Invention on iron making from pit coal urged for Britain
An author in the Daily Post argues for domestic iron production using pit coal to reduce foreign dependence. He cites experiments on iron ore from Lancashire, notably Lowther estate ore, and describes technical hopes to refine pig metal for ship guns. Aims to encourage Parliament and private funding to advance this English discovery.
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Daily Post
Great Britain
France
Lancashire
Thomas Lowther
England
Mail from Holland to Constantinople reports minister reshuffle
Last night arrived news from Holland and Constantinople dated February 28 detailing the Grand Vizir's purge of ministers and efforts to expel the Reis Effendi and Kublar Aga. Rivalries with Ragotzki and Bashaw Bonneval surface as the Vizir reprimands the Bashaw. Nearby Belgrade reports the surrender of Ufitza after Turkish artillery breached fort defenses. The Corsican deputies press for exclusion of the Marquess in talks with Count de Boffieux while dispatches note the Marquess’s discontent at being excluded.
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Port News from Falmouth and London Treks to Antwerp
News from Falmouth on April 13 reports packets sailing to Lisbon and the Grain trade, plus 300 Ottoman ships in the Black Sea to form three squadrons. Letters from Poland mention Count Bonneval's reluctance and a secret enterprise under the Grand Vizier, with Turkish levies in Sclavonia and Croatia. Also notes marriages, racing events, theatre schedules, a Milton bust at Westminster Abbey, and financial market prices and bonds from London.
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