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Extracts from April 21st 1781

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March 2005

Norfolk Chronicle Extracts from April 21st 1781

Transcription and notes copyright © Janelle Penney.

These transcriptions have been made from microfilm supplied by the British Library Newspaper Library, which holds the copyright of the images. If you cite from, or download any part of, these transcriptions you must include this paragraph to acknowledge the British Library Newspaper Library as the source of the material.

Note: the Norfolk Chronicle was published in Norwich. When no place is referred to exactly, or the term "this city" is used, Norwich is the place referred to. Similarly, mentions of "the Castle", the City Gaol" etc refer to institutions in Norwich.

Page 1, column 4

Swaffham Workhouse.

It having been agreed, in Vestry, by the inhabitants of Swaffham, in the County of Norfolk, to Farm out the Poor and Workhouse of the said Parish for the year ensuing, all Persons willing to undertake the same, are desired to send their Proposals to the Churchwardens of Swaffham immediately; and at eleven o'Clock on Monday, the 30th of April, a Committee will meet at the Workhouse to treat with such Persons, and to give an Answer to their Proposals.

No Proposals will be attended to, unless they come from Married Men without Families, who can bring good Recommendations, and are engaged in some Occupation that will employ the Poor.

Page 2, column 2

Admiralty Office, April 17, 1781.

Extract of a letter from Capt. BERKELEY, Commander of the Liberty cutter, to Mr STEPHENS, dated Yarmouth Roads, April 14, 1781.

"I beg you will be pleased to inform my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that on the 12th inst. at half past four P.M. being on a cruize [sic], Lowestoffe [sic] bearing N.W. two leagues, I saw a cutter, to whom I gave chace [sic], and at half past ten o'clock, being within hail, I fired two broadsides, which totally disabled her. She proves to be the Ferrett privateer, of Dunkirk, commanded by Francois Reni GRANGE, mounting twelve guns, and sixteen swivels, most of which he had thrown overboard during the chace, and manned with forty-four men."

Page 2, column 3

On Wednesday the 11th instant, Eleanor ECKLESTONE, servant to a farmer at Loddon, in this county, delivered herself in a cow house of two children, which she afterwards inhumanly murdered by putting them in a copper. -- She is properly taken care of preparatory to her commitment to prison for trial when her health is restored. -- The jury brought in their verdict, Wilful Murder against the said Eleanor ECKLESTONE.

On Wednesday an inquisition was taken at Panxworth, in this county, on the body of Ann STROWGER, who fell into the fire in a fit, a few days ago, and was unfortunately burnt to death. -- The jury brought in their verdict Accidental Death.

Last Tuesday was married Robert MARSHAM, Esq., only son of Robert MARSHAM, Esq., of Stratton Strawless, to Miss HASE, second daughter of Edward HASE, Esq.

On Tuesday morning died, aged 79, Edward HOPSON, Esq., of whom it may be said, without any vain parage of character, that he possessed in no mean degree those qualities and accomplishments which render man in social or domestic life respectable and amiable. He was, in one word, a gentleman, a scholar, and a genuine Christian.

On Tuesday last died, in the 67th year of her age, Mrs POWELL, wife of Mr William POWELL, woolcomber, and one of the Common-council for the Northern Ward, of this city.

Died.
A few days since Mrs WOODROW, of this city. -- On Monday, Mrs POSTLE, a widow lady. Lately, at Saham Tony, in Norfolk, Mr SHUCKFORTH, of that place.

Page 2, column 4

Deserted from Captain CAMPBELL's Independent Company of Foot, William WRIGHT, Cordwainer, about Five feet three Inches high, dark Complexion, grey Eyes, brown Hair tied behind; had on when he deserted a dark-blue Coat, Leather Breeches and formerly belonging to the Parish of Dereham, in the County, but lived at St Peter's per Mountergate, in this City, at the Time he enlisted. Whoever apprehends the above Deserter, and secures him in any of his Majesty's Gaols in this Kingdom, shall receive a Reward of Five Guineas, over and above his Majesty's Bounty, from me, Smollet CAMPBELL, Captain of the Independents.

Transcription and notes copyright © Janelle Penney.

These transcriptions have been made from microfilm supplied by the British Library Newspaper Library, which holds the copyright of the images. If you cite from, or download any part of, these transcriptions you must include this paragraph to acknowledge the British Library Newspaper Library as the source of the material.