Siege talk and camp life near Menin and Ypres
Describes encampments of French and Swiss guards around the king's quarters and fortifications at Menin and Ypres. Reports on trench work, 600 gabions per battalion, pay raises, rice rations, and removal of Austrian emblems. Mentions Spanish Netherlands actions, troop movements, and famine relief measures. Includes note on Count de Saxe moving toward Oudénard and planned bombardment at key batteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke de Chartres
House of Austria
Courtray
Warneton
Menin
Count de Clermont
M.ceberet
Ypres
Commines
Lille
Werwick
Count Waffenaer
States-General
Hague
States-Generals
Lisle
Boyau
Lofs
Piedmont
Count de la Motte-houdancourt
Count de Saxe
Oudénard
Deynie
Ghent
Fire destroys Bulkeley house in Digg Street
Ireland Dublin May 29 report a dreadful fire Saturday night in Mrs Bulkeley’s house Digg Street consuming the two adjoining houses. A son aged about eleven perished. The fire blamed on a maid servant who left a candle alight. Early Sunday Sir Richard Mead Bart MP for Kinsale died after a short illness. A royal man of war and three others expected to ensure trade security. The Dolphin from Belfast to Philadelphia with 150 passengers was captured by the French and taken to Brest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Dublin
Richard Mead
Bart
Kinsale
Dolphin
John Stewart
Belfast
Philadelphia
Brett
Deaths in Scotland Lady Carnagie and Mrs Skinner
May 28 report from Edinburgh records the death of Lady Christian Carnagie Dowager of Montrose a respected figure daughter of Northerk and mother to the Duke of Montrose. Also noted is Mrs Skinner wife of merchant James Skinner of Montrose maid of honour to the Princess Royal. A British packet ship incident follows with captures by a French privateer and a later prize taken by the Diamond Galley bound for Leghorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Edinburgh
Christian Carnagie
Montrose
Northerk
Duke of Montrose
Skinner
James Skinner
How’s
Princess Royal of
Great Britain
Prince of Orange
London
William and John of Irvine
R. M.leith
Virginia
Dunifress
Granville
Cape Briton
D. Goley
Leghorn
Lisbon
Privateers and prize captures off the coast in June
Brisol reports Captain Cornish’s privateer chased a second prize near Cleven where a large ox and three others swam from the New Passage. The oxen were bought for the King's use by a purveyor to the Visualling Office. Three may have drowned as they swam miles down the Channel. Vernon Privateer moves to Kingroad. preparations underway at Wapping for several new vessels and frigates as merchants push to harass the French. More cruisers expected this era. two-thirds more than last war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisol
Cornish
Theore She
Cleven
Chace
Wales
Lee
Kingroad
Aires
Wapping
Jamaica
Kin sale takes French warship after bloody engagement
Advice reports His Majestys Ship the Kin sale captured a 40 gun French Man of War in a bloody engagement Aldborough also captured a 20 gun French Privateer and towed her to Falmouth The Difpach Privateer has seized a French Smuggler A death notice for Michael White eminent Wine Merchant of Prince Street and a Quaker death at Castle-Steed noted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinsale
Aldborough
Falmouth
Difpach
Fuesday
Prince-Street
Michael White
Castle-Steed
Port News Deal Fune 3
This morning the Greyhounds Privateer sailed westward toward Madeira and St. Kitts. The Dolphin under Spiller and the Cork Packet under Richards arrived at Bristol from Jamaica and Cork respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port News
Deal
Fune
Weldon
Madeira
St. Kitt’s
Dolphin
Spiller
Jamaica
Richards
Cork
Bristol
Loyalist Gibaltar Purveyor and City Notices
Last Saturday George Philipson was appointed Purveyor of His Majesty's Stores for Gibraltar in place of the deceased Lancelot Kilbourn. A ward election in Cornhill Ward chose Francis Cokayne Esquire over a deceased opponent. Other items report marriages, deaths, a pawnshop robbery, a forged will, maritime captures by the French, and Admiralty court condemnations. A dispatch from Necker Ulm notes Prince Charles of Lorraine with 76,000 troops plus 20,000 irregulars, including Croats and Hussars, and describes their encampment and appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon Dow
George Philipson
Gibraltar
Lancelot Kilbourn
Deceas
St. Michael’s Church
Cornhill
John Salter
Francis Cokayne
Esg
Bishopsgate-Street
Chester
Christopher Leigh
High Leigh
Cheshire
Sydbotham
Litchield
Tarvin
Ormskirk
Lancashire
Alexander Copthall
Earl of
Richard Ketchlove
Red Lyon Inn
Hounslow
Werks
Great Matlow
Buckinghamshire
Abraham Spencer
Bermondsey Street
Southwark
James Gulliland
Thomas de Veil
Clerkenwell Bridewell
James M‘donnah
Strafford
Elizabeth
Lee
Carolina
London
Port Louis
Holloran
Limerick
Barbadoes
Davis
Stiga
Jamaica
Nantz
Legunea
Guiney
Court of Admiralty
Henry Penrice
Anglesea
Brett
Hiailbicon
Funet
Prince Charles of Lorrain
Necker-Ulm
Kiterhafi
Rhes
Also Mentioned on This Page
d’Harcourt
Tournay
Bayle
Farle
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