04 Feb 1741
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Newspaper
Daily Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 04, 1741
Page
1
Letters from Constantinople warn of Grand Signor actions against Ruffians and the Ottoman fleet, while Rome discusses troop movements for Tuscany and Naples. Paris and Stockholm report diplomacy and potential new alliances, with Prussia and Saxony amid shifting plans and Imperial concerns.
In a Southwark pamphlet from February 1740 readers are urged to judge election candidates by integrity and practical virtue. The author attacks a derogatory parody and defends honest candor, urging electors to value character, experience, prudence, and independence over mere eloquence or wealth.
PORT NEWS reports sailing movements with ships like the Many Gregory and the John Burne bound for the River and Ostend from Dover and Deal on Feb 2 and Feb 7. Other entries note Downs winds, and arrivals such as the Crown from Maryland the Sarah from London.
A Venetian letter notes European fears as Turkish movements gather in Dalmatia Albania and Delmasia. It reports 1000 Turkish troops ready quarters while others assemble near Trebegna Molar and Dubigny ready for a cruise. The Senate seeks to preserve Italian equilibrium and dispatches orders and a messenger to Constantinople amid talk of a treaty with Spain. The king plans to move forces to Styria and Reverbourg as 34200 troops prepare for next month.
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