Contract for Train and Pale Seal Oil Auction Notes
A fragment from a naval store contract and maritime notices details tenders for ship supplies and accommodation, with acknowledgments of inspection at the Admiralty office. It lists reduced steamship fares from Leith to London with sailings for the Royal Victoria and Adelaide and other vessels, plus general notices from rail and bank offices about share exchanges and auction sales of estates in Leicestershire and Waterford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Storekeeper
Bie Navy
Ciatamen Beeddig
Lord Rm
Ofl
Admiralty
Edinburgh
Leith
Lon
Tice
St. Katharine’s Steam
Royal Victoria
Royal Adelaide
AL Wileyam
Chie Gaba
Lawrence-Tane
Cheapside
Haywarket
Cornhill
Glasgow
Joseph Adame
Cabin
Oeice
Catin
Lowen East Co
Wi Saabs
Oh Burkwad
Scarsfield the Irish Hero of Spain and His Eccentric Reforms
The article profiles General Sir Charles Scarsfield, an Irish-born officer famed as a top commander in the Spanish army under the Duke of Wellington, noted for strict discipline and an eccentric duel test of character. It recounts his lineage, career, and volatile temperament, contrasting public virtue with private flaws, and laments the era’s political corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl of Lucan
Roynty
James LI
Limeri
Spain
Duke of Wellington
Gegamon
Bie
Prac
Ferdinand
Don Cw Atia
Eueptheae
Poratenea
Balboa
Scarsfield
Saarsfield
Lusbry
Pregt
Caucasus and Caucasian War fears in 1820s dispatches
A fragmentary Warsaw report discusses imperial Russia facing Caucasus campaigns, disease, and harsh climates. It notes casualties among nobles and poets, the fate of Siberia linked to 1826 events, and Russian strategic concerns against Algiers and European powers, highlighting the ongoing imperial strain and distant front dangers.
Poison drugs used to rob travellers in India report
An article describes a pattern of poisoning and robbery by drugged travelers and mendicants in the Patna and Saran regions. It notes intoxicants are used to disable victims, who are then robbed at temples or wells, with the Meathowallas and similar groups implicated in these attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballygally
Telnet
Deena
Ative Kato
Glenmore
Glencairn Abbey
Fort William
Lismore
Elysium
Killarney
Ireland
W. B. Cowstreet
Dublin
Curtis
Marta Me
George Robins
Ofa
Little
Westerham
Alinde
Pantatone
Copatzy- Dar
Warwickshire
Lbat
Texboard
Peilies
Marisiou Bolte
Quickens
Marty
George Hobins
MrsOver
Medawalla
Metawylla
Asialic Journal
India
Renin
Faswhieh
Saran
Patna
Comamon
Iea Benene
Westminster Hall
Gonbert
Prince Napoleon Louis in Switzerland Sparks Diplomatic Debate
A Swiss journal excerpt discusses Prince Napoleon Louis remaining in Therigovie near his mother, amid French and German reactions to expulsion rumors. The piece argues the prince has earned broad respect through public beneficence and avoids party entanglements, while noting the legal and political complexities of his exile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Arenenberg
Switzerland
Helvetic
Therigovie
Picepers
Napoleon Louis
Diet
Germany
Augsburg
Banl
D “Acenasineng
Berne
Thurgovns
Breckbort
Lacy
Beata
Carlist fighting and mutinies across Navarre and Castile
Reports describe renewed clashes between Carlists and Queen's forces from Pamplona to Daroca, with 4,000 rebels at Carmena and Carlist losses heavy in men and equipment. A Bourbon loyalist mutiny in Pampeluna prompted levies and a siege posture, while Penacerrada changed hands and deserters swelled the ranks. General Buerens and Orza move through Daroca, Vittoria, and Par Spain amid unsettled garrisons and British Legion service tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phare de Beyouns
Bistult
Carmena
Daroca
Herrera
Quirez
Pampeluna
Lapena
Tiradores
Sienes
Iriarte
Navarre
Puenta la Reyne
Lapens
Penuacerrada
Madrid
Arang
Grax
Catalonia
Don Carlos
Zarategui
St. Sebastian
British Legion
O'Connell
Ross
Hernani
Socoa
Ovarzun
Behobia
Buerens
Orza
Aviacia
Armel
Sida Ode
Gand
Cortia
Bayonne
Fragmented 1596 Paris notes and Atlantic ship arrivals
Reading fragments discuss Lord Granville, the British Embassy, and a Dieppe fence issue, then shift to Paris deaths and German mining schemes. The piece cites ships Mary of Nantucket and Anastasia, a hurricane, and early Adelaide observations with mentions of Kangaroo River and Western Australia, ending mid-telegraphing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aston
Paris
Lord Granville
Dieppe
Pacha
Reees
France
Athos
Minerve
Rovar
Russia
Berlin
P Sascaurray
Warrigon
Figoon
Anastasia Whaler
Sydney
Greg
Ieee
Goa
Autralia
Adelaide
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Thomas. Ood
Righton
Brighton
New United Company
Young
Lombard-street
London
N.B
Leicestershire
George Bobibs
Tee
A -Caii
Xery
Broughton
Astley
Croft
Cester
Leicester
Birmin
George Bing
Aveton
Engla
Riga
Taipei
Ladgate-hill
Martin's Court
Sul
Waterlane
Ayreba
Surrey
Hart-street
Bomsbury
Covent Garden
Waterford
Cootishall
Otto R. George Robins
Compton
Morrison
Ditson-street
Dusit
Gapteraber
Auestroagsla
Ava
Warsaw
Nicholas
Oia
Sierra Leone
Ett Ik
Caucasus
Digenea
Pein
Gigarenend- Ottersi
Besta i
Siberia
Csutasus
Maraket
Iskaterinobar
Adalbert Chamalsso
Wolnarowal
Restuchés
Siberit
Black Sea
Ataya
Sisk
Fewarshan
Abdelikadep
Algiers
Husala
Prince Napoleon Louis
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