War declaration and Dutch support in early modern postings
Wedneday and Thursdays Posts from the London Gazette recounts in Constantinople the Grand Vizir accepting a Russian envoy after a formal war declaration. In Den Haag the Prince of Orange is welcomed as Holland unites behind Stadtholder with towns affirming his rights amid public joy.
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Constantinople
Turkey
de Bulgakov
Monf
Jacobloff
Nicolo Pisani
Dandnia
Seven Towers
Pera
Rusha
Hacce
Holland
Prince of Orange
States General
States of Holland
Council of State
Courts of Justice
Assembly of the
Admiralty promotions and fleet orders signal unsettled times
London dispatch details a broad promotion within the navy, Commodores elevated to flag rank, and officials reassigned as Sir Charles Douglas relinquishes the Comptroller post. Orders propel a 24 ship fleet for channel service while preparations for provisioning garrisons abroad proceed. International tensions surface with Austrian Netherlands actions and Dutch political turmoil impacting the Stadtholder's return and harmony efforts with France. The narrative records high-stakes naval reshuffles, troop movements, and diplomatic maneuvers across Europe.
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Admiralty
Fia
Cers
Duke of Cumberland
Commodore Elliot
Charles Douglas
Sir Charles Middleton
Elliot
Hotham
Lindsey
Colby
Marines
Chatham
Bowyer
Portsmouth
Cornwall
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Channel
Lord Howe
Brett
Brolsieis
Murray
Austrian Netherlands
Holland
Grenville
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Great Britain
France
Free States
Monieur Barthelemy
West
Friesland
Prince of Orange
Hague
Utrecht
Duke of Brunswick
Prince of Oxsange
London
John Douglas
St. Paul's Cathedral
St. James's
Carlisle
Canterbury
Paris
Eclat
Thames
Board of Admiralty
West Indies
Nore
Prince George
Alexander
Alfred
Arrogant
Robust
Venerable
Resolution
Portmouth
Vittory
Barfleur
St. George
Alcide
Bellona
Berwick
Elephant
Warrior
Royal Sovereign
Atlas
Boston
Germany
Russia
Am- Nerdam
Ball
Prince of ‘Orange
Stadtholder’s Return Demands Prussia’s Help and Power Shifts
Records detail terms for the Stadtholder to regain dignity in The Hague, including Prussia not evacuating Dutch provinces until costs are repaid and army navy command centralized under the Stadtholder. Versailles signals Parliament’s inability to protect. Secret orders rise to stock purchases. Also notes English resolve against attacks, and a surge of seamen volunteering. Includes a curious pear tree anomaly at Overton Hall and various bankruptcy and personal notices from Sep 22–Mar 25.
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Prussia
Court of Versailles
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