Old World Diplomacy and Fires Mark April Dispatches
Reports from Stockholm Paris and London recount political moves in the Swedish Diet, talks of dissolving the Dyet, imperial preparations in Vienna, and French envoy Ville-neuve seeking negotiations with Vienna and Petersbourg. A major Aix les Bains fire destroys lower town housing, while apocalyptic imperial prayers and fleet movements unfold near Belgrade and Cadiz with 230 seamen en route to the imperial flotilla.
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Senate
d’Ackethielm
Count de Teffin
Chamberly
Aix
Dutchy
Bourget
Chamberry
d’Autremont
Sardinia
Vienna
Dahube
Buda
Prince of
Belgrade
Botta
Ars Tiv
Peterbourg
Asoon
Pertersbourg
Funterra
Hungary
Venice
Sounteckendorf
Port News From Deal April 23 18th Century Ships In Downe
The nine Men of War remain in the Downs. Marlborough Evans from St Kitts and Mary Swaddle from Carolina, and an unnamed ship from Lisbon arrive. Happy John Knowler from New England. Coe Gravesend passes Eliza and Mary Cain from Diep, Adventure Johnson from Roan, Gidestar Beven from Seville.
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Port News
Deal
Downs
Arriv
Marlborough
Evans
St. Kitt’s
Mary
Eliza
Cain
Diep
Adventure
Johnson
Roan
Beven
Seville
High Water at London Bridge and Market Bond Prices
A dated financial notice lists London Bridge high water timing and a range of securities and annuities. It records South Sea Stock, New South Sea Annuities, Bank circulations, Indian securities, Royal Exchange Assurance, African and British copper, and Emperor’s Loan prices in pence and quarters, with percentages and ducal terms for several three per cent and five per cent issues. Names of banks and issuers appear amid a dense ledger-like snapshot of early 18th or 19th century financial items.
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South Sea
Prem
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
London
Rnghish Copper
Dicro
Ditto
Fmperor
Luxurious Ground Floor Apartments Opposite Scotland Yard
Facing the Admiralty Office Whitehall Denham Building offers three apartments on the ground floor and upper floors with four rooms, marble chimney pieces, stables, kitchens, and offices. One unit may be left as one or split into two. Light, airy rooms overlook Scotland Yard. Inquire at Mr Co fon's 2 Sworbcutler near the building.
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Admiralty Office
Whitehall
Denham Building
Scotland-Yard
The Grand Musical Machine Raffle At Cray's House
A spectacle described as the finest musical piece raffled for the Cafe and frontispiece at Cray's in the Strand. Ten shares cost a guinea offering access for ten viewers, with a potential total of 1000 guineas, and a second specimen demonstrates music via a plain Glock. Several others may follow, and previews are at Jane Way's Coffee House in Cornhill.
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C.cray’s
Dhe Strand
Clay
Jane- Way
Cornhill
Che Bett
The Deliverer of his Country A Tragedy Subscription
Next Week a tragedy titled The Deliverer of his Country will be published by subscription. The play was to open March 1gth at Theatre Royal but was forbidden by the Lord Chamberlain. The author defends its principles in a prefatory vindication. Subscriptions listed at Crown Craven Street and many coffee houses around Temple Bar and Covent Garden.
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London
Fou Cohen le
Tg Porte
Republick
Roland T
Znaus
Arthe Theare Royal
Deury-Lané
Man of Fasrea
Theatre Royal
Covent-Garden
Gustavus
Vasa
Britain
Crown
Craven Street
Charing-Cross
Mr. Brotherton
Cornhill
Grigsby’s
Royal Exchange
Rainbow
Iron. touger-Lane
Nt’s
Condits Street
Lyn’s
Mount-Street
Girotve
Nor Street
White’s Chocolate
St. James’s
George’s
Colfte
Cotos
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Stockholm
Marquess de Villeneuve
France
Petersbourg
White Sea
Hembourg
N. S
Copenhagen
Great Britain
Denmark
Titley
Cambridge
Richard Snagg
Batchelor
Chesterton
Redhead
Shad-Thames
Knightsbride
East-India Company
Bridg Yard
Surrey
Lawrence
Fleet-Street
Lockyer
Saloop
Fleet-Bridge
Mrc Sutton
Tothill- Fields Bridéwell
Sercafin
Bedford
Lacey
Kempston
Little Harrold
Thamptonshire
Harrold
Willey
Southwark
Oat van
Adames Chalie
Rockelle
Cape
Arndez
Dunkirk
Samuel Harrison
Robe Weare
Shoe-Lake
St. Andréws Holburn
London Bridge
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