April 27 â an act of the Parliament of England for encouraging linen manufacture in Ireland allows plain linen to be exported to England without an import tariff being applied.
May 2 â The Irish AdmiraltyâÂÂs prize commissioners lodged embezzlement charges related to captured French goods, mainly wines, valued at over ã7,279. The suit targeted naval officers such as: Captains Bing, Shovell, and Fitz-Patrick.