History of London minor crimes. Public hangings were common in London, and were popular public events. In 1780, London was rocked by the Gordon Riots, an uprising by Protestants against Roman Catholic emancipation led by Lord George Gordon. Severe damage was caused to Catholic churches and homes, and 285 rioters were killed. In the year 1787, freed slaves from London, America, and many of Britain's colonies founded Freetown in modern-day Sierra Leone. Up until 1750, London Bridge was the only crossing over the Thames, but in that year Westminster Bridge was opened and, for the first time in history, London Bridge, in a
Abondance (1780 ship) with T. Eve, master, L. Teffier, owner, and trade London–Ostend. She is no longer listed in 1786. Citations References Abondance (1780 ship) Abondance was a French "Baleine"-class gabare (cargo ship) launched in 1780. The Royal Navy captured her on 11 December 1781 and took her into service as a troop transport and store ship under the name HMS "Abondance". After the end of the war with France the Admiralty sold her in 1784. She then became a merchantman. "Abondance" was launched at Le Havre in September 1780. She sailed on 11 December 1781 for the Antilles in a convoy under