[list-cumbria] Cumberland Pacquet - 40

[ROBERT SALKELD]

Dear Neville
 
In the last paragraph of your email, could not "Meals Yatt" in fact be "Mealsgate" (as in "Esta seed a cuddy loup a yatt?/ Have you seen a donkey jump a gate?") and is near Bolton?
Regards
 
Robert E. Salkeld

> On 29/09/2024 10:23 BST Nev Ramsden via list-cumbria <list-cumbria at list.cumbriafhs.com> wrote:
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> Whitehaven  - July 20  - 1775.
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> A private letter from New York assures us, that great quantities of British goods and manufactures have been imported into that city, Philadelphia etc. from Quebec, Halifax, Georgia and the two Fin???as, since the commencement of the non-importation agreement.
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> Captain Dawson of the Saltham, who arrived here on Friday last, from Waterford, gives the following account, viz. That on Saturday the 8th inst. he went upon business to the house of Mrs. Snow, a lady of consequence in Waterford; who had received from her son, Lieut. Snow in General Gage’s army in Boston, concerning recent events in that town – [which are described in some detail].
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> Oats were cut last week, on the estate of Humphrey Senhouse Esq. at Netherhall.
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> The Chambre, Capt. Smith, (lately prest into the service of the King of Spain) is arrived in Carthagena with all the principle officers on board; but by Capt. Smiths account in a letter to his merchant here, they were all strangers to the place of their destination.
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> We hear from Loweswater, that on Friday last  there were several violent claps of thunder and the heaviest shower of rain, intermixed with large hailstones, that has been remembered for many years past, and presented an affecting scene upon the moutains; the rivulets overflowed almost instantaneously, and swept away several new trenches on the sides of the hills. Several houses in the neighbourhood were invaded by the water, and considerable damage sustained thereby, which cannot be yet ascertained.
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> Several accounts similar to this have been received from different parts of the county, and from the parishes of Lamplugh and Ennerdale, where the storm was very violent.
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> Yesterday upwards of 40,000 fine fresh herrings were brought in here from the Isle of Mann, and sold five for two pence.
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> A few days ago a spring was discovered in Pontefract Park, about one mile from the town, which is of the same nature with the petrifying well at Knaresbrough.
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> Friday morning last, as two young women were getting upon a horse in Lowther street, some boys threw their hats at the horse, which taking fright threw on of the women off; a bottle, which she held in her hand, fell upon the pavement, and broke, and the back of her head beating upon it, was cut in a most shocking manner.
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> Same day a drayman, coming up Strand street, had put his horse into a full gallop, and was running behind his cart, which meeting with a loaden cart, would probably have been overset on a little boy, had not a sailor timely prevented it by stopping the horse: After he had done this, and rescued the child, he told the drayman, that he had not the time to inform of him, but he would give him  something to put in mind of his duty, which he instantly did, by bestowing upon him what he called a genteel kicking.
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> The Mary & Ann, Capt. Bell, arrived yesterday from Virginia, spoke on the 23d ult. a vessel from New-York, out 5 days, the Capt. of her said he was loaden with horses for Gibralter, and that the Exportation from America, would be stopped the Sixth of July.
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> The  Masters of several vessels employed in the coal trade (many of whose ships are now lying in the river of Dublin) have published their case in the Hibernian Journal of the 14th. Instant; which sets forth, That on or about the 6th inst. they paid the Ballast office duties, and gave notice that they were ready to receive their ballast, which they were intitled to in 24 hours after; notwithstanding which, the officers in the said office neglected or refused to supply any ballast, alleging that the gabbard men would not work without receiving 2d a ton more than was usually paid by the office. That they know not where to apply for redress, the Lord Mayor being ballast master contrary to the statute regulating the business of ballast officer --- By this unprecedented piece of oppression, nigh 50 sail have been detained many days in the river, at the expence, upon the average of 50 shillings per day, for each vessel.
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> There follows a long section taken from a letter sent from Philadelphia to Whitehaven describing the preparations being made by 30,000 the colonists to be ready for armed conflict.
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> Last week, new barley of this years crop was offered for sale in the market of Stirling. It was cut down in the month of June, and grew near the bridge of Erdrock.
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> The Mars, Capt. Isaac Mitchinson, arrived here in 26 days from Virginia and brought all the latest papers from thence.
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> Shirts are now almost as numerous as churches in Virginia; it is not improbable but the parson of a parish may be possessed of such a comfortable article; but the laity have converted theirs into uniform frocks, and daubed upon them, in rude characters, their favourite motto, with tar.
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> Several of the late American papers have extracts of letters from Gt.Britain encouraging them to persevere – “Be you firm in your wise  resolution of non-importation, non-exportation and non-consumption, and to these add an immediate accomplishment in the art of war. You must first make the luxurious proud people of this kingdom feel the want of your commerce and affection, before they will do you any degree of justice”
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>                         MARRIAGES
> Tuesday last at Ings chapel, Mr. William Cowper of Staveley, in Westmorland, aged 69 to Miss Ann Mitchel, aged 23, being his third wife; ‘tis further remarkable, he has married the sister of his youngest daughter’ s husband.
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> A few days ago at the parish church of Lamplugh, Mr. Nicholas Jenkinson, clerk of the said church, to Mrs. Ann Dixon of Kirkland, Innkeeper.
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>                        DEATHS
> At Egremont, last Sunday, Mrs Phebe Robertson, aged 71.
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> At Meals Yatt, [possibly Bolton, Aspatria] a few days ago, Mrs Moore; her death, it is supposed was occasioned by drinking a quantity of water, at a reputed medicinal well, in that neighbourhood.
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> Nev.Ramsden
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