Birth Anniversary at Petersburg Court in 18th Century News
Reports from Petersbourg describe the birth anniversary of Princess Elizabeth, daughter of Peter the Great, with court celebrations and expected arrivals of Veldt Marshal Count Munich and Baron de Keyserling. Various European notices follow, including court appointments, military reports, and dispatches from Berlin, Copenhagen, and Warsaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Peter the Great
Princess of
Meckembourg
Munich
Moscow
Baron de Keyserling
Poland
Fai
Nam
Hannibal de Mayrhofen
Count de Tauffkirchen
Veldt
Ingolstadt
Ferdinand of
Bavaria
Warsow
M. Zaluski
Janow
Prague
Vistula
Castelan de Czersks
Lowicz
Peterkow
Marhal
Lauzewa
Crim Tartary
Choczin
Niemirow
Republick
Port News Arrivals and Preparations at Bristol Harbor
Bristol port news lists vessels arriving from Philadelphia Lisbon Virginia Cadiz Newfoundland and Cadiz bound ships preparing to sail. The Elizabeth from Virginia and the Cartret from Cadiz are noted plus the George from Newfoundland and the Jak from Cadiz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Fan
Veger
Brumige
Philadelphia
Seneca
Jones
Lisbon
Weymouth
Elizabeth
Brett
Virginia
Pool
Jak
Buff
Cadiz
George
Pike
Newfoundland
Emperor Demands 12000 Florins From Hamburg Council
Letters from Hambourg report the Emperor requires 12,000 German Florins to clear arrears of the Roman Months from the last war and to fund his Turkish war preparations. Hamburg councils debated the demand and planned to reconvene Burghers for final resolution. A Paris letter adds Baron Starck may return to negotiate a marriage between Holstein Gottorp’s prince and a British princess. The Pope grants a Brief recognizing the Prince of Nassau Siegen as sea and lawful successor.
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Emanuel
Brussels
Turin
Sardinia
Elizabeth Theresa of
Lorain
Marquess de Fontanges
Perigord
Paris
Honett
Warsaw
Poland
Republick
Italy
Tuscany
Bourbon
Prince of Conde
Duke of Bourbon
d’Argenta
Berlin
Potdam
Juliers
Bergues
House of Sultzbach
Prussia
Denmark
Germany
Copenhagen
M. Titley
Great Britain
M. de la Noue
France
M. Chavigny
Edward Trelawney
St. James’s
Jamaica
Edward. Cunningham
Foot Guards
Churchill
Grenadiers
Earl of Balcarras
Deceas
Needham
Eaton Deceas
Aldburgh
Suffolk
Chrysottom Wilkins
John Gregory
Cotanton Council
Billingsgate
Gregory
Bridge
Goodchild
Quilter
Reddington
Rackheath
Heather
Norfolk
Miles Branthwayt
Barlow
Barbados
Martinico
Portugal
St. George
Hanover-Square
Princess-street
St. Asaph
Societies For Reformation of Manners
St. Mary
London
Rochester
Litchfield
Coventry
Bristol
St. David’s
Gerard Conyers
John Salter
Charles Baughs
John Warwick
Johah Wells
Royal Exchange
Ferrer-Lane End
Fleet-street
Newgate
Hambourg
Baron Starck
Holstein-Gottorp
Nassau-Siegen
High Water at London Bridge Noon Reported
A London bridge water rise recorded at 12 46 PM with water levels noted near the bridge area. Officials cautioned boats and advised steady watch for further flooding conditions along the river.
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London Bridge
Also Mentioned on This Page
Petersbourg
Schafhausen
Baden
Cardinal de Fleury
Frey
Sir Charles Wager Arriv
Admiralty Office
Whitehall
William and Mary Yardt
Harwich
King’s Theatre
Hay-Market
Call’d Merope
Theatre-Royal
Drury-Lane
Steeg
Damascus
Fall of
Phaston
Theatre Royal
Covent-Garden
Dovusce Gallantt
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