News from Europe and Turkey on the Russia peace quest
Reports from Vienna and Constantinople discuss hopes for peace with Russia, secret communications to plenipotentiaries in Abu, and clergy and burghers in Diet. Turkish restraint and Belgrade treaty are noted along with fears of broader German conflict and Austrian ruin. French forces push in the Upper Palatinate, while Austrian positions retreat and march preparations begin. Duke Charles Frederick of Saxe Meinungen is reported dead at thirty one.
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Friz
Rufsia
Abu
Nobelle
Russia
Vienna
M. Penckter
Constantinope
Empire
M. Penckler
Porte
Belgrade
Germany
Hungary
Austria
France
Europe
Ratifoon
Upper Palatinate
Hambach
Franconia
Naab
Broglio
Egra
Festititz
Lobkowitz
Neubourg
Waldhausen
Bohemia
Vilfooffen
Prince Charles of Lorrain
Charles Frederick of
Saxe-Meinungen
Hart Chosen Lord Mayor and Sheriffs Elected in Dublin
Ireland's Quarter Assembly at the Tholfel elected Alderman Henry Hart as Lord Mayor for the ensuing year. Merchants Thomas Broughton and George Sweetenham were named sheriffs. This morning died the Right Rev Dr Rundle Lord Bishop of Derry.
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Ireland
Dublin
Tholfel
Henry Hart
Thomas Broughton
George Sweetenham
Rundle
Derry
Last. Monday Died in County of Tipperary Sir John Osborne Bart
PORT NEWS Deal April 23 Remain his Majestys Ships the Strafford Dreadnought Sutherland and Greyhound outward bound Arrivd the Charming Peggy Miller the Charming Molly Johnson the Joan Leigh the Francis Warren all from Oporto the Catherine M Knight from St Kites the Try ton Weldon from Boston the Duke of Cumberland Bishop and the Susannah Styles from Carolina and the Mary Galley Synnot from Leghorn Wind S W
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Deal
His Majesty
Strafford
Dreadnought
Sutherland
Greyhound
Arriv
Peggy
Miller
Molly
Johnson
Joan
Leigh
Francis
Warren
Oporto
Catherine
M‘knight
St. Kite’s
Tryton
Weldon
Boston
Duke of Cumberland
Bishop
Susannah
Styles
Carolina
Mary Galley
Synnot
Leghorn
Wind
S. W
Marriages And Deaths In London Area News 1700s
London notices report the wedding of Mr Clarkson to Miss Sarah Frampton at St Olave's Southwark and five deaths including Mr Hopkins of Spitalfields and Mr Sutton of Bear Lane Southwark. It notes robberies near Coventry and Kinsman Green, ship losses from Gravesend to Tilbury and treasure aboard the Strafford in the Downs. News from Chichester and Bristol mentions a town clerk death and other maritime incidents.
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London
St. Olave’s
Southwark
Clarkson
Richand
Horflydown
Sarah Frampton
Bermondsey Street
Clapham
Surrey
Hopkins
Stewart-Sueet
Spitalfields
Carr
Ibbetson
Chichester
Sussex
Henry Aylward
Atorney
Yeats
Burt Street
Hermitage
Cooper
Brick Lane
Spittal Fields
Merrit
Gravel Lane
Moulton’s Dock
Bankside
Gravesend
Tilbury
Pratt
Dartford
Kent
Coventry
Clayton
Meridian Heath
Newport
Knowles
Kinsman- Green
Hertfordshire
Little Brickhill
Fenny Stratford
Peggy
Ditcham
Oporo
Yarmouth
Long
Oporto
Bayonne
Roche
Cork
Lisbon
Cadiz
His
Strafford
Trevor
Virginia
Jamaica
England
James River
Walter Galley
Shaw
Antigua
Worthy Eldors of Southwark Debate Parliamentary Candidates
The town paper urges Southwark electors to deliberate on new candidates after the resignation of Thomas Innen, Esq. It notes four gentlemen known to the borough who seek the seat and cautions against hasty choices. It defends a well regarded fortune holder who allegedly offered but refused to stand, calling reports false and designed to harm the borough’s civil and religious rights.
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Southwark
Thomas Innen
Major General Follier Appointed in Foot Guards Reshuffle
From the London Gazette Whitehall April 23 the King appoints Major General Juhn Follier to the Second Regiment of Foot Guards and as Lieutenant Colonel to the First Regiment of Foot Guards in the room of Brigadier General Frampton preferr'd. The notice lists a broad series of promotions and reassignments across the Foot Guards Dragoons Horse Grenadier Guards and other regiments with many named officers filling captain lieutenant and major posts. The reshuffle includes Lord George Bentinck Charles Hay George Boscawen and others elevating within brigadiers and colonels as specified by the Crown.
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London Gazette
Juhn Follier
Foot- Guards
Foot-Guards
William Duke of Cumberland
Frampton
Charles Rambouillet
Lom Offulston
Cotterel
Regiment of
Mariness
Lascells
Lord Charles Hay
Col. Brown
Regiment of Dragoons
Duncombe
George Boscawen
Brown
Deceas
George Bentinck
Howard
Regiment of Foot
RamboutUet
George Churchill
Charles Duke of Marlborough
Folliot
William Douglas
Churchill
Edward Braddock
Douglas
John Mortyn
Braddock
Lord Bury
Royal Regiment of Dragoons
Mortyn
Henry Skelton
John Earl of Dunmore
Scot
George Byng
Skelton
Rowland Reynolds
Byng
John Scott
Horse Guards
His Majesty
Roberts
John Earl of Crawford
Horse Grenadier Guards
Francis Earl of Effingham
James Lord Tyrawley
Hig. Majesty’s
Ireland
Earl of Crawford
Philip Honeywood
King’s Regiment of Horse
Henry Earl of Pembroke
Humphry
Bland
King's Regiment of Dragoons
Honeywood
James Gardiner
Tomkyns Wardour
Regiment of Invalids
Fielding, Deceas
Charles Ingram
Regiment of Foot Guards
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Holland
Stockholm
County of
Tipperary
Sir John Osborne, Bart
Waterford
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