When was it published?

June 6, 1766 in The Virginia Gazette

Foreign News June 6, 1766

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Mrs. Catherine Ogilvie, Captain Campbell

Q: What keywords are associated?

Catherine Ogilvie, Dover, Calais, France Escape, Disguise, Fugitive, Reward

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

Wanted fugitive Mrs. Catherine Ogilvie, with a 200l reward, was sighted in Dover on March 19 in disguise as Captain Campbell, attempting to sail to France. Later reports indicate she successfully reached France and was seen in Calais on March 24, dressed in green with gold trim and a blue feather.

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By information received at Sir John Fielding's office from Dover, it is now most certain that Mrs. Catherine Ogilvie (for the apprehending of whom 100l. reward is offered by his Majesty, and 100l. by the city of Edinburgh) was at the Ship tavern in Dover on Wednesday the 19th of March, in company with an elderly shabby man; they went thither from Canterbury the same morning, and tried to get a vessel for France, which could not go, the wind blowing hard; they returned, therefore, to Canterbury, in the afternoon, with an intent, as it is imagined, to wait for an opportunity to get over. Mrs. Ogilvie was in men's apparel, and passed by the name of Captain Campbell.

It is said that Mrs. Ogilvie has got safe over to France, and that when she was in town she had on clothes proper for her sex, and lodged at the Lemon Tree, top of the Haymarket.

It is reported that Mrs. Ogilvie was seen at Calais last Monday night the 24th instant by a schoolfellow of her husband's. She was dressed in green, trimmed with gold, and had a blue feather in her hat.

What sub-type of article is it?

Fugitive Escape

What keywords are associated?

Catherine Ogilvie Dover Calais France Escape Disguise Fugitive Reward

What entities or persons were involved?

Mrs. Catherine Ogilvie Captain Campbell

Where did it happen?

France

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

France

Event Date

19th Of March To 24th Instant

Key Persons

Mrs. Catherine Ogilvie Captain Campbell

Outcome

mrs. ogilvie successfully escaped to france and was seen in calais.

Event Details

Mrs. Catherine Ogilvie, wanted with rewards from the King and Edinburgh, was spotted in Dover on March 19 with an elderly man, disguised as Captain Campbell, attempting to board a vessel to France but delayed by wind; they returned to Canterbury. Later reports state she reached France safely, having been in London in women's clothing at the Lemon Tree, and was seen in Calais on March 24 by her husband's schoolfellow, dressed in green with gold trim and blue feather.