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The
Morning Chronicle (London, England), Wednesday, November 14, 1804
A melancholy accident happened at Port Just Cove, in the parish of St
Just in Penwith, Cornwall, on Sunday the 4th instant, by the upsetting
of a boat that was coming from a smuggling lugger, lying off the Cove,
in which there were eight men; when the boat came within twenty yards of
the shore, a heavy surf overtook and completely overturned her, and
three only out of the eight were saved. The unfortunate sufferers were
chiefly young men belonging to the lugger, and inhabitants of Polperro.
In the course of the day three bodies were washed ashore, and on Monday
an Inquest was taken by Mr. ROGERS, the Coroner, on their bodies, and
verdicts of Accidental Death were of course returned. The names of the
three men who were picked up were, Thomas HICKS, an innkeeper, of St
Just, about 27 years of age, who carried out with him bank and other
bills to the amount of nearly 100l. and when he was taken up, 90l. were
found and preserved; Richard TOMS a young man of 19, belonging to
Polperro; and also Richard RICHARDS, of the same place, who, it is
hoped, has left only a widow to lament his untimely end.
Trewman's
Exeter Flying Post Thursday, August 7, 1800
PLYMOUTH
Monday (4 Aug) Wind variable. Arrived the Three Friends, smuggling
lugger, with 250 ankers of spirits, captured by the Spitfire, 24, Capt.
Seymour; she had landed part of her cargo at Polperro but several boats
were taken in endeavouring to escape; one smuggler was killed.
Trewman's Exeter Flying Post Thursday, September 11, 1800
PLYMOUTH
Thursday. (Sept 4)
Wind N.E. Fair. Arrived the Royal Sovereign, of Polperro, from Guernzey,
with 400 ankers of spirits, taken by the ??ly cutter, Capt. Frazer, off
Looe island.
Trewman's Exeter Flying Post Thursday, February 19, 1801
PLYMOUTH
Thursday (Feb 12)
Came in the Providence lugger, of Polperro, from Guernsey, with 1000
ankers on board, captured off the Ram Head by the Ranger cutter, Captain
Frazer: this is the same lugger captured by L'Oiseau three months since,
and liberated, being taken out of the limits.
Trewman's Exeter Flying Post Thursday, February 10, 1802
SHIP NEWS
FALMOUTH, MARCH 8. - Arrived his Majesty's ships Amethyst of 38 guns,
Capt. H.R. Glynn; L'Immortalite of 36 guns, Capt. Hotham; and Hind
Revenue Cutter, Capt. Allan from a cruize; the latter has brought in
with her the smuggling cutter Friendly Society, belonging to Polperro,
having on board 500 ankers of spirits from Guernsey.
Trewman's Exeter Flying Post, August 23, 1804
PLYMOUTH
Tuesday (Aug 21)
Came in the Ranger, of 14, captain A.Frazer, withy a fine cutter called
the Liberty, of Polperro, having on board 730 ankers of spirits, wine
and tobacco, The Ranger chaced her from within the limits of the Dodman,
to near Guernsey, where she captured her. She was formerly the Valiant
lugger, in the service of government.
DARTMOUTH, August 21. Since my last arrived the Alarm revenue lugger,
with the smuggling boat Fly, laden with 140 casks of foreign spirits;
Trewman's Exeter Flying Post or Plymouth & Cornish Advertiser
Thursday,
May 1, 1823
PLYMOUTH & DOCK
The Sprightly revenue cruiser, Lieut. Simpson, has captured the
Ebenezer, an open boat, belonging to Polperro, with 4 men, and 110 tubs
of contraband spirits. The Active has also taken a Mount's Bay Boat,
with 116 tubs of spirits.
Trewman's Exeter Flying Post or Plymouth & Cornish Advertiser
Thursday,
May 1, 1823
CORNWALL
On Friday evening, last Mr John Bennett, riding officer of HM Customs,
stationed at Mullion, near Penzance, was found lying in the road near
Porthleaven in an insensible state, supposed to have fallen from his
horse in a fit. He was immediately taken to that place, where every
possible assistance was given him. He lived until the next morning, but
never spoke after the accident. He has left a widow and 14 children to
lament his loss, seven of whom are under eleven years of age, and
totally unprovided for.
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