03 Dec 1742
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Newspaper
Daily Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 03, 1742
Page
1
Dispatches dated November and December report military movements in Bologna Rome and Vienna, with Austrian actions against French supply lines, and talks of a winter offensive. News from Dresden Berlin and Ratisbon note troop relocations and disease impacts among French forces. Paris announces militia funding and social unrest. Porto and Dover ports log arrivals as global tensions rise.
A shipping report notes the Tilbury Man of 66 guns burnt off Hispaniola with over 150 men lost. It mentions fires started by two sailors smuggling rum. Theatre listings follow for Covent Garden and Lincoln's Inn Fields. Market quotes, bonds, and rates from South Sea to Exchequer are recorded. An Westminster meeting calls to honor their liberty at the Globe Tavern this evening.
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