World News from Naples to Paris 18th Century Dispatches
Yesterday arrived the Mail from France with updates from Naples and Cologne. Reports cover a proposed canal from Gaeta to Vescara, a privileged trading company, debt payments in the Lower Rhine, a royal yacht from Amsterdam, ceremonial exchanges with the Turkish envoy, street processions and arms, Montbelliard affairs, disturbances at Arrech Segedin, Waldegrave’s audience, and naval movements around Brest Toulon and Toulon.
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Gaeta
Vescara
Council of Commerce
Wade
Cologne
Lower Rhine
Amsterdam
Holland
Vienna
M.de Webber
Council of War
Schweehiet
M. Webber
M. Keller
Duke
Wirtemberg
France
Montbelliard
Pais
Arrech
Segedin
Sclavenia
Compiegne
Earl of Waldegrave
Cardinal de Fleury
Lyes
Spain
Great Britain
Zere
Norris
Brest
Toulon
Count de Maurepas
Paris
d’Antin
Port News Arrivals and Passages From Gravesend
Ships arriving and departing Gravesend report vessels from Jamaica New England Carolina Antigua Gibraltar Norway and Amsterdam. Vessels include Young Nancy Porter Dragon Neate Brianna Fones Industry Tead Inverness Camering Betty Taverner Cleve Rice Anne Williams and four unnamed Sips bound Eastward with winds. Also passed by Lady Cecilia Industry Metcalfe Peggy Wills Willing Mind Union and others from Petersburg Maryland Dunkirk and Norway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port News
Deal
Nancy
Porter
Dragon
Neate
Jamaica
Briannia
New England
Industry
Inverness
Carolina
Betty
Taverner
Antigua
Cleve
Rice
Falmouth
Anne
Williams
Gibraltar
Norway
W. Gravesend
Cecilia
Croffell
Metcalfe
Petersburg
Peggy
Wills
Maryland
Boynel
Dunkirk
Union
Clinton
Amsterdam
London News: Frisia to Rhine Circles Parley and War Prep
Letters from Mentz report the Franconia and Upper Rhine circles urging the Elector to avoid force and return to amicable terms with Prince William of Hesse-Cassel while a Salm battalion commander is jailed by Swabian authorities. Armaments progress include six new bomb ketches and ships at Gallions, with Lt. Armfield and others surveying Woolwich stores. News from Carolina and Virginia notes strong levies for Lord Cathcart’s expedition. Capt Axon seizes a Spanish vessel near La Guaira with cocoa and silver. Two large ships bound for Libon in the Brazil trade, and East India directors appoint Joseph Malkin to Leadenhall. A Salop county clergy and freeholders meeting is reported.
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London
Mentz
N.S
Franconia
Rhuine
William of
Hesse- Cadel
Leuers
Regiment of
Salm
Circle of
Swavia
Armstrong
Woolwich
Frein
Sveral
Drake
Carolina
St. Diego
St. Augustine
Oglethorpe
Virginia
Philadelphia
Lord Cathcart
Axon
St. George
la Guaira
East Luda Company
Streights
Brazil
East India Company
Joseph Malkin
Leadenhall
Workman
Salop
County developments and clerical dispensations noted
The county marks political moves with Lyster to succeed Kynaston and Astley and Lyster nominated for the next General Election. Dispensation passes for Gill Williams to hold Warwickshire and Islington livings. Whitcombe to hold Stockton and Eastham. Webster to hold Ware and Thundrich. Trade details report Dunkirk imports of Cambricks and Flanders exports of lead shot and gold coin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willian Whitcombe
Earl of Graham
Stockton
Worcester
Hereford
Eastham
William Webster
Ware
Hertford
London
Thundrich
Dunkirk
Flanders
Letter from Torbay on Board the Torbay 1740
In a Torbay dated July 29 1740 twelve sailors sent from the Edinburgh swam ashore last night seven were captured others escaped or perished. The seven captured are to be carried onto Sir John Norris for a court martial where one or two are expected to be hanged in turn.
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Torbay
Fuly
Edinburgh
John i Norris
Tervorem
London Stock and Bond Quotes Near Noon at High Water
The London market shows South Sea stock at roo 1 half without dividend and South Sea Annuities at 112 3 yrs. New South Sea Annuities at 8chs, sank 143 1 half. Bank Circulation 6. Premium data 16. Three percent Annuities 1. Mullion Bank 116 Royal Exchange Insurance 4iTurance. India Hands 5. Prem. Tallies rate near half. Mine Adventune Shages 23 10s. Emperor's can 109 4 half. Exchequer 3qrs. Three x half per Cent. Prem Three per Cane dure 21 half per cent. Difv. Lottery Tickets 5]. 4s. 6d. equals 16s. 6d. above their real value.
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South Sea
South Sea Annuities
New South Sea Annuities
Dada
Mullion Hank
Alpcan
Emperor’s Can
Exchequer Orerg Zuhairy
Prem
General Meeting Proposed for Surrey County Representations
Kingston Affizes notes the unanimous consent of the Grand Jury and freeholders for a general meeting on Wednesday August 20 at twelve noon at Tevelve a Block Epfi to consider proper persons to represent the county in the next Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Surry
Tevelve
Epfi
Jaid
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Naples
Arsenal
Milan
Germany
Corsica
Tuscany
Baron Neuhoff
Hanover
England
Ettle
London Bridge
Horsham
Sussex
Henry Peluamm
James Bute
General Post-Office
West Mail
Creake and Kitter
Foba Feffe
Vaux-Hall
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