Baltic and Rhine tension flare in 1740 dispatches
A long dispatch chronicles movements from Dalmatia, Corfu, and adjacent islands. It notes a proposed 30000 strong observation force in the Veronese region under Prussia, shifting regency power to Protestants, and large royal revenues sent to Vienna. Reports from Berlin Frankfurt Mannheim Munich describe troop and diplomatic activity with France, Bavaria, and Austria, plus seizures of seamen in harbor.
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Roops
Dalmatia
Corfu
Republick
Are
Prussia
Pofts
Hungary
Vienna
Péussia
Berlin
Silesia
Francfort
Fan
Manheim
Paris
France
Germersheim
P.S
Fortinwii
Rhine
Geiss Munich
Manuels de Mirepoix
Bavaria
House of Austria
M. de Mirepoix
Barbarous Aberdeen Murder Reported in Edinburgh
Tuesday last a barbarous murder occurred in Aberdeen. A young man of the native Smith race was called from his father's house at twilight and found brutally butchered the next morning. Diligent search has been unable to identify the villains.
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Edinburgh
Aberdeen
Smith
Ireland News: Barrels of Corn and Privateer Tales
In Ireland, the High Sheriff lists 5800 barrels of corn in town with substantial county subscriptions for the poor. Captain Andrew Stewart writes from Dublin about serving as a privateer captain on the Revenge Snow, detailing battles with two Spanish privateers, heavy losses, and his recovery aboard the Burford under Admiral Vesrion.
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Ireland
Weseford
Dublin
Andrew Stewart
London
His
Murder at Sea: Goodyer brothers news from Ruby
Bristol, Tuesday report details a brutal murder aboard the Ruby Man of War anchored at King Road. Sir John Dinely Goodyer and his brother are attacked while being taken aboard a boat, with Mahony and crew implicated. The captain and four marines aided the crime, later captured and sent to Newgate after a coroner’s inquiry finds wilful murder.
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Bristol
Fan
Samel Goodyer
Anchor In
King-Road
John Dinely Goodyer
Charleton
Evesham
Worcestershire
Edw. Goodyer
John
College Green
Fon
Ruby
Mart. Mahony
Failria
Charles White
Blocc
Choak
Newgate
Guy
Mahony
Papitt
Church of
Deaths and Thefts At Newgate Prison Wardrobe Event
Yesterday evening Newgate guards uncovered a captain's coat with five new cutlasses and two razors. Further searches found three razors in pockets. The motive remains unclear. On Saturday, Dr. French died, a noted physician and the King’s physician to the Spanair prisoners. Endeavour Ansley near Mahone. Fane Richmond overfer at Famouth.
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Newgate
French
Ansley
Mahone
Richmond
Famouth
Port News Log Details Arrivals and Departures
The column lists numerous ships arriving at and sailing from Lifson, Dartmouth, Portsmouth, and nearby ports. It records arrivals such as Success, Cortét, Mary, and Endeavour from various origins, along with sailings to Hamburgh and Amsterdam. It notes incidents at sea, including a near-loss at the South Pier Head of the Trane, Richmond, and cargo salvages, with multiple vessels from Boston, Maryland, Virginia, Barbadoes, and Jamaica.
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Port News
Faimouth
Fan
Arriv
His
Cortét
Thompson
Lifson
Ottend
Dartmouth
Confort
Freucher
Yesterda
Mary
Wailey
Lifton
John
Robet
Plymouth
Hound
Portsmouth
Johnson
Boo
Hamburgh
Cowes
Porumouth
Endeavour
Larkins
Brunswick
Macrow
South Carolina
Amsterdanmy
Anne
Ahier
Betton
New England
London
Spithead
Cape
Campbell
Pool
Tito
Durel
Pike
Lisbon
Dover
Richmond
Bristol
Rotterdam
Gray
Hunter
Haynes
Jamaica
Lizard
Deal
Downs
Scarborough
Naylor
Nevis
Aden
Agnes
Barbadoes
New Enstend
Gravesend
Fane
Charles
Durell
Carolina
Williams
Harrison
Maryland
Ile Townshend
Weare
Tyger
Bats
Sitters
Fowler
Addion
Bootle
Fashon
Valentine
Hamilton
Attica
Thames
Merchant
Turky
Regency dispatches and legal circuits noted in London letters
Letters from Leghorn describe dispatches to Madrid regarding motions of Spanish and Neapolitan troops. Parma reports four regiments of horse marching to Tuscany. In London Westminster the Lent Assizes circuits are named with judges for Northern Norfolk and Western districts, amid mentions of measures affecting coastal and regional stores.
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London
Leghorn Fry
Parma
Tuscany
King’s Bench
Ome
Lee
Juttice Chappell
Northern
Juttice Wailes
Baron Carter
Norfolk
Baron Probyn My
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Burford
Taht
New Ross
Wexford
William Wellman
His Majesty
Country News
Midland Circuit
Justice Ortescuea Land
Justige Parker
Justice Formative
Justice Wright
Baron Reynolds
Baron Abney
Aval
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