Majesties Arrival and War Preparations Reported in March Dispatches
Naples reports Majesties arrival from Bari in good health with militiapreparations ordered and wagons and cannon en route from Capua. Vienna notes Council of War plans more troops from Hungary. dispatches from Versailles Madrid touch Corsica and Spain. Dublin Affizes recount a murder case revealing a switch of guilt and a later confession.
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HEER
Bari
Exarriv
Capua
Tifany
Genga
Versailles
Madrid
Corsica
Spain
Italy
Vienna
Council of War
Hungary
Austria
Munich
Russia
Hentz
St. Guever
Heffe-Caffel
Manheim
Switzerland
Scrasbourg
Place
Everal
Pesticuliarly
Rancor
Éilbron
Francfort
Rhine
Holland
Brawl at Leith Walk Involves Merchants Porters Sailors
From Edinburgh March 30 a violent scuffle occurred near Leith Walk after a bundle claim by Ross of Hamburg. Porter and two sailors clashed with armed men. a sword, cutlass, and pistol were used, a wound occurred, and two prisoners were taken. Soldiers on horseback aided, with some claiming an Excise officer ordered the seizure. The dispute centers on contraband allegations and authority.
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Scotland
Edinburgh
Leith Walk
Ross
Hamburgh
Leith
Cornwallis
Cork
Crawford
Fac
Serna Cutlass
Portinews Deal Reports Ambitious East India Fleet
On April 6 Portinews lists ships remaining in the Downs bound for India and other destinations including Lenox, Deptford Store-ship, Scarborough, Westcote, Wager Raymond, Willett, Griffith, Betty Smith for Oporto, St Louis Baptice, Anthony Nichols for Morlaix. Arrivals include Swift Legar from Scilly Flye Richard from Falmouth Exeter Merchant Hunt from Exeter WindSouth Gravesend. On April 7 Dunkirk passes Mary and Elizabeth Bearfoot Willing Mind from Dunkirk.
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Portinews
The
Downs
His Majesty
Flye
Richard
Falmouth
Exeter
Hunt
WindSouth
Gravesend
Dunkirk
Smith
Mary
Elizabeth
Bearfoot
Bagnell
London notices and events from a late 18th century issue
London updates record a new heir to Armine Wodehouse and a Hertfordshire marriage, with deaths of the Rev. Dr. Dibben and a merchant apothecary. It notes a naval scaffold accident at Deptford, an innkeeper freeing prisoners, a burglary arrest at Newgate, wages for the Panther, and trade moves with Dunkirk and Germany. Banking quotes conclude the item.
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London
Armine Wodehouse
Norfolk
St. James’s Place
Chapman
Hertfordshire
Richmond
Yorkshire
Carey
Dibben
St. Paul’s
Godl
Ann
Barefoot
Highgate
Holloway
Deptford
Kensington
Gatehouse
Westminster
John Lupton
Newgate
Justice Poulson
Morell
Barbadoes
Carolina
John Addy
Avé-Mary-Lane
Bookbinder and Chapman
Theatre -Royal
Drury-Lane
Conscious Lovers
Theatre Royal
Covent~Garden
Hereford and London electoral notices mingle with auctions
Fragmentary 18th century text shows notices to Hereford clergy and freeholders to meet for a candidate selection with allied emails about Exchequer orders and a property lease sale. It lists names such as Daniel Lambert and Sir John Barnard and details on lots near London Bridge and Blackman Street.
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Aygee Savage-Gardens
Vintners- Hall
Opa Paket
John Barnard
Daniel Lambert
Hereford
Hertford
Jacob Houbeon
T. E
Bridge-House
London-Bridge
Fobn Pond
Blackman Street
Southwark
Willian Pulford
John Scrimppive
Joseph Brafier
Gabriel Lawrence
Joseph Mayfoxu
Ediward Tuckey
Richard Burridge
Mars
Dune
Blackman-Street
St. George
Guildhall
London
Bridge-yard
Paller
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Naples
Trelnad
Dublin
Sefrain
London Bridge
Talalane Screamo
En Advétuiers
Cotte
India
Cne
Prem
Comptroller
WN. B
Willyam-Theed
Cimptrollers
Ifingtor
Mademoiselle Frederik Kondall
Gehers
My. Henderick
Ladden
Rufia
England
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