Prisoners of War at Elbingerode in 1744 incident
The London Gazette reports that Duke de Belleisle and Chevalier de Belleisle were detained as prisoners of war by a Hanover district bailiff after crossing from Eichsfeld into Brunwick Lunenbourg territory. The marshal warned of parole obligations while pleading for royal orders to restore нормal conditions and secure safe passage for French forces. The exchange includes translated letters between the Marshal and the Elector of Cologne and the Elector of Cologne’s reply refusing passage or stay for the troops, citing imperial neutrality and legal protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
Duke de Belleisle
France
Eichsfeld
Brunwick
Lunenbourg
Arriv
Elbingerode
Aid
Distric
Chevalier de Belleisle
Schartzfels
Osterode
Ministry of
Great Britain
Aly Lorp
Empire
Hungary
England
Germany
Bome
PORT NEWS PORTSMOUTH AND VIRGINIA VESSEL Movements
Seal, Dec. 29. His Majesty's ships Wager, Plymouth Transport Underwood for Plymouth, Woolwich Transport Worrel, Fal con King, Hadley Huddleston for Portsmouth, with Princess Louisa Harwich Pearl Shoreham Men of War and a Dutch ship from East India. Prince of Orange Adams sails for the River. Granada Pomb arrived from a Cruize. London Fatter Teague arrived at Virginia from London. Wind is W by S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seal
Wager
Plymouth
Underwood
Woolwich
Worrel
Falcon
King
Hadley
Huddleston
Portsmouth
London
Virginia
William Yonge era Office-Keeper and Royal Navy orders
Last week Thomas Machin appointed Office-Keeper at the War Office London in place of the deceased Lloyd. Admiralty appoint Osmore surgeon on board Royal George. Ordnance orders 609 mortars and 102 heavy cannon for Queen of Hungary service with preparations for British forces abroad. A bill to require counties to fix mileposts for travellers. Dispensation to Croxman to hold two livings. Lottery prizes drawn. Deptford Yard told to speed ship Yarmouth, a 70 gun ship, and rebuild Colchester and Nonsuch. The Real Friendship Thurlow captured by a French privateer near Lyme with crew taken to Ostend. Lyme’s successful privateer also seized Capt Atkins’ ship and brought it to Dunkirk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Machin
William Yonge
War Office
Whitehall
Lloyd
Deceas
Lords of the Admiralty
Mr. Osmore
Royal George
Board of Ordnance
Queen of Hungary
England
Wales
Henry Crofsman
Earl of Jersey
Little Bromley
Deptford Yard
Yarmouth
His
Colchester
Nonsuch
Thurlow
Lyme
Rotterdam
Leostoff
London Gazette notices and market brief
The page records royal appointments including Edmund Waller as Cofferer and Pattee Viscount Torrington with George Cholmondeley as Vice-Treasurer and Receiver-General. It notes William Chetwynd as Master and Worker of the Mint, bankruptcy of Daniel Nichelson, and a London market summary with rates for South Sea stock and annuities, Exchequer Orders, and lottery tickets.
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London Gazette
Whitehall
Edmund Waller
Max Jefty
Houthold
Pattee Viscount Torrington
George Earl of
Cholmondeley
Kingdom of Ireland
William Chetwynd
South Sea
New South Sea
Bank
Ss India
Ditta
Royal Exchange Assurance
London
India
General Quarterly Meeting of Trustees in London
Notice announces the General Quarterly Meeting of the Trustees at the Office behind the Royal Exchange on January 16 at ten in the morning. Claimants who have sustained losses by fire are asked to file for satisfaction. Constant attendance offered at the London office and Craig's Court Charing Cross for insuring houses goods and merchandise from losses by fire across Great Britain.
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Royal Exchange
London
Craig's Coure
Charing Cross
Great Britain
Melasses Brandy Sale at Sugar-House End of Queen Street
Announcement for sale of melasses brandy near Three Cranes on Queen Street at the Sugar House. Describes melasses as the source for left rum and finest brandy, notes public concern over adulterated spirits and defends neat melasses brandy as purer with simple vinous flavour compared to French imports.
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Queen-Street
France
Unpublished Harleian Trio Noted in Oxford Library Catalog
A fragment from the Fourth Volume of Harleian Miscellany lists two items: The unhappy Marksman detailing the murder of Mr. John Fussell by Mr. George Strangeways, and key passages from the Star Chamber censure of Bastwicke Burton and Prynne in 1637, printed for T. Osborne at Ludgate Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl of Oxford
John Fuffel
George Strange Ways
Star- Chamber
Bastwicke
Burton
Prynne
T. Osborne
Ludgate-street
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The
Hague
Afarflal Baillebois
Naflester
Marshal de Mar II deBots
Elector of Cologne
Marchal Meaillebois
Tam
Port News
Joseph
Anne
Coats
Cromer
Daniel Nichelson
High Close
County of
Cumberland
London Bridge
Great Turk
Mustapha
Martha Taylor
Derbyshire
Royal Society
Kay’s Inn
J. Robinson
Port
Pope
Govasert
Spence
New College
University of Oxford
Piertang
Santuel Bixt
Avemaria
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