News from Europe and Jamaica Aboard Shipping News
Night arrives with reports from Holland and Petersburgh of Russian troops defeating rebels near Catharinenbourg and surrendering ringleaders to the Empress. Turkish, Austrian, and British dispatches note court ceremonialities, fortifications, and naval preparations at Gibraltar, Port Mahon, and Cadiz with admiralty orders and ship movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cadiz
West Indies
Ferrol
America
Gibraltar
Madrid
Sweden
Petersbourg
Port-Mahon
Board of Admiralty
Latock
Boyne
John Norris
Chatham
Gurnsey
Cotterel
Torbay
Plymouth
Anson
Ile of Wight
Port Mahon
Ordnance Office
Tower
Victualling Office
Deal
Downs
Kent
Sussex
The
India Company
Flower
Walpole
Bodham
China
Clark
Lord Delawar
Thomas Twisden
Bristol
Goodwin
Theobalds
Jamaica
Port News Summary of Ships Arriving and Departing
Port News from Falmouth and Bristol reports ship arrivals from Lisbon Barbadoes Hambourg Jamaica Virginia and South Carolina. Vessels include Hanover Packet Enouf Lark Lucas Ashworth Corker and Westmoreland plus Nightingale Goodwin Advent ure Batchelors Adventure and Lovely Betty with dates August 4 to August 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falmouth
Hanover
Enouf
Lisbon
Lancaster
Lark
Lucas
St. Kitt
S. A
Liverpool
Ashworth
White
Corker
Lawrenton
Barbadoes
Townsend
The
Eagles Charles
Beecher
Page
Ruby
Butler
Industry
Pacify the Bath
Curtis
the Brackley
Grifith
Prince Willian
Fowles
Nightingale
Hoskins
Goodwin
Jamaica
New Kent
Murdock
Virginia
Cowes
Fug
Batchelors
South Carolina
Downs
Mary-Anne
Cranch
Carolina
Watts
Betty
London Bridge Weather and Market Notes Highlight Rates
The notice records a London Bridge afternoon high water nine minutes after run and lists financial items from South Sea stocks to India bonds. It notes South Sea stock at 1007 with dividends excluded, and prices for Annuities, Bank shares, Royal Exchange Assurance, and other securities amid a bank circulation figure and commodity mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Bridge
South Sea
New South Sea Armoicies
Qrs- Bank
Bank
Prem
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
London Ditto
Africania
Tosshalf Ditto
Fragmentary financial notes on currency rates and issues
The fragment lists various old monetary rates and duties including Seven per Cenc, Emperor's Loan reg, Exchequer Orcers, and Prem. rates. It records 29, equating to 17s above their red value, with unclear context or full details.
Address to the Bedford County Freeholders
To the Gentlemen Clergy and Freeholders of the County of Bedford. We have made our personal application to as many Freeholders as we could before the harvest. This is to desire them to excuse any further address until the harvest ends, when we shall make such application. Your humble servants, Joan Custer, Roger Burcoyne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County of
Bedford
Joan Custer
Roger Burcoyne
General Meeting Planned for Surrey Parliament Candidates
Kingston Affizes dated July 31 1740 records unanimous consent of the Grand Jury Gentlemen clergy and freeholders of Surrey for a general meeting on Wednesday the oath of August next at twelve noon in Epsom. The purpose is to consider paper persons to be proposed as candidates to represent the county in the next Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Surry
Clery
Texelve aClock
Epsom
Also Mentioned on This Page
Holland
Esterday
Catharinenbourg
Ohrenbourg
Porte
Walachia
Moldavia
Kiow
Lieven
Wasiikoff
Vienna
d’Aversperg
Gene Ral
Wurmbrand
Count d’Uhlefelde
Constantinople
Dacket
Venice
Port News
Horsham
Suffix
Henry Pertiam
James Burtves
Islington
Highgate Gatehouse
Hampstead
Middlesex
Red Lion Tavern
Clerkenwell- Green
Thomas Bray
Sadlers-Wells
al Sadler’s-Wells
River Head
Altdemoiselle FeepeRick Ehrman
England
Grant
Venus
Harrequin
Paris
Zephyrus
Flora
N.B
Taunton
Somertershire
Devon
Bell Inn
Wood-Street
Crockers
Yeovil
Sherburn, &c
Gerrard’s Hall
Joan Whitmarse
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