Satirical critique of the Gazetteer and European affairs
A reader aged about fourteen rebukes a Gazetteer piece praising Earl of Stair and critiques Dutch, French, Austrian, and British strategy in the Rhine theater. He questions memorials, German princes, and Prussian policy while urging continued support for Austria and Europe's liberties amid war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl of Stair
Prince Charles
Landais
Fort Louis
Strasbourg
Alsace
Lorrain
Rhine
French
Flanders
England
Artois
Picardy
Champagne
Europe
House of Austria
Britain
France
Ballance
Peaver
Auftria
Cate L
Hague
Iam, & LR
Privateer Capt. Stead Returns from Jamaica Seizures
Extract from St Kitts dated May 6 reports Capt. Thomas Stead arriving at Port-Royal Jamaica aboard the Sloop Griffin from Curacao after a Spanish privateer captured a crew with 2000 pieces of eight. Stead pursued, boarded, and escaped with two English sailors. A second item notes French privateers taking nine fishing vessels near Lewisburg and Canso garrison details, plus smugglers Warren and others arrested in Southwark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Kitt’s
Thomas Stead
Griffin
Curaccoa
Jamaica
Benjamin
Herring
Stead
Port-Royal
Spanish Town
New York
Portmouth
New Hampshire
Arriv
Isle of Sable Bank
Lewisbourg
Canfo
Quail
Bolton
Feiz
Warren
South-End
Lewisham
Mrael
Mountsbay
France
Newfoundland
Dover
Dover ‘Frivateer
North Bergen
St. Martin’s
Bologne
Stringer
Cholmondeley
Customs
Dunchurch
Port News Deal Aug 13 Le Nox sails westward back to harbor
This Morning his Majesty's Ship Le Nox with outward-bound ships sailed to the westward but were put back and remain with the Maine head Chappell for Leghorn and the Carolina Meynard for Philadelphia along with the Swift Hudson for a cruise. Winds west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deal
His Majesty
Lenox
Maine
Chappell
Royal Proclamation for Peer of Scoutland seat and local appointments
London reports a royal proclamation fixing December 12 for electing a Peer of Scoutand to sit in the House of Lords in place of the late Earl of Lauderdale. It notes Mr Harris named Receiver and Paymaster at Portsmouth Yard, and lists several society and commercial events, including a clergy marriage and a naval business fortune, with robberies and a major wine seizure by Customs at Bishopsgate and the Borough, described as the richest seizure since the war’s start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Caker
Great Britain
Charles Earl of Lauderdale
Customs
Bishopsgate-street
Southwark
Goods landed from Petersbourg for sale in London
Just landed from Petersbourg. Two bales of Persia Sherbaffe Silk and bale of cotton yarn and two bales of camel wool. Goods may be seen at Mr. Spurling's Warehouse opposite Dyers Hall and at Mr. Fon nereau's in Mincing Lane from this day to sale time.
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Ageufl
London Gazette
Gibraltar
Barbary
Abdala
Muttady
Crook
Loweéstoff
Marseilles
Marunico
Ris Majésty
Solebay
Thomas Bhity
Ratign
Cape Sparigi
Déagnes
Magne
Domingo Paulet
Cadiz
Capt Rich
Baltimore
Oporto
Rich
Bourdeaux
Abraham Vernugi
Rrize
John Upsdale
Winchester-street
Packer
London-Bridge
South Sea
India
Thalfi
Royal Exchange Assurance
Thes Marine
Birchin-Lane
Tuo
Burdett
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