War Aims and Finance in the French British Struggle
The writer argues Britain should avoid a full continental war and instead use naval power and prudent finance to pressure France and support the Queen of Hungary. He questions any sham war, warns of duping the nation, and suggests cautious engagement at sea while seeking favorable peace terms rather than costly land campaigns. He references Seckendorff and past exploits to illustrate potential outcomes. The tone remains cautious about Britain’s capacity and the shifting balance of power in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Kare
France
Auxillanes
Hungary
Britain
Takrett
Rhine
Count Seckendorff
Moselle
Germany
Europe
Becatee
Port arrivals at multiple ports report April ship entries
Dex reports April 7 arrivals including Susannah Hornet and Anne Duck for Maryland and Virginia, with Terror and Lightning Bombs. Dover lists Hannah Cotham from Waterford and Susannah Waters from Borne for Rotterdam. Gravesend notes John and Mary from Norway and others arriving from Jamaica and Beerhaven. Additional London-bound vessels include Prince William and Sea Horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port News
Dex
Arriv
Susannah
Hornet
Jamaica
Anne
Duck
Maryland
Carter
Malvoon
Virginia
Wind N
N. W
Dover
Hannah
Cotham
Waterford
Waters
Borne
Rotterdam
Driscoll
Troingenoa
Gibraltar
Comyns
Figura
Happy Couple
Cox
London
Robert
Marshall
Gravesend
John and Mary
Brown
Norway
Beerhaven
Anne Snow
Blaning
Parnassus
Johnson
Marshal
Goodwill
Doleman
Funeral of the Duchess of Buckingham in Westminster Abbey
The Dutchess of Buckingham is carried from St James's Palace to Westminster Abbey in a grand procession. The funeral includes heraldic and royal attendance, with the Crown, bishops, nobles, and a wax effigy in coronation robes. The King and Prince of Wales view from St James's and a gallery at Westminster. Further notices record appointments, marriages, deaths, ship failures, and stock market updates of the era.
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London
Buckingham
St. Jammes’s Park
Henry VII
Westminster Abbey
Westminster
Cleveland
Norfolk
Portland
Richmond
Phipps
Daunter
Hau
Harvey
Rochester
St. James’s Palace
Prince and Princess of Wales
Archibald Hamilton
Pail-Mall
Earl of Darnley
William Irby
Viscount Symmington
Portsmouth
Famerfly
George Payne
Antwil
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Daily Post
Vertheless
Jobson
Southwark
Higngate Chapel
Curtiss
Greenwich
Kent
Henry Wathington
Qiven’s College
Oxford
Skerrer
Holmes Chapel
Cheshire
Jamies Hall
Esg
Letitia Hally
Hall
Fenchurch Street
Thomas Oyles
Bridges Street
Covent Garden
Trueman
Thames
St. George’s Fields
Warfun
Chester
Ms. Sutton
Liverpool
Wheatie Royal
Kury Lane
Jane Suoxee
Tug Theatre Royal
Theodosius
London Badge
South Sea
New South Sea
Banx
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
London Bridge
Gilmore
Dixom
Fobn Pictun
Ddr
Soon
Richard Walnden
Brandan Hach
Dunne
Henry Horn
Lordox
Comptroller
Southiark
Perssons
Jos, Pickering
Blackfriars
Joseph Beck
Victor
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