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Mark

re: the smugglers

unfortunately my focus is on one ship and so I've been given individual pages that mention her

articles posted here are what I find on those pages that grab my attention

I see but a fraction of what was printed in the time

what happened to the smugglers was likely on a page I didn't get

bad news is I finished all the pages I had.

good news is I've just acquired another 400+ pages the other day,  so there may be more here.

Alan

regarding the fake bone model seller:  I have to re-read many post as they sometimes read funny.  I think they were saying he was a fake seller of bone models.

regarding the number of soldiers in the boat:  it all depends how you fold them?  possibly they were boy soldiers!  much younger and shorter, smaller chest size.... they had arms,  possibly removed their legs??   I think it is just fake news  possibly to confuse the enemy as I can't get more than 27 in the space semi-comfortably,  30 otherwise.  

Why not just a good old fisticuffs knock down brawl?   - 1809

Oh, right, unbecoming of a potential officer.

A collapsible!  1809

I would not want to be the one to break this news to the crew after a long voyage  - 1809

A lesson from the past - 1809

We should be very careful!

One for our American and Russian readers - 25 Nov 1809

of all the articles I've scanned through (1012 to be exact) this is the very first in which I've noticed the use of the acronym "HMS".

"half seas over" means fairly drunk or on they way to be stinking drunk... similar to "two" or "three sheets to the wind".

same paper.... and the answer is a resounding NO, they will never learn.

will those sailors ever learn?      1808

(FYI - I've read many articles about duels... one between two women over a man! and the one was quite a good shot)

£500 in 1800 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £42,157.16 in 2020.

A liveable wage today for sure.

for something different  - Aug 1808

I did not see this one coming... Brazil???   Aug 1808

not something your going to read any time soon  - Sept 1808

Conscription

Desertion

Volunteers

Ones loss is an others gain - Aug 1808

This one confuses me.... the prisoners were paid by the captors?

A good haul indeed - May 1808

I googled it:

£30,000 in 1800 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £2,529,429.69 in 2020

 X 2 ships!

impressive

1808 - 102 = 1706

If he was 12 years of age when he joined up it would have been 1718 (George 1st reigned to 1727)

That would have made him 54 years old when George 3rd stepped up to bat.

and yet more good news June 1807

FINALLY     Jan 1807

will the bad news never end???  Jan 1807

..... more fires on board wooden ships - 1807

will they ever learn?  1807

Thank you.

I find it brings history alive

I wish they had these back when I was in grade school, rummaging through old articles, I may have paid more attention... nah, not then.

Unfortunately it is quickly coming to an end.

My research of 1068 newspaper posting for mentions of the first Bellerophon launched in 1768 (later renamed Captivity) has a mere 125 to go.