Royal progress and European war rumors forecast
Dispatches from Carlton Palace report George III arriving in Hanover in good health while Dublin toast stirring political tensions. Articles from Leghorn and Augsburg note Greek victories, Ottoman actions, and growing Russia Turkey war speculation, with Brussels and Paris updates on peace hopes and Barcelona’s plague misery.
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Carlton Palace
Dusseldorff
Mayesty
Hanover
Dublin
Natal Union
Ireland
United Kingdom
Leghorn
G. Moore
Corfu
Morea
Navarria
Corron
Zante
Scio
Smyrna
Constantinople
Flanders
Brussels
Russia
Turkey
Augsburg
Vienna
Warsaw
Europe
St. Petersburgh
London
Hanover News Report on Royal Visit and Military Plans
Reports from Hanover describe preparations for a royal visit with the castle lit and streets lit lamps. Rumors persist that Britain will fund 15,000 Hanoverians for garrisons in Malta Corfu and the Tonian Islands to reduce national armed burden. Fragments also note expected talks between the King of Britain and the Hanoverian sovereign.
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London
Hanover
Herrenhausen
Malta
Corfu
Tonian Islands
Great Britain
America
Prankefort
Homburg
Hanovgr
Prussia
Halberstadt
University of Gottingen
Vindication of Duke of WellIncTon From Austrian Observer Attack
A Dutch mail brings an Austrian Observer article defending His Grace the Duke of WellIncTon against Allgemeine Zeitung criticism of his continental fortress tour. The piece dismisses the attack as petty and baseless, noting obloquy as part of true glory and suggesting the duke bears the fruits of fame despite spite.
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Duke of
WellIncTon
Allgemeine Zeitung
Netherlands
Burke
The Constitutional Association Gains Wide Support Across Country
The piece praises the Constitutional Association for curbing press licentiousness. It argues that opposition from radical journals fades as intelligent and moral classes see its benefits, and denounces calls for milder checks as misguided. The author urges continued effort to suppress sedition and maintain public virtue.
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Constitutional
Old Times
Morning Chronicle
Constitutional Association
Malicious Fabrication Claimed In Alleged Ballard Marriage
The notice states the marriage between Miss Sarah Ballard and Lieut Pollard is a fabrication. Manuscript advertisement circulated to friends to help identify the parties, while Staffordshire iron trade shows brisk activity and ships arriving at Bombay include the Suglis Royal George Farquharson and Camden. All servants of the late QuzzN were paid and discharged. The Right Hon. William Arbuthnot is chosen Lord Provost of Edinburgh for the coming year.
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Sarah Ballard
Jony BaLlam
Arrington Mills
Isle of Wight
Pollard
Cornwall Hussars
Staffordshire
Bombay
Suglis
Royal George
Farquharson
Camden
Michaelmins
Wm.arbuthnot
Edinburgh
Outrages in County Limerick Cause Local Alarm
Reports from Limerick describe armed gangs raiding Curragh, Newcastle, and surrounding areas seeking weapons, burning and looting. Citizens, including Miss Hunt and children of Sir Aubrey de Vere Hunt, seek safety at Castletown as hundreds of ruffians terrorize villages. Police arrest John Bowman for murder, aided by Mr. Howard, Edward Villiers Fitzgerald, and Thomas Davenport, amid widespread vigilante patrols by local gentry to curb lawlessness.
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Curragh
Aubrey de Vere Hunt
Sir Aubrey
England
Miss Hunt
Castletown
Begh Castle
Kerry
Newcastle
Churchtown
Maurice Harnett
Buckley
Ardagh
Newcastle Bridewell
Going
Abbeyfeal
Charleville
Listowel
Glin
John Bowman
John Corneal
Kenny
Bowman
Mr. Howard
Howard
Edward Villiers Fitzgerald
Thomas Davenport
Corneal
Shanagolden
Faulkner
Dublin Journal
Phaeton Arrives at Portsmouth with Major Andre Remains
The Phaeton frigate under Capt. Monracu arrived from Halifax in 18 days, bringing Major Andre's remains executed as a spy in 1780. They are consigned to the Duke of York and landed near Halifax before sailing to England. The piece notes scarce Sussex game and related items from Halifax and Newfoundland financials.
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Ancre
Phaeton
Wa. A. Monracu
Portsmouth
Halifax
Athol
H. Bour- Ch1er
England
Newcastle
CoLroxs
Jasseur
Anpry
Tappan
Phaenax
Duke of York
Andre
Sussex
Lord Byron
Marino Faliero
Mons. Goss
Theatre Francais
Paris
Montreal
Sir W. Alexander and Co
Dublin
Jockey Club
Newmarket
Quebec
United States
West India
St. Lawrence
American States
New York
C. Forren
Newfoundland
Hig
Grasshopper
Buchan
Labrador
St. John’s
Billinghausen
The Late Gale Terrible Storms Hit Truro and Falmouth
A severe wind and rain storm swept the region on the 4th and 5th, causing slate loss and a chimney collapse in Truro, with no major local injuries reported. In Falmouth a five-man boat crew from the Marlborough packet perished in storm seas while rescuers saved others. Shipwright Mr. Robert Symons drowned attempting to cross the quay. he leaves six children.
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Truro
Falmouth
Elizabeth Packet
Marlborough Packet
Glasgow
Carrick Roads
Lisbon
England
Thomas Benson
John Croft
Jewson
Saint Mawes
Cornwall Gazette
Robert Symons
Symons
Shipping News From Dera To Dover and Beyond
A maritime bulletin lists arrivals and sailings across multiple ports including Batavia St Helena and Ramsgate. Vessels named include Maria Walker Governor McCarthy Dean Wil son Joseph Christopherson Highlander Mars Mary Cornwallis Hind Iphigenia Pomona Sportman and others with notes on sail loss damage and leaky hulls. Also reports Newfoundland fishery outlook and detailed catches from Zephyr and various ships.
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Adolphus
Trusi
Stettin
Bordeaux
Active
Spillard
Lubec
Kamsante
M‘carthy
Dean
Africa
Trust
Fowler
London
Weymouth
Plymouru
Joseph
Milne
Oporto
Bull
Memel
Bridgwater
Nystad
Leghorn
Cape
S. W
Iphigenia
Plymouth
Gulf of Venice
Cornwallis
Downs
Wight
Maria Sophia
Melson
Dram
Fowey
Newfoundland
St. John’s
Barbadoes
N.N
Pomona
Blyth
Neath
Sportsman
Coster
Southampton
Aboona
Bussel
Belfast
Dover
Cordelia
Brunswick
Ingria
Kirk Etla
Kiero
Lee
Lord Wellington
Mary Frances
Margaret
Royal George
Thomas
William
Progress
Wagered threats and a fatal accident reported in old notices
Divyricutt Ber recounts a past wager about a strangling in Constantinople. The Bristol and Drogheda pages report a fatal apoplectic collapse in Berkeley during a church service and a severe jaunting car accident in Phillips Town injuring Miss Ennis and threatening another passenger. Market prices from Drogheda and Smithfield show wheat, barley, oats, and cattle fluctuating amid poor sales and plentiful supplies.
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Divyricutt Ber
Baron de Straconorr
Constantinople
Berkeley
Saran Inisu
Henry Jenner
Bristol Journal
Enwis
Phillipstown
Drogheda Journal
Essex
Kent
Suffolk
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Hague
Marseilles
Barcelona
Limerick
Ship News
A.s. Ry
Uiutael
Smithfiel
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