Mail from France and European military moves concise
Petersbourg is told of 3000 land forces embarked at Cronstadt for Wybourg under Lieutenant General Steffeln. Quarters prepare at Riga for 15000 men from Ukraine. Hungary's Privileges, co regency with the Queen, and Croatia’s demands dominate Vienna reports. Paris notes grand councils at Versailles and upcoming news from the Peponay ship. London awaits the English fleet report from America. Durham races feature Bay Horse Momus and Kouli Kan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cronstadt
Wybourg
Steffeln
Conjun
Ion
M. Fermer
Riga
Livonia
M. de Nolcken
Sweden
Stockholm
Duke of
Temeswar
Hungary
Transilvania
Croatia
Suria
Saxe-Hildbourghausen
Paris
Versailles
France
Chevalier de Pepinay
America
English Captain's Escape From Spanish Prisoner Narrative
A passenger from Havre de Grace, Capt. Ray of Cork, recounts Spaniards stripped 70 Englishmen in Lugo of Portugal, kept on a dungeon floor with bread and water, 28 men entering ships to stave off starvation, then escape via Irish officers and French voyage to Havre de Grace, landed near Yarmouth a month ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Whitby
Havre-de-Grace
Ray
Cork
Ireland
Cape Finister
Jaft
Lugo
Ferrol
Portugal
Yarmont
PORT NEWS PORTS AND SHIP ARRIVALS OF JULY AND AUGUST
Plymouth and Deal report Royal Navy ships on cruises and transports sailing for Jamaica Barbadoes Virginia and Barbados. Arrivals include the Sapphire Endeavour Maynard Lark Biddiford Diligence Friends Goodwill and others from Boston Leghorn Virginia Stockholm Petersbourg Dieppe Barbadoes and Barbadoes ports. Others at Antigua Philadelphia and Gibraltar note ships from St Kitts Waterford and on to Boston and Philadelphia.
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Plymouth
Fuly
Jenny
Eliza
Arnaud
Lisbon
Bedford
Kempsey
London
Jamaica
Rupert
Deal
Saphire
Endeavour
Newton
Barbadoes
Prince of Wales
Mallard
Virginia
Artiv
Maynard
Reynolds
His
Lark
Biddiford
S.W. Dover
Arriv
Berry
Belcher
Betty Gally
Smith
Boston
Lyters
Hayden
Leghorn
Diligence
Rose
Carolina
This Place
Friends Goodwill
Liverpool
James
Sherlock
St. Kitt’s
Blackamore
Reid
Lancaster
Anié
Betty
Bond
Antigua
Collinson
Gibraltar
Dispatch
Breading
Lonon
France to send 35000 men into Bavaria with Belle-Isle in command
London reports from the Paris A lamain that France plans a 35,000 strong force into Bavaria beginning mid next month under Marshal de Belle-Isle. Guards are recalled for a review by Sir Charles Wills. Lisbon mail notes a French prize ship from Vera Cruz near Faro before British squadron alert. Carolina dispatches May middle news, and a Spanish privateer incident at Cape Fear is recorded. Royal dispensations grant church livings to Jeremiah Seed and William Hartopp with associated rectories and vicarages.
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Paris
N.S
France
Bavaria
N. S
Marshial de
Foot Guards
Charles Wills
Lisbon
Vera Cruz
Faro
Haddock
M‘cawly
South Carolina
Polly
Henry
London
Carolina
Charles Town
Cape-Fear
Jeremiah Seed
Kendall
Oakley
Southampton
Winchester
Enham
William Hartopp
Overton
Leicester
Lincoln
Dalby Parva
Theald
Election results and crimes in 18th century London notes
Report details an election for an organist at Christ Church Spitalfields with results: Mr. D. Santhanes five votes, Mr. Worgan junior forty eight, Mr. Markham. Also news of Joyce Davis alias Brooks being committed to Newgate for street robbery and past offenses, plus Mary White alias Shays alias Ryan for theft. Trade shipments listed from Dunkirk, Holland, New England, and West Indies, with London Bridge high water time recorded.
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Christ-Church
Spittle-fields
D. Santhanes
Worgan
Markham
Joyce Davis
Brooks
Newgate
Alterman Westley
Thomas Fifer
Baker
Dunkirk
Holland
New-England
West Indies
Also Mentioned on This Page
Yeterday Arriv
Durham
William Robinson
Momus
Sam
Willeforce Reed
Ephraim Selby
Kouli-Kan
Mr. John Croft
Finglepot
Country News
Port News
Philadelphia
Mary
Merry
Waterford
Mercury
Odiorn
London Bridge
South Sea
Hank Cqz
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
London Dittori
Nglish
Prem
City
Liberty
Westminster
Vernon
Charles Edwin
Crown and Anchor
Strand
Bank
John Watte
Bank of England
John Waite
Laav
David Legros
William Winch
Deceas
Fleece
Cornhill
Paul’s Court
Wood
James Hopkins
Lombard-Street
Marcus Tullius Cicero
R. Franklin
Ruffel-street
Covent-Garden
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