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a one as a heaver, seldom gives any quarter to. The last time I saw him
was about a month ago, when I went to him, on account of Franque's
having broken open my Locks, got into my study & robbed me of 14 Gns
the 20th Decr last at Night, for wh I was obliged to prosecute him to conviction
and he now is under sentence of death in Newgate. I have left a Petition
Ld Hillsborough the Secretary of State, to be given to the King in his favour
when the Recorder makes his Report of the Condemned Malefactor, & hope
to get him transported to the East Indies or to his own Country — he owes his
ruine to an infamous woman, he was so fascinated as to marry —
The year 1780, has begun very favourably for us, agt our Common Enemies, last —
Saturday's Gazette contains a Confirmation of the good news we had before heard " That
Sir Geo. Rodney's Fleet, on yr 8th Jan.y fell in with a Spanish Convoy wch sails
from St Sebastian 1st Jan.y & were protected by Seven Ships & Vessels of War
and with 15 Transports loaded with naval Stores & Provisions for the Spanish
Ships of War at Cadiz & with bale goods belonging to the Royal Company of
Carnecar the Seven Ships & Vessels of War taken are as follows — one of 64 Guns
& 550 men, one of 32 Guns & 200 men, one of 30 Guns and 155 men, one of
25 guns & 150 men, one of 26 Guns & 140 men, one of 16 guns & 60 men
and one of 10 Guns & 40 men, wch with the 15 Transports were all taken
a fortunate Capture For Poor Sir Geo. Rodney, who is likely from this
Command to Emerge from poverty & distress, into affluence again.", &
unlucky Circumstance from my friend Sneyd, whose Son,
taken with him, a youth about Eleven years old, just it is
School, but this is not all our good news, for the
gives an account of another very particular , That Sir George says
Fleet on the 16th Jany fell in, near the Straights mouth, with a Spanish
Squadron commanded by Don Juan de Langara consisting of Eleven Sail
of the Line, of wch the 14 Domingo the Admiral Ship blew up during the
, The Phoenix an eighty Gun Ship, the Princessa & Diligent, two
Seventy Gun Ships were all Three taken. Four others of the Squadron
were drove into Cadiz in a very shatter'd condition, and those
of the Ships separated before the Engagement. These losses, it is to be
hop'd will soon make the Spanish Court sick of their French Connections.
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