Foreign Affairs and Baltic Tensions Echoed in Lisbon Dispatch
A Dec 27 Lisbon note discusses English policy shifts amid Poland matters and warns of potential changes in British plans. It also reports a Madeira to Funchal raid: three Xebecks seized American brigs and a Portuguese schooner laden with wine, while a Portuguese squadron pursued the raiders toward the Western Isles. the attackers are linked to a larger Algerine fleet passing the Strait.
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Examination of the King’s health and the Warren Willis inquiry
The House debated the medical inquiry into His Majesty’s health. Mr Burke condemned the committee for narrowing examinations and urged broader questioning of Warren Willis and others. The Chancellor defended the report’s scope, noting the committee already examined all physicians at length and argued for reading the report rather than recommitting it.
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Debate on His Majesty's Health and State of the Nation
The debate centers on the health of the King, the alleged treatment, and the propriety of a committee inquiry. Speakers argue for dispatch, seek print and recommitment, and consider adjourning to Friday with a Committee of the State of the Nation.
Royal health updates and royal family intrigues in London
London dispatch summarizes the king's health as precarious with seven and a half hours of sleep and shows physicians permitting most of the royal family to visit. It notes large sums in the Bank of England, royal cabinets sealed, and a grand supper at Carleton House. It mentions Prince William Henry's speech about seeking a seat in Parliament, suspicions voiced by the Queen, and motions in the Lords and Commons regarding the royal physicians and reports. It closes with a note on the Spanish king's will granting legacies to his son and the Order of the Fleece.
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Jewel gifts and royal reforms mark quiet year 1700s
The piece outlines aristocratic bequests to the Prince of Tuscany and Infanta Josephina, while the King abandons Lettres de Cachet and fiscal freedom. Amsterdam figures include Nutber and Abbema punished for inflammatory prints. Also noted are coal gifts to the Prince of Wales, postal service praise, dangerous ice incidents, a burglary shooting, a furnace blaze at Deal-Yard, drownings from river ice, and boxing match plans involving Johnson and Ward with George the brewer.
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Dinner for 155 poor children in Carmarthen town
A good dinner was given to 155 poor Sunday School children in Carmarthen, with money distributed by seniority. Robberies followed, including the Swan Inn broken into for cash over 50 pounds and a coffin stolen from Mr W. later found hanging in a rope-yard. Canterbury frost news recounts wreck-ice dangers faced by Whitstable men. Bankrupts listed include Webster, Wilkinson, Rutt, Newberry, Grove, Webber, Waftell, Reddington, Woodham. Notables: Calvert's engagement to Miss Francis Pery. Major Gage to Miss Skinner. Prince William Lewis of Baden-Dourlach noted. Obits include Mrs Elderton and several other deaths. Premnoreo and other dignitaries mentioned.
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Foreign Affairs on Turkish advance and Moldavian news
Friday and Saturday posts reportTurkish forces under the Grand Vizier forced passage in Moldavia near Mediadia taking a city as Austrian troops fought with cannon and losses rise to about ten thousand. Grand Vizier at Lazaretto Bannat hallie Bocha moves toward Temeswar with twenty five thousand. Austrian prisoners and spoils reach this page as Ottoman cannons are kept. Warsaw notes Marshal Rimankow gains a clear advantage in Moldavia driving Seraskier’s forces to the Danube for winter quarters.
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Lords House Deliberates On Suffolk Motion And Examinations
In the Lords on Wednesday January 14 a large attendance including fourteen bishops awaited Earl Suffolk’s motion. The Earl reported that re-examinations had occurred elsewhere and a detailed report would be printed. He apologized for the trouble caused and withdrew his motion as the Lords adjourned at five to Tuesday next.
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King’s Health Improves Amid Court Dispatches
London reports indicate the King slept several hours after a night of illness, with progress noted at Kew Palace. Officials discuss Irish Parliament moves, potential changes in administration, and new exchequer arrangements while merchants gather at the London Tavern to sign a historic address. Reports from Vienna mention the Emperor’s bed confinement but not grave danger, and Norwich’s cotton manufactory shows early signs of progress vs Manchester, with ultimate success distant.
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