06 Sep 1788
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Newspaper
Bristol Journal
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 06, 1788
Page
1
The Empress issued an ordinance prohibiting harm to Swedish natives residing in her territories with severe penalties. Meanwhile the Ruffian Squadron under Vice Admiral Deffen finally sailed from the port at daybreak after contrary winds. The fleet includes three ships with 100 guns each, one 60 gun frigate, and two armored transports destined for the Gulf of Cattegat.
London reports Sweden seeks French backed aid under a 1739 defensive treaty with the Turks as Russia’s aggression alarms Europe. Continent rumors place 12,000 Hessians and 4,000 Brunswickers under the Duke of Brunswick to aid Sweden, while Poland’s Diet may shift to ally with Turks and Prussia against Austria and Russia. In Denmark the prime minister pushes emancipation of villeins to enlarge the army. in France Neckar becomes Comptroller General and Archbishop is dismissed as stock prices rally.
A London correspondent reports Paris has posted treasonous papers, including one on church doors reading We have a Damien fill living. Spain lines up with the Grand Signier against Russia and Austria, with Galvez as minister plenipotentiary at Petersburgh amid expected accommodation. Tea imports reach 33 million pounds as ships from Boston and St Kitts arrive, and odd local tales mix with graveyard schemes and a fatal jealously driven murder at Oxford.
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