Prince Royal of Denmark reviews 5000 troops near Draant Heio
From the London Gazette dated July 19 a report says the Prince Royal of Denmark arrived with a small retinue at Draant Heio and next morning reviewed a 5000 strong camp near the location. He then inspected fortifications before returning to Denmark. Vienna dispatches July 30 note two Turkish attacks on the Imperial Ports near the Suave with heavy losses on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Prince Royal
Denmark
Vienna
Austria
Semlin
Lond
Lively London News Mixes Court Visits and Wars Abroad
August evenings in London bring state affairs at the Secretary of State's Office after Sir James Harns arrives from the Hague. Quaker courtesy, royal birthday illuminations, and bustling West End displays highlight a city buzzing with diplomacy, finance, and fashion. Reports from Petersburg and Algiers detail peace talks, naval movements, and Turkish tensions, while Virginia debates the federal Constitution and a new naval buildup unfolds for the East Indies.
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England
Worcester
George
Prince of Weales
Wrelgie’s
Brooke
Kelly
Bell
Reeve's
Holborn-bridge
Crofts
Beettor’s
Sharp’s
Parker’s
Fleet-street
Feltham's
Cheapside
Lloyd’s
Petersburgh
Razumovsky
Stockholm
Sweden
Seaple
Virginia
United States
Congress
House of Representatives
Algiers
Toulon
East Indies
Wraten
Brett
India
Antwerp
Hacue
Holland
de St. Priesl
Mynhegr’ van
London
East-Indies
Conway
Republic
Count de St. Priest
Hague
Blood and punishment echo as old times flare in London
A chaotic narrative from a bygone era reports a brutal suppression leaving nine dead on the spot, many wounded, and foreigners among the fallen. It dates royal authority, cites an Antwerp bishop under guard, and notes a law extending magistrates powers across counties. The piece recounts accidents, wartime intrigues, and a string of curious anecdotes from Hastings to Georgia, ending with a Prussian cleric's audacious request.
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Antwerp
Justice of the Peace
Hastings
Artis, Poulterer
New Bond Street
Wilson
Keate
Pelen
Capt. Wilson
London
Bristol
Shrewsbury
Sainte Alkmonds
Neal
Petticoat Lane
Wolverhampton
Oglethorpe
Georgia
St. Simon's Town
St. Augustine
Rio Janeiro
Peru
England
France
Bitavia
Eas India Company
Lord Lyttelton
Hagley
Worcesterthire
Tower-Hill
Tyburn
Newgate
Prussia
Blank Text Texts and Royal Almoner Tale
A King asks a clergyman for a preaching text. The paper is found blank, so he preaches on Genesis with no prepared text. The King praises his wit and appoints him Almoner. Also noted is the Prince of Wales birthday with church bells and fireworks at Spring-Gardens and a planned Windsor celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
Batu
Prince of Wales
Royal
Windsor
Cheltenham
Royal visit to Worcester ends with music and mercy
King and Queen and Princesses toured Worcester with a civic procession and royal entries to the cathedral and college hall. Handel sacred music, Mephiba oratoria, and a grand china manufactory visit at Flights charmed three thousand spectators. Collections for the poor topped hundreds, with tickets and side events, while bankrupts and marriages fill local notices.
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Worcester
Mefbah
Madam Mara
Ambrose
College Hall
Mr. Flight
Messrs. Flights
China
Flight
Upton Road
Edmund Lechmere
Hanley
S. Smith
Eig
R. B. Charlotte
Freehold Estate in Lympsham Auction at Brent Forefront
Auction notice for a valuable freehold estate at Lympsham Somerset with about 100 acres of rich pasture and arable land, a substantial farm house and outbuildings, to be sold Friday August 2 1788 at the Fox and Goose Brent unless sold earlier by private contract. Also notes viewings and private treaty options with legal representatives in Bristol.
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J. Stepf
Houshold
Charntes Frederick Schmoll
Queen’s Square
Marseilles
Japan
Cook
Shakespear
Seern
Moor
Grole
D&c
Tuscany
Champaign
Burgundy
Brent
Somerset
Lympsham
Rebecca Lane
William Cook
Norton Field
Hodge
Joseph Tranter
Emple
Lana
Langcroft
Broadnam
Emplefeld
N. B
Roser T Champton
Edingworthy
Jossin Rogers
College- Green
Bristol
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Hursday
The
London Gazette
Patrick Ferdinand Maurice
Plymouth Dock
Devonthie
Benjamin Bradley
Shorter’s Court
Throgmorton Street
Francis Brooke
Peter Exton
Hatter
John Marth
Rolkstone
Kent
Taylor
Thomas Thomas
Llandovery
Carmarthenshire
White Lion
Broadstreet
Marriep
Edward Ballard
Miss Benson
George Fowles Benson
Salisoury
Mr. Eddy
Doddington
Glocestershire
Mills Hughes
Mr. Hughes
Northampton
Mary Partridge
John Partridge
John Darke
Overbury
Worcestershire
Rosert
Tuomas Soutruiy
Ropert Soursey
Robert Southey
Thomas Southey
Duguffifl
James Harris
Russia
Copenhagen
Marefchal Latev
Turkey
Marefchal
de Marechal
Belgrade
Guz Netort
Veteran
Mareschal Laudohn
Grand Army
Count Browne
Laudohn
Browne
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