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LONDON

... MONDAY-Sr.T. 12. DESPERATE NAVAL ACTICN9. FARTMER PARTICULARlS. (Froni the Lurk Advertiser.) Cork, Sept. 6., 4.P.M. . An account has jilt reached town of a desperate action having been fought off this harbour, betweeni the Avon brig and the Wasp American privateer, of 22 guns, when, after a severe contest, the Avon r sunk, having her Ist and 2d Lieutenants killed, and the Captain having lost ...

Published: Thursday 15 September 1814
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1033 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

LONDON

... LONVDON. I'FRDAY-SzcrTEM13zRi 23.. The following article was published in a second etion ot tile Plymouth Chronicle of Tuesday last - Chronicle Office. Tuesday night. i 0E 0t.OttOtS NEWS FRcOM AMERICA-CAPTt1XtE OF BALTIMORE !i a e have been obligingly favoured, by a respectable naval: efticer restdent in this town, with the perusal of a letter dcei-d Ity himn this day from an offcer of his ...

Published: Monday 26 September 1814
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2087 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

Caledonian Mercury

... oldlgbon. tatl 'Alf vitp., V t EDINBURGH, .MON;VDr-SEPTEMBE °6. American and Quebec papers have arrived. They ate filled with details of the operations of the British l squadions on the coast, and with accounts also of the war in Canada. In a second edition of the Plymouth Chronicle, of Tuesday last, it is stated that a letter has been received from a naval officer of his Mijesty's shlp ...

Published: Monday 26 September 1814
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 529 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

LLOYD'S MARINE LIST—August 19. 1814

... LLOYD'S MARINE LIST-Aitguat 19.1814. The Berwickshire Packet, Cfosbyi fforstsork, was t'aken on Sunday, in sight of Lundy, by the Prince of Neufchatel Axnerican privateer, of 18 guns, from Cherbourg, but given up after being plundered, and arrived at Bristol The priva- teer had capeured the General Doyle, Simpson, from Leghorn to Bristol, and burnt her, after taking out thes most valuabi& part ...

Published: Monday 22 August 1814
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 670 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

FRENCH PAPERS

... i, Paris, May Is. ?? ORDINANCES OF TH1E KBNG. Louis, by the Grace of God, King of France and t. Navarre, Ir We have decreed as follows - Art. I. The Ministry of General Police and the Prefecture of Police, are united under the title of Director-General of the n Poll'ce of the Kingdosn. h 11. In consequence the Director-General shall have the I power, and exercise the functions before ...

Published: Thursday 26 May 1814
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2526 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

LONDON NEWS CONTINUED

... LONDON NEA'S CONTINUED. The magnificent preparations making to celebrate the peace, at Cariton House, engross the attention of all the parties concerned. The Board of Works have received instructions to erect an immense body of frame-work, eighty feet in height, in front of the palac,' occupying nearly the whole of the Court- yard. In addition to transparencies, there wvill be devices in ...

Published: Saturday 21 May 1814
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1053 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

EDINBURGH NEWS CONTINUED

... EilNB~iGH NEWS CONTINUED. a . A, The annual examination of the Leith Female Via. ig rity School of Industry, took place in the New FA School Room, King Street, on Tuesday the 17th r current, whith was attended by a very respectable I- company of ladies,' who are subscribers and friends tn tothe'Institniton;' The scholars (sixty-five in num. Iber)' acquitted 'thernselvesi in a manner highly ...

Published: Saturday 21 May 1814
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1243 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

DUTCH MAIL

... * bCTCH eA7L. -y Copenhagen, Vay X7.; '1 Te public prints cotaic n the fioxvwng lecter, r- which Prince Christian, late Governor of Ncviay, r., lias sent io the 1isg of Sseden ;_ ?? 1t5 aur Majesty wil' not aiscribe it to any want I- oF respect in me, that vtlaat' I iiw communicate to ,d you has been delayed longer-thai'might seem proped. ;h I gould wish that this communication mightibe able g ...

Published: Monday 06 June 1814
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 964 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

FRENCH PAPERS

... JLRENCH PAPERS. Paris, July SO. Yesterday hts Majesty, seated and covered, re- ceived in the Hall of the Throne a Deputation of 'the Chamber of Peers, the Members of which were conducted to the audience by the Grand Master, the Master and the Aides of the Cerensonies. The King uncovered at the arrival and at the departure of the Deputation. The Chan-cellor of Francei President of the De- ...

Published: Monday 08 August 1814
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3212 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

LONDON

... MONDAY-D&(EuearZ 26. We'are sorry tosstate, (says a letter from ?? . mouth) t bat Vice-Admiral Domett continues so do. gerously ill, that he is obliged to resign his comnrnnd. Lord Eixnaouth and Sitr John Duckwoih are bort spoken of as likely to succeed him. The next convoy for the West Indies is appoirted to sail on the 28th ?? Rolles gci Out then to take the ceninsand at Jamaica. The outwird ...

Published: Thursday 29 December 1814
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1736 | Page: Page 2, 3 | Tags: News 

UNION CANAL

... To Tilt ED,4'OR QE THA C7ALEDcII.YJV 1MERCURr. It ij with -great sail~faction I have. btta informed by a friend to the Union CanaIdthrt the Lord Provost and Ma- gistrant of this ?? up tbe idea of locking down to. .etsb:. This always ajjyred to me to bc an nsnder:- king tiii would have, basn *ery expensive, unproductive, and att&dd. wi grat .inconveniencew to -the jocal trade, which coiti be ...

Published: Saturday 12 February 1814
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 653 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

EDINBURGH NEWS CONTINUED

... EDINBURGH NI- 5,WS CO1TINU1. The students, whose names follow, gained p'rizesv. th list session, in the University of Edinbulgii pi IN SE RHZTORIC CLASH. W 1. Mr.Thsomas Elder Baird, for an Essay on the Beauty of di the Material Uviverse. th 2. Mr John 'Iair, for an Essny oh the causes of the variety dl in Styli. li y S. Mr Charles Kinnear, for an Esaiy on the Be'auty of tihe se r Material ...

Published: Saturday 07 May 1814
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 476 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News