[list-cumbria] Cumberland Pacquet - 73

[petra.mitchinson at doctors.org.uk]

Some corrections/additions from a better filming on the BNA website:
 
The Assembly on Tuesday night was very genteel; the first minuet was danced by George BIGLANDS, Esq. and Miss DIXON. 
 
We hear from Kendal that the Linsey weavers of that town, a few days since, carried their pieces, about half woven, on their beams to their masters’ houses, and refused working any longer, unless their masters paid them before hand for their labour, which they insisted on, with other unreasonable demands: since which they have left the town.
 
The Peggy, CONKEY, from Liverpool for Newry, is on shore at Formby; five passengers are drowned, and the cargo damaged.     Liverp. Adv.
 
Petra
(Marriages and Deaths will follow tomorrow)
 
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Whitehaven  - March 6,  - 1777.
 
The Hannah, Capt. Mossop, from Corke, brings an account of the arrival of a large fleet of transports at that place, from New York, amongst which are the Dunmore, Capt. Younghusband; Hero, Capt. Smith – belonging to Whitehaven; and the Maximum, Capt. Bell, belonging to Workington. The Hannah left Corke on Thursday, when the Watters, Capt. Jackson, was expected. No letters have been received from them.
 
We hear from Kendal that the Linsey workers? of that town, a few days since, carried their pieces, about half were on their beams to their master’s houses, and refused working any longer, unless their masters paid them before hand for their labour, which they insisted on, with other unconsiderable---- demands: since which they have left the town.
 
Saturday night last some villain broke into the dwelling house of Henry Plasket, a blacksmith at Cleator; very fortunately for Master Vulcan, they missed a purse with some money in it, and made off with two coats, and some other things of little value.
 
We hear from Corke that there has lately been a warm press there, but the tenders? having sailed, it is now over. We are also informed that there is no tender at Dublin now.
 
We hear from Dublin, that the Cathedral of Christ church was robbed the 14th ult, of a quantity of Communion Plate, to a considerable amount. The Dean and Chapter have offered a reward of £100 for the Discovery of the offenders.
 
They write from Dumfries, that the sheriff deputy of that county has shut the port for importation of all kinds of corn and grain, at low duty. The letter adds, that it is expected there will be great quantities of grain exported from that place, owing to the late plentiful crops. Two large vessels have already been loaded, on account of Government, with meal from Annan water-foot, for the use of the troops serving in America.
 
The New York Gazette of December 30th, has the following paragraph – “Wednesday morning last, one of the Hessian brigades, stationed at Trenton, was surprised by a large body of rebels, and after an engagement which last a little time, six hundred Hessians [Germans] made their escape. And the whole loss is about nine hundred men. They were surrounded by eight thousand provincials.”
 
The paper of the 13th of January says “that the rebels have lost , in late skirmishes, above 700 men, and in the course of the last year, by sickness and death, not less than 25,000:- that many prizes have been lately taken by the King’s cruisers, and the coast is so guarded that it will be impossible for any American vessels to escape them.”
 
                        DIED
Monday last, in Cross street, Mrs [Christian Crakeplace] How, the relict of the late Peter How Esq., her remains will be interred at the Old Church this afternoon.
Peter How was an important Whitehaven merchant with a fortune based on the tobacco trade. He had interests in coal and iron-ore mines and set up an iron-working forge at Low Mill in 1750. Debts incurred by the forge and the decline in the tobacco trade may have contributed to his bankruptcy in 1763. At his death in 1772 the London Daily Advertizer described him as ‘for forty years one of the most principal merchants in the north of England’
 
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