England and Holland trade warinsults in Dutch jealousy
A reader criticizes a Hague letter claiming Britain profits from war with Spain at Dutch expense. It argues the Dutch owe their rise to English aid and friendship, denies encroachment, and defends Britain’s influence on Holland’s prosperity, urging readers to see English support as foundational.
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England
Spain
Holland
Hague Leter
Hgs
Hague
Republick
Great Briain
Downs winds and ships fail on Thames voyage
In Gravesend on July 9 a fleet including the Elizabeth Bede, Minny Eves, Mercury Glyde, and others set sail for Holland and Turkey but encountered strong winds and were forced to fail. The Margaret Myre Susannah aid Sarah Belfour and the Duke of Bologna, all from Hamburg, passed by.
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ORF News
Deal
Fuly
Downs
Elizabeth
Bede
Philadelphia
Minny
Eves
Holland
Mercury
Glyde
Pet
Thames
Archant
Turky
Naval action and Gibraltar siege reports from Portsmouth
From Portsmouth we learn that on Tuesday afternoon the Victory and a large fleet including the Princess Caroline and several 80 gun ships joined in St Helen's Road with other ships and prepared to anchor with the wind southeast. Admirals Norris Balchen and Ogle are coordinating ships off Plymouth for further action. Letters claim the Spaniards began the siege of Gibraltar on June 17 with reinforcement of 10,000 men expected. the garrison is in good condition and the English fleet remains in the Mediterranean. The Drake Sloop is repaired and ready for immediate service, and ordnance transport to the West Indies is underway. Reports from Carolina confirm Spanish forces surrounding Fort St. Augustine and thwarting General Oglethorpe. The Pilgrim, a Spanish iron-laden ship seized off the Ixifa coast, reaches Hermitage for salvage. Tuesday also saw the wedding of Thomas Chadwick of Manchester to Miss Hill at the Angel and Crown Tavern.
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London
Portsmouth
John Norris
Caroline
Cavendish
Cambridge
Shrewsbury
Chichester
Torbay
Boyne
Kent
Lenox
Orford
Suffolk
St. Hellen’s Road
Augusta
Chaloner Ogle
Elizabeth
Risce
Orange
Spain
Mediterranean
Deptford
Perfelly
Cathcart
Carolina
St. Augustine
Oglethorp
Thomas Chadwick
Chadwick
Manchester
Catenton Street
Miss Hill
Hill
Angel and Crown
Obituaries and London Crime Roundup in One Aged Ledger
Yesterday Morning died in an advanced age at Knightsbridge Mrs Blacker Relict of Blacket of Kellam in Notting hamshire. A butcher's dog attacked a customer in Whitechapel Market tearing calf. another was served similarly and surgeon paid. Yesterday 31 prisoners tried at the Old Bailey. two capital convictions for murder and theft. nineteen transported. ten acquitted. Soldiers tied for mutton theft near Hounslow Camp acquitted. Mary Lutwich held for bigamy acquitted. George White committed for highway robbery on Mr Martin between Old Ford and Bethnal Green. High water at London Bridge shortly after 1 pm.
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Knightsbridge
Blacker
Blacket
Kellam
Nottingham
Whitechapel
Samuel Badham
Susannah Breamer
Justice Seiman
Rodbery
William Martin
Oldford
Bethnal Green
Fragmentary 18th Century Market Notation Item
Readable fragments show prices and bids for South Sea Annuities and bank issues with numerous figures. Several items list for opening, with entries for Bank Circulation Premium and various per cent rates. The text resembles a compiled financial column of bids and shares from a London market page.
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Bank
Royal Exchange Assurance
London
Digia
Mine Adventure
Notice of Dividend Payment at Sun Fire Office
Announcement dated July 9 1740 states a dividend will be paid to proprietors of Sun Fire Office on Thursday the 24th between eleven and two and on every Thursday thereafter during the stated hours at the office.
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