Capture of Barazen Island Reported by Courier
Sunpay's and Tuesday's posts from the London Gazette note the capture of Barazen Island near Octakow. The garrison was 300 to 400 strong with twenty cannon and flour, but new snow halted further operations at Octakow. Berlin confirms the death of Frederick Henry of Prussia at Schwedt aged 78.
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London Gazette
St. Pera
Burca
Ruffa
Prince
Schwedt
Frederick Henry of
Prussia
Margrave
Brandenburgh-Schwedt
Principality of
Magdeburgh
Earthquake Shocks and Turbulent News From Across Lands
Reports from Frankfort describe two earthquake shocks and a subsequent snowstorm. Constantinople details brutal treatment of Christian prisoners, public displays, and witness accounts. Additional dispatches cover political maneuvers in Britain and France, trade, weather, and a striking obituary of boxer John Broughton.
Report on His Majesty's health delayed in Commons
On Saturday January 10 Mr Dundas informed the House that the Committee report on the King's health was not yet ready despite efforts. He expected it by Monday and proposed adjourning to form a Committee of the Whole to consider the State of the Nation, with a plan to resume on Wednesday.
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Sele& Committee
Willis
Mysicians
Frederick Montagu
Pitt
G. Baker
L. Pepys
Dr. Warren
Hanover
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
Carleton House
St. James’s
House of Commons
London
Welton
Southwark
Downing-street
Charles Gipps
Canterbury
Epsom
William Russell
County of
Surry
William Norton
Lord Grantley
Denbigh and
Montgomery
North Wales
W. W. Wynne
Bart
Richard Middleton
W. Monstyn Owen
Whiteshead Keene
Elgrs
Ireland
England
Middlesex
Alexander Lord Loughborough
His Majesty’s Court of Common Pleas
Westminster
Hilary Terr
France
Necker
States General
Louvre
de Mertemar
de Luines
Rochester
Ulfer County
Esopus
North America
Conway
Massachusetts
Lloyd’s Coffee House
Lords Commissioners
Admiralty
Princess Royal
Passmore
Pinnelli Library
Portsmouth
Carolinas
Georgia
United States of America
North Carolina
Customs
Manchester
Scotland
Sweden
Copenhagen
Denmark
Albania
Republic of Venice
Marybone
Thames
Irongate
Shadwell
Hare and Hounds
Newcastle
Henry George Liddell
Westburton
Bury
Sussex
Millstairs
Dockhead
N. Bond
Gray’s
Ladbroke
Jones
Stockwell Place
Lambeth
John Broughton
Hungerford-Stairs
Broughton
Tottenham Court Road
Slack
Duke of Cumberland
Dundas
Kew
Marx
His
Burke
The
Commons
Select Committee
Warren
St. James's Chronicle
Regen
J. Fargus
Walter Wellick
Limekila-lang
College-green
George Wellick
Whent and Co
Mitchell
Richard Mitchell
Keynsham
Somerset
Chapman
George Cooper
Broadmead
Bristol
Reg. Rice
Corn-street
Bristol Dispensary
Bristo
Feauas Mitta
Regent illness reports and select committee woes
London dispatches detail King’s restlessness and increasing tranquility over January 10 to 12, while a select committee probes physicians. Debates heat, questions face tight limits, and rumors swirl of interference. The tale references Dr Willis and Dr Warren amid Regen questions.
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Langford
Blackmoor
Churchill
Round Acre
Ed Lot
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Holden
Whalley
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Annah Levy
Jamos Levy
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Tician
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Bell-Inn
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Hannan
Livy Levy
Levy
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Hannan Levy
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