, who hat fold fruit on that fpot years, leaving her (land with her table on her head, was down by a broad wheel * on » which went over her fhe was carried ...

Published: Thursday 20 November 1777
Newspaper: Stamford Mercury
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2389 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LONDON, July i

... Efq. Edward Gibbon Efq; Author of the Ruman Hitlory, is appointed a Lord of Trade, in the room of B, Gafcoyne, The Duke of Ru land is to raife a regiment for the fervice of the tlate, which his Grace has offered to make cavalry, with the appointment of Culoncl ...

Published: Thursday 08 July 1779
Newspaper: Stamford Mercury
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1519 | Page: 1 | Tags: none