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Chronological Account Of The Principal Occurrences
47- Advice received that the Spanish Government had imposed a temporary embargo on all neutral ships in the ports of South America . General Wemyss sentenced by a Court-Martial at Plymouth to be placed at the bottom of the list of Colonels . 28 . Letters from Lord St . Vincent announce the capture of four privateers and several merchantmen by his Majesty ' s ships , l'A . igle , Blanche , Mercury , and Speedy . Another French privateer , of 22 guns , captured by his
Majesty ' s ship Indefatigable . 29 . Intelligence received from the West Indies of the capture of two French privateers b y his Majesty ' s ship Tamer . 30 . Some infamous reports of the treatment of French prisoners in this country ( such as being starved by the scantiness of their allowance ) officiall y contradidted by the agents of the British Government . 31 . The arrival of a valuable East-India fleet in the Downs announced at the India-House .
FEBRUARY . 1 . Accounts received of the capture of several English merchantmen b y French ships of" war and privateers . 2 . Intelligence received that , by the influence of the French agents in Switzerland , a revolution had commenced in that country , the arsenal of Basle having been seized , and tlie standard of revolt having been hoisted in the Pays cle Vaud .
A large privateer , of 24 guns , captured off the coast of Ireland by'his Majesty ' s ship Shannon . A new ship of the line , called the Northumberland , of 74 guns , launched at Deptford . Advice received ofthe loss of his Majesty ' s ship Tribune , of 44 guns , off the harbour of Halifax , Nova Scotia , in the month of November last . Every soul on boardexcept twelveperished .
, , 3 . Advice received of a second mutiny having broke out on board his Majesty ' s ships Tremendous and Sceptre , at the Cape of" Good Hope ; which , however , was soon quelled b y the determination and spirit of the officers . A smart naval action fought off Vigo , between his Majesty's sloop Speedy and a large privateer , in which the former had five men killed and four badl y wounded . The enemy ' s shi p made her escape .
4 . t-orps ot Sea t enables established along the coasts ol England tor their defence . ' - ¦ •' An English packet with a flag of truce , having a Prussian Minister on Board , and bound from Dover to Calais , captured by a French privateer . His Majesty ' s sloop of war Raven lost in the river Elbe ; the officers and crew happily saved . A French privateer of 20 guns captured off Ireland by the Dryad .
j . A formidable naval force arrived off Cork , for the protection ofthe h'ish coasts and the trade of that country . d . Letters from Lord St . Vincent announce the capture of seven of the enemy ' s privateers by the cruizers under his command . The Bank propietors subscribed 200 .. 000 I . towards the defence ofthe country . Mr . Fox vindicatedin the WhiClubthe conduct of the Duke of
Nor-, g , ' ° l k at the Crown and Anchor Tavern , and adopted ail the sentiments and toasts of his Grace on that occasion . 7- Advice received of a French-squadron on tlie coast of Africa having c ; > l > tured thirteen English merchantmen . , The Duke of Norfolk went to St . James ' s , and resigned into the hands of 'Us Majesty his appointmtnt of Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of
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Chronological Account Of The Principal Occurrences
47- Advice received that the Spanish Government had imposed a temporary embargo on all neutral ships in the ports of South America . General Wemyss sentenced by a Court-Martial at Plymouth to be placed at the bottom of the list of Colonels . 28 . Letters from Lord St . Vincent announce the capture of four privateers and several merchantmen by his Majesty ' s ships , l'A . igle , Blanche , Mercury , and Speedy . Another French privateer , of 22 guns , captured by his
Majesty ' s ship Indefatigable . 29 . Intelligence received from the West Indies of the capture of two French privateers b y his Majesty ' s ship Tamer . 30 . Some infamous reports of the treatment of French prisoners in this country ( such as being starved by the scantiness of their allowance ) officiall y contradidted by the agents of the British Government . 31 . The arrival of a valuable East-India fleet in the Downs announced at the India-House .
FEBRUARY . 1 . Accounts received of the capture of several English merchantmen b y French ships of" war and privateers . 2 . Intelligence received that , by the influence of the French agents in Switzerland , a revolution had commenced in that country , the arsenal of Basle having been seized , and tlie standard of revolt having been hoisted in the Pays cle Vaud .
A large privateer , of 24 guns , captured off the coast of Ireland by'his Majesty ' s ship Shannon . A new ship of the line , called the Northumberland , of 74 guns , launched at Deptford . Advice received ofthe loss of his Majesty ' s ship Tribune , of 44 guns , off the harbour of Halifax , Nova Scotia , in the month of November last . Every soul on boardexcept twelveperished .
, , 3 . Advice received of a second mutiny having broke out on board his Majesty ' s ships Tremendous and Sceptre , at the Cape of" Good Hope ; which , however , was soon quelled b y the determination and spirit of the officers . A smart naval action fought off Vigo , between his Majesty's sloop Speedy and a large privateer , in which the former had five men killed and four badl y wounded . The enemy ' s shi p made her escape .
4 . t-orps ot Sea t enables established along the coasts ol England tor their defence . ' - ¦ •' An English packet with a flag of truce , having a Prussian Minister on Board , and bound from Dover to Calais , captured by a French privateer . His Majesty ' s sloop of war Raven lost in the river Elbe ; the officers and crew happily saved . A French privateer of 20 guns captured off Ireland by the Dryad .
j . A formidable naval force arrived off Cork , for the protection ofthe h'ish coasts and the trade of that country . d . Letters from Lord St . Vincent announce the capture of seven of the enemy ' s privateers by the cruizers under his command . The Bank propietors subscribed 200 .. 000 I . towards the defence ofthe country . Mr . Fox vindicatedin the WhiClubthe conduct of the Duke of
Nor-, g , ' ° l k at the Crown and Anchor Tavern , and adopted ail the sentiments and toasts of his Grace on that occasion . 7- Advice received of a French-squadron on tlie coast of Africa having c ; > l > tured thirteen English merchantmen . , The Duke of Norfolk went to St . James ' s , and resigned into the hands of 'Us Majesty his appointmtnt of Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of