Frost and ice trap British ships at Cronstadt port
From the London Gazette Peterspurcu and Drespen report frost extensive in late November. Twenty four British ships are frozen up in or near Cronstadt. Some ships had recently tried to return but faced heavy ice and remain trapped about two English miles from the port. Drespen notes Bohemian grain export ban to Bohemia and sanctioning grain imports elsewhere.
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Tuvrsday
London Gazette
Peterspurcu
Rufia
Ang
Neva
Cronstadt
Drespen
Bohemia
Mifnia
Neustadt
Lond. Gazette
Envoy Harris Confers on Alliance Articles at Treves
At Treves noon on December 19 Sir James Harris Envoy Extraordinary from Great Britain met with the Deputies of the States General to discuss preparing the articles of alliance to be concluded between Britain and the Dutch Republic.
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Holland
James Harris
Great Britain
Treves
States General
London Budget and Society Notes From The Era
London dispatches report plans to unclaim ed funds at the Bank of England to be loaned by the Treasury, a large meeting at the Catch Club approves Duke of York joining, Windsor installation expected with royal presence, Franco British naval terms to be enforced for lasting peace, revenue this year exceeds last by a million despite armaments, Burgess to move repeal of debtor laws, tobacco duty to be cut to curb smuggling, Buckingham arrives in Dublin in good health, Ireland to gain a Maint measure, Bordeaux October fair boosts local fabrics, Scevtr at the Chancery Bar matching Kenyon earnings.
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St. James’s Street
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West Indies
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Ireland
Dublin Castle
Elijah
Bourdeaux
Scevtr
Chancery
Lloyd Kenyon
Ayear
Speculations On Feasts Of Wealth And Imperial Edicts
An 1787 Dublin letter describes salaries for high offices and legal officials, notes promotions including Robinson as Surveyor General, and reports on Austrian and Russian dispatches. It then covers an imperial edict penalizing libels, a fatal Sussex gunpowder magazine blast, and impending trials of Captain Abbot and Mr Hastings. A boxing crowd and lotteries frank remarks on finance follow, with a long petition-like endorsement from J Magee of College Green.
Wholesale and Retail London Cloths Warehouse Ad
One door below St James Market York Wilsons advertises a wholesale and retail ready made clothing warehouse offering men's and boys coats cloaks frocks and accessories. Prices listed in old currency and a promise of quality and fashionable styles with durable wear.
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