Mail from France Hints at Europe's War Stakes
Yesterday the Paris Alamain reports a 40,000 man Turkish push toward Transilvania and France mobilizing a strong army toward the Austrian Netherlands to press its claims. Sweden’s Lagerkrantz and Creps arrive from Finland to sustain the war effort. Lacy heads for Wybourg with artillery, while orders to Moscow shift. Count Isembourg’s 200 dragoons and 800 Cossacks massacre opponents on the way to Friedrichsham, taking prisoners.
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Porte
Transilvania
France
Austrian Netherlands
House of Austria
Petedfbourz
Lager- Krantz
Creps
Finland
Lowenhaupt
Sweden
Marshal-Lacy
Wybourg
M. de Lagerkrantz
Moscow
Isembourg
Fridericksham
London Address to Henry Courtenay on Reform and Policy
The Independent Elders and Grand Jury in Hereford and related officials thank Sir Henry Courtenay for his parliamentary service. They urge scrutiny of ministers, repeal of the Septennial Act and pensions, promote trade, curb standing forces, and demand laws against bribery. Reports note ships, courts, executions, bankruptcies, theatre listings, and East India Company director candidacies.
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Hilst
House of Commons
Hereford
Baron Gortz
Sweden
Port News Multiple East India and Jamaica arrivals
Deal April 7 ships sail to East India and Jamaica with several warships in the Downs and at Dover. Arrivals include Dolphin for Jamaica and Golden Eagle from Leghorn. In Dover, numerous ships arrive from Oporto Plymouth Weymouth and Bournemouth bound for London and Hamburg. Hastings and other ships report sailings with Gibraltar River and Dublin routes. Wind N W.
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Port News
Deal
Wilmington
Todd
East-India
Dolphin
Wood
Jamaica
Arriv
Golden Eagle
Hinton
Leghorn
His Majesty
Phenix
Gibraltar
Hannah Tender
Anne
Elizabeth
Jones
N.E
Dover
St. Domingo
Oporto
Yarmouth
His
Hastings
Tower Galley
Wingfield
Zant
Whitwood
Richmond
Mitchell
Lymmington
Bristol
Hannah
Dublin
Thomas
Wind N.W
Proposers Seek East India Company Directorships 1742
April 5 1742 a group of proprietors requests votes and ayersf to serve as directors for the coming year They state unanimous approval by many proprietors listing a long slate of names including Baker Billers Bootle Blount Burrow Burton Chauncy Emmerson Godfrey Gosselin Gough Hume Hyde Impey Lascelles Mabbott Payne Phipps Pomeroy Raymond Salter Steele Whichcott Turner and Winter for governance of the East India Company.
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East-India
The
East-India Company
Will. Baker Esq
Sir Will, Billers
Richard Blount
Robert Bootle
Christ, Burrow, Esq
Richard Burton
Esq
Rich
Chauncy
Charl. Colborne
Charles Cutts
John Emmerson
Peter Godfrey
William Goffelin
General
Penny Post
Edward Stephenson
Charles Colborne
Peter Thomas
William Baker
William Billers
Christopher Burrow
Richard Chauncy
William Gosselin
Harry Gough
Alexander Hume
Samuel Hyde
Michael Impey
Henry Lascelles
William Mabbott
John Payne
Thomas Phipps
William Pomeroy
Jones Raymond
John Salter
William Steele
Whichcott- Turner
James Winter
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Paris
Hague
London
Henry Recinatrp Courtenay
Borough of
Honiton
County of
Devon
Cornwall
Fowey
Earl of Stair
Greenwich
Holland
Nore
Bland
Sackville-street
Flanders
Queen’s Arms
St. Paul’s Church-Yard
Vernon
King’s Arms Yard
Colesman Street
Matters
St. Martin’s-lane
Cannon-street
Masters
Plymouth
Newgate
Tyburn
Charles Burrows
Elizabeth Bethwin
Elizabeth Bridges
Joseph Wilkinson
Guildford
Lisbon
Chapman
Thomas Swannack
Petersfield
Southampton
Innholder
Theatre Royal
Drury Lane
Covent Garden
Lux
Goodman’s Fields
Venice
Harlequin
London Bridge
Bank
India
Royal Exchange Asssrance
Sarfluel Hyde
Will. Mabbett
Will. Pomeroy
Sir John Suaker
Kne
Edw. Stephenson
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