Mail from Holland Madrid July 18 amid European talk of war
The letter page records dispatches from Madrid and Naples noting duties on eatables and tobacco, fleet movements toward Barcelona and Cadiz, and signals of Italian Expedition discussions. It reports Vienna and Breslau dispatches, Prussia diplomacy, and preparations across Milan Mantua Parma Placentia Tuscany with troop counts and defensive moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
Cadiz
Don Philip
Catalonia
Leghorn
Siip
Languedoc
Lyons
Dauphine
Venice
Constantinople
Kouli Kan
Persia
Vienna
Robinson
Breslau
Lord Hindford
Prussia
Presbourg
Fraustadt
Courland
Germany
Russia
Sweden
Milan
Mantua
Parma
Placentia
Tuscany
Sardinia
Italy
Hungary
Marquess de Valery
France
Paris
M. de Podewels
Bavaria
Petersbourg
Stockholm
Ratisbon
Baden
Dourlach
Swabia
Wirtemberg
Francfort
Alsace
Empire
Passau
Danube
Brussels
Flanders
Port News: Warships Stay Off Downs as Trade Ships Pass
Deal Aug 3 reports the Wager Tender from Portsmouth has arrived. The two Men of War remain in the Downs with the ships mentioned. Winds W5. Gravesend Aug 3 notes Peter and Bridget from Norway pass Nathaniel Hayman from New York and Britannia from Barbadoes en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port News
Deal
Portsmouth
Armes
Peters
Jamaica
Downs
W. Gravesend
Peter and Bridget
Nelh
Norway
Nathaniel ‘Hayman
New York
Britannia
Hutchinson
Barbadoes
Parishioners Obliged to Repair City Parishioners Required to Repair
Report on a court hearing where the parishioners are found responsible for repairs while the corporation avoids liability. Includes brief notes on local executions, escapes, and assorted 1741 trade shipments and proclamations from the London Gazette. Also mentions a bankruptcy notice for Christopher Bacon of Holt Norfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanc West
Cambridge
William Mills
Wilson
Trinity College
Portugal
Dunkirk
Holland
Antigua
New England
Barbadoes
High Water at London Bridge After Afternoon Rise
London Bridge saw a sharp water rise two minutes after noon in the afternoon. Local observers reported a sudden surge as river levels climbed, confirming a notable flood event near the historic crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Bridge
Historic 19th Century Stock Prices Snapshot
A fragmented OCR snippet lists prices for South Sea Stock and Annuities alongside figures for Bank, Royal Exchange Assurance, India Bonds, and government securities. It includes quotes such as South Sea Stock at 194 1/2, Annuities near 112 1/4, Bank at 141 1/2, and Exchequer Orders at 17 1/2 to 18 per cent discount, reflecting a period trading board snapshot with multiple fixed income instruments and bank listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Sea
New South Sea
Bank
Bank Circus Jation
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
Jondon Ditto
Exchequer
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Madrid
Givet
Hainault
London
Versailles
M. van Hoey
Cardinal de Fleury
de‘Maurepas
Civers
Count de Maurepas
Marine
Toulon
Brest
Marshal de Belle-Lile
Mentz
Cologn
Munster
Regaran
Overitfel
Porte
Admiralty
Woolwich
Bonetta
Saltash
Leeward Lands
Deptford
Scottolfe
Kennington
Vernon
Carthagena
Coventry
Corpoe Rauier
London Gazette
Council Chamber
Whitehall
Lords Justices In Council
Canterbury
York
Bankrupf
Christopher Bacon
Jate
Holt
County of
Norfolk
John Waite
England
Feall
David Legros
Sadlers-Wells
Newton
Shawford
Carney
Rayner
Monf. Dugay
Manderins
Vulcan
Harlequin
Spain
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