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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Lisbon letter reports sunny weather since Feb 1757, no recent quakes post-1755 disaster, city in ruins, King in wooden palace, Queen in tents, new custom house, barracks fire averted fatalities, three British packets captured by French privateer.
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From the 5th of February to this Day, we have had one continual Sun Shine: - In the several Quarters of the last Moon, we have had no Repetitions of Earthquakes; which cannot be said of the 17 Revolutions of that Planet, since November 1st 1755. (The Day, never to be forgotten, when that rich and famous City met with that amazing Desolation, as has been heretofore published.) -- The City continues yet as a Scene of miserable Ruins: - The King continues in his wooden Palace: --Nothing can persuade the Queen to reside one Day in a Place surrounded with Walls: When they go a Hunting, they sleep in Tents: -A large Timber Custom House is erecting in the Rebeyro. --A Fire broke out lately in one of the Barracks of the Rochel, which burnt down near 20 of them; and had it not been for the Soldiers, most of the People would have been burnt in their Beds. - Three of our Packets have been taken by the French: -- Giburn, to this Place, by a Privateer of 35 Guns: The Dartmouth and Groine Packets; the former of which, is reported to have had a great Sum on board: -We have now a Gun Ship in quest of her.
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Lisbon
Event Date
April 26, 1757
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no repetitions of earthquakes in recent moon quarters; fire burnt down near 20 barracks but most people saved by soldiers; three packets taken by french including giburn by 35-gun privateer and dartmouth and groine with reported great sum on dartmouth.
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From February 5 to April 26, 1757, continual sunshine with no earthquake repetitions in recent moon quarters unlike since November 1, 1755 disaster that desolated the city. City remains in ruins; King in wooden palace; Queen refuses walled residences and sleeps in tents while hunting. Large timber custom house erecting in Rebeyro. Fire in Rochel barracks burnt near 20; soldiers saved people. Three packets taken by French: Giburn to Lisbon by 35-gun privateer; Dartmouth and Groine packets, latter with great sum.