London Gazette Fragments and War News From Flanders
The report summarizes several 1781 era items including the Prince of Brasil’s death after a smallpox, the Prince and Princess of Orange at a church service and a later concert in their honor, and a consular appointment for Joseph Gazzo at Gibraltar. It notes naval and military intelligence from Quebec and Newfoundland, a truce between Sweden and Russia, and various political moves in Poland and Saxony. Also covered are cheese prices at Reading, Edinburgh’s Brodie case notes, and dramatic anecdotes from Winchester and Edinburgh trials, plus a long discussion on St Michael’s Day and guardianship myths with reflections on tutelar saints and Heathen origins. It ends with a dispatch from St Omer about French garrison orders in Flemish towns and regimental movements toward October.
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Holland
Prince
Princess of Orange
Whitehall
Joseph Gazzo
Ely
Germany
Gibraltar
London Gazette
Britain
Sveaborg
Greig
Chapman
Portsmouth
Anthony
Saxony
Maria Theresa
Tuscany
Poland
Whatton
Thornbury
Leicestershire
Hospital of
Leicester
Lincoln
Michaelas
Lincoln’s Inn Hall
Portugal
Lisbon
Quebec
Blake
Downs
Admiral Elliot
Newfoundland
Aberdeen
Baltic
Mr. Weflood
Dr. Waftall
Carlisle
London
Reading Fair
Gos
Brodie
Edinburgh
Gooal
New York
America
Congress
Smith
Scotland
Grand Jury
England
Winchester
Eyre
Crown Court
Norwich
Wymondham
Newington Batts
George Robertson
Artis
Rome
Bishop Hall
Normandy
St. Michael
Malta
St. Michael’s Promontory
St. Omer
Flanders
Alsace
Dillon
Ollend
Ruffians retreat after fierce attack on Oczakow
Telegrams from Poland report a vigorous assault on Oczakow by Ruffians ending in their retreat with heavy losses. Two Russian generals fell. further details awaited. Reports from Copenhagen note Admiral Greig’s squadron off Helsingfors and a Swedish fleet release. Vienna says the Emperor has left due to camp diseases and Turkish carnage. Russian ships departed Revel while Cranenburgh castle prepares for Crown Prince Charles of Hesse and other dignitaries.
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Hampuren
Germany
Poland
Oczakow
Copenhagen
Denmark
Greig
Helsingfors
Prince of Wales ill and European war rumors
The Prince of Wales has been ill at Brighthelmstone after a cold from a Monday race. Reports from Petersburgh say Sweden shows no accommodation with the Court, with 80,000 more men raised for land and sea service. Spain and Morocco prepare for conflict. Algeria tensions rise as Spain, France, and Morocco move. Prussia wavers on neutrality as Britain holds an ultimatum, ready to act if attacked.
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Germany
Holland
Duke of Dorset
William Beckford
Somerly
Suffolk
England
Dresden
Beckford
Claude
Alderman Boydell
Robertson
Society of Artis
Bem
Count de Lauragais
O'Reilly
Namur
Austrian Netherlands
London
Prince of Wales
Brighthelmstone
Lord Barremore
Kennedy
Petersburgh
Sweden
Finland
Stockholm
Turkey
Trieste
Spain
Algiers
Morocco
Dey
Mediterranean
Wilis
Tangiers
Elis
Prussia
Britain
Pater-noffer- Y Row
Bookicher
C. Cooke
Sam
Seily Howard
Biq.l.l. D
F.R. S
Upper Seymour-street
Portman-quare
Hienry Fonnell
Fe R.A.S
Felix Stonehouse
D. D
Windsor
Selby Howard
Royal and Antiquarian
F. Stonefonse
Heeg
Hogg
Imine
Dod
Chambers
Mellrs
Fry
Katterfelton
Bedford-Ruw at Mi//man Placey Bedford hills October 1 1788
Mi//man Placey Bedford-Ruw is noted with hall W BH HALL on October 1 1788. This entry records a location and date, presenting a fragment of a larger notice.
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Hall
Man
Bedford-Ruw
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Liston
Lnft
the Prince of Brasil
St. Andrew
St. Dennis
France
St. George
Egidi
Bristol
N.B
Homas Southey
Wine-street
Clare-Street
St. Stephen's Church
Bath
W. Potter
W. Hodges
Mountain
Brown
Reading
Ibberson
White Bear Piccadilly
N.B. Bath
Walker
Great Britain
Westminster
John Horne Tooke
Joux StocnpAce
Piccadilly
William Blane
William Somzavnte
Kfg
Ltothard
Heath
Price
New-York
Sweeting's Alley
Cornhill
Wheelhouse and Whitfield
St. Martin’s-le-Grand
High Court of Chancery
John Ord
Abingdon-Arms-lin
Weltbury
Wilts
Bradford
Trowbridge
Steeple-Ashton
Bradley
Ridge
Beckington
Berkley
Upton- Scudamore
Bratton
Haywood
Hawkeridge
Brook and Mauditts
Ligh- Priors
Ligh-Marsh
Arundel
Brembridge
St. Maure
Wellbury
Lincoln’s Inn
Beardsworth
Burley and Moore
Ireland
Willock
Rainbow
Otober
Limerick
Cork
Dublin
Munster
Kingdom of Ireland
Donaman
Burrough Ivenogues
Lissinomilly
Ballynamore
Altoether
John Copley
Finn
Limerck
Thomas Wurtz
Luks Wuukre
British Review
Lon Bacon
Niope
Ienatius Loveray
Mount Vesuvius
Bay of Naples
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