Frontiers Sparking War News and Political Urgency
Reports from Holland Genoa and Amsterdam detail Sardinian troops marching to Milan increasing 25 000 men with a manifesto asserting royal rights to the Duchy of Milan. Hanover Berlin and Francfort dispatch note campaigns and political shifts as Elector of Bavaria touted for king. News from Mequinez Fez and Moravia accompany theatre notices and ship movements as frostbound ships seek safety.
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Etters
Tutin
Sardinia
Smoy
Milan
Xaly
Hanover
Munster
Osnabrug
Paderborn
Berlin
Troppau
Frudenthall
Upper Silesia
Moravia
Hoff
Sternbeg
Francfort
Bavaria
Amterdam
Fan
Mequinez
Muley
Fez
Muley Abdallah
Morocco
Independent Elector Urges Westminster Voters to Support Honest Candidate
An address to Westminster electors praises the voided election and Parliament's justice in restoring rights. It nominations two parliamentary candidates, highlighting one young nobleman of high merit, wealth, and a proven independent heart, whose shared role in prudent measures is praised.
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Ita
Vernon
Gentien
Meares
Expedition Packet and Ships Sailed for Lisbon and Gibraltar
The report lists ships including the Expedition Packet Clies bound to Lisbon for 34 cents Leheureux Nicholl the Duke of Lorrain Newt and the Fame Galley Harris to the Streights, with other vessels like Elizabeth and Mary and Prince of Orange near Deal and Cowes. Remaining ships Dover Sakin Pidgeon and Benjamin were noted in passage toward Gibraltar.
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PRT
Falmouth
Deeg
Packet
Clies
Lisbon
Leheureux
Nicholl
Duke of Lorrain
Newt
Fame Galley
Harris
Streights
Cowes
Cye
Elizabeth and Mary
Cane
Orfmouth
Mercurions
Bill
Mulbourg
Secret Russia Peace Move Homes in Finland Amid Ferment
Private letters from the court indicate unrest in Russia and a push by Empress Elizabeth to seek peace. The Swedish army aided plans for a potential change of government as Finland held the front, with dispatches noting both sides urged cessation of hostilities and readiness to negotiate terms at a suitable location. The king showed willingness to discuss peace and ordered ceasefire actions to begin in Finland.
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Petersbourg
Constantinople
Venice
Milan
Dutchy
Mantua
Russia
Elizabeth
Den
Finla
Finland
Holm
High Water at London Bridge After Five Pm
Water levels rose at London Bridge eighteen minutes after five in the afternoon with authorities noting significant flow and echoing earlier flood warnings. Local residents reported minor street flooding and cautious movement around riverside areas.
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London Bridge
Financial rates and a political meeting notice
Market prices list for South Sea Stock and Annuities with Bank and India securities. Plus a notice calling Independent Electors of Westminster to meet at the Turk's Head Tavern on January 1 at six o'clock to commemorate their struggle with friends.
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Esterday
Bank
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
London
City and Liberty of Westminsters
Turk’s Head
Greek Street
Soho
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Thurspay
Holland
Genoa
East India
Townshend
Augusta
Coates
Defence
China
Smith
Marlborough
Coast and Bay
Willson
Fox
Stepney Church
Miss Ellwood
Jon Ellwood
Lark
Noor
Theatre Royal
Drury-Lane
Hamlet
Covent-Garden
Miser
Perseus
Andromeda
Goodman’s Fields
City
Liberty of
Westminster
Londo
Crown and Anchor
Strand
Viscount Perceval
Charles Edwin
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