Merchants Naval Mutiny Bill discussed with Pitt at Downing Street
Reports from Westminster note the East India ship owners and insurers met with Mr. Pitt to plan a general Merchants Naval Mutiny bill. The aim is broad government support for a wide measure addressing mutinies blamed on sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitt
Downing Street
Westminster
Fort William
East Indiaman
Stealer
Downs
Nimeguen
Mr. Grenville
Great Britain
Stadtholder
London
Duke of Brunswick
Cleves
Ducal
Berlin
Tts
Westphalia
United Provinces
the Hague
Prince of Orange
States of Holland
Princess of Orange
Schoonhoven
States General
Utrecht
Amersfoort
Roth
Holland
Marquis de Thulemeyer
Hague
Baron Reide
States General of the
Bucks
Sarah
John Hughes
William Gilkes
Hughes
Rempel
Oxford-Street
Kilburn-wells
Pig intrudes home. mother saves child in Finchback county
In Finchback county a pig entered a dwelling while a mother left her child asleep in a cradle. The animal’s presence prompted a swift, protective effort to safeguard the infant, though the full outcome and details remain incomplete in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Finchback
Executions in Huntingdon and Shrewsbury Chronicle
The report covers the executions of William Atkins and John Chapman in Huntingdon and Elias and Morris in Shrewsbury. It notes Chapman’s valedictory letter, Atkins’s youth, and their warnings against idleness and drink. It also details legal outcomes in Staffordshire and Gloucestershire notices, plus local appointments and a mayoral nomination in Gloucester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Atkins
Huntingdon
William Waller
Chesterton
John Chapman
Mr. Prime
Orwell
Cambridgeshire
Gretton
Northamptonshire
Huntingdon Gaol
Atkins
Oxfordshire
Jesus
Birmingham
Shrewsbury
Elias
Morris
Stafford Assizes
Baron Perryn
Court of Exchequer
Lord Bagot
Delves
Abbot’s Bromley
Glocester
Joseph Harford
Bristol
John Delabere
Cheltenham
John Parker
Hasheld
Francis Boughton
Avening
John Self
Ludgrove
Thomas Baghott
Huletts
John Wal
Lodge
Tewkbury
Edmund Waller, Junr
Farmington
Charles Coxwell
Abbington
Samuel Pickering
Cleeve
Samuel Seys
Stroate
Charles Jasper Selwyn
Blockley
John Hipperley
Stow
John Foley
Newent
Thomas Birt
Newland
the Corporation
Sir John Guile
Booth-hall
Lord Ducie
Vernon
George Paul, Bart
The Morals of Chess in Life and War Lessons
The article extols chess as more than pastime, teaching foresight circumspection and caution. It urges strict rule observance or fair indulgence, discourages false moves and distractions, and promotes restraint, generous civility, and respect for opponents as the true measure of skill and character.
Escapes Countess Valois de la Motte from Baffile
A dramatic 18th century tale recounts the Countess Valois de la Motte’s daring escape from a fortress. Dressed as a man with altered hair and a bold plan, she navigates seven gates, bribes guards, and flees with Maria Anne through forced paths, disguises, and a long treacherous route to Luxembourg. The narrative highlights ingenuity, endurance, and the network of power aiding time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Anne
Paris
Parte Des Champs
Charanton
Colomby Forest
Barfuraube
Luxemburg
Holrish
Mademoiselle de Dulain
Madame Chiltz
London
Haymarket
Utility of Mowing Wheat in France and England
The piece compares mowing wheat by scythe in France and Flanders to English reapers and binders, noting labor efficiency and cost. It describes scythe design, harvesting rates, and worker ages, and explains a French stacking method to protect grain from wet weather, claiming long field durability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhine
Flanders
France
England
Steers Opodeldoc advertised with counterfeit warnings
London and country buyers are warned against imitations of Steers Opodeldoc. The authentic bottle bears F Newsery stamped by the Stamp Office. The medicine is praised for rheumatism cramps sprains bruises numbness joint weakness paralysis relief head and face pains toothache burps wind pains and as a horse remedy for wounds saddles and cracked heels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
F. Newsery
Stamp-office
James's Powders in Child Bed Fevers and Infants Bowels
The medicine is praised for fevers rheumatism smallpox measles pleuritis erysipelas and inflammatory disorders. It claims to cure puerperal fever and child bed fevers when taken at fever onset five to six grains every two hours with adjustments as needed. It notes recovery in high society even in delirium and recommends the powder for colds in lying-in and milk fever. Also mentions use for wind cholic fluxes and other bowel complaints in infants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Great Britain
London Gazette
James
Dalbys Carminative Case Report From 1787
Parents testify that Dalbys Carminative saved their four month old child from violent fits after medical help failed. Two neighbours with success using the same medicine advised a dose, and within minutes the child improved. After two days the danger passed and relapses were controlled by repeating the dose. Witnesses DAVID LESLIE and MARY LESLE. Rotherhithe Wall, Feb 26, 1787.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotherhithe- Wall
David Leslie
Mary Lesle
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Country News
Dr. Franxtiwn
Philadelphia
J. Rudhall
Printng
Small-street
H. Brown
Quay-street
Hanover Square
Stamp Office
T. Taylor
No. Q
New Bridge-street
Dalby
Baisto
Key
Fae
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