War News and Couriers Span Hanover to Turin
Reports from Hanover, Vienna, Dresden, Nuremberg and Turin describe ongoing wars in Hanover and Silesia. Dispatches from Paris to Presbourg signal a major private negotiation. The Venus brings Vernon news of Carthagena siege, while Turin chronicles the Queen of Sardinia’s delivery of a prince and the court’s celebrations.
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Herenhausen
Prufia
Prussia
Ligoniere
Vienna
Paris
Presbourg
Dresden
Ilten
Great Britain
Hanover
Nuremberg
Silesia
Wartha
Neifs
Baron Roth
Schaffhausen
Coire
France
Grisons
Travers
Nantes
Loire
St. Domingo
Vernon
Carthagena
Athir
St. Lazara
Salamandra
Castle of
Port News From July 3 4 Ships Arrive In Philadelphia
Deal July 3 Remain his Majestys Ships St Albans and Lark with the Lydia Allen from Rotterdam for Philadelphia Wind NE July 4 Arrived the Gould Tickner from Maryland Remain his Majestys Ships St Albans Lark and Over Sleep with the St Andrew Teaman and the Lydia Ailen both for Philadelphia Wind ow Lhe Nesbit Mackey arrives in Portland Road from Jamaica.
English War Demands Genoa Satisfaction in London
From Paris to La Main dated July 12 reports a Genoese courier sent to London by the Senate to seek redress for an English warship’s seizure of a Genoese tartan. News notes Admiral Vernon’s fleet returning to Jamaica after failed siege of Carigena, with many sick aboard.
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London
Paris -La-Main
Genoa
Senate
Cariiagena
Vernon
Jamaica
Tragedy and Trials From the Old Bailey News
Last week John Grimes of Dowgate Ward was found hanged in his room, a suspected despair. A fire at Mr. Thomas Cotton's house in St John’s Street was quickly stopped by firefighters. Prisoners were tried at the Old Bailey with two capitally convicted, others transported or given sentences. Various legal notices follow, including sentences and admissions, plus cargo imports and exports, and official appointments to New York and New Hampshire governorships.
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Thomas Watton
Berwick Upon Tweed
Marines
Regiment of Foot
Scots Guards
Hyde Park
Lord Dunmors
Henshaw Thornycroft
Thornycroft
Cheshire
Esg
Marsden
Manchester
Twickenham
Middlesex
Shudall
Futuce Lee
John Grimes
Beadle
Dowgate Ward
Thomas Cotton
Earl of Warwick
St. John’s Street
Danac
Richard Edes
Join Rogers
Onn Scott
Katherine Lineham
A . James
Hail
Penny
Clemen
Lnn
Rosemary Lane
Jonathan Madcroft
Newgate
Justice Poulson
BeJiorashire
Turky
Streights
Dantzick
Calais
Dunkirk
Virginia
Guernsey
London
Whitehall
George Citneon
Eig
New York
America
Benning Wentworth
Province of
New Hampshire
Also Mentioned on This Page
Turin
Sardinia
Will
Chablais
London Bridge
Bank
India
Rsa
Toreeper
Royal Exchange Affirance
London Ditto
Rss
Mine Adventurers
Miercr
Cenc
East India
John Waite
David Legeon
Gerawy
Aly m Filay
Leghorn Argall
Samusll Torin
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