Fortified Wybourg in Finland and Russian troop moves
Petersburg reports a strong Finnish fortress defense with 18 000 bombs and a led by Lieutenant General Hen nin. Empress appoints Knees Ticherbatow as minister plenipotentiary to Britain. News covers Swedish-Russian hostilities, troop deployments from the Ukrain to Finland, and unconfirmed Turkish engagements near Ratscha. Notes from Warsaw and Kiev discuss imperial military postures and diplomatic shifts with Constantinople.
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Wybourg
Finland
M. Hennin
Ticherbatow
London
Danizick
Fane
Peters
Bousg
Rufsia
Lacyhall
Sweden
Munich
Petersbourg
Garsifonts
Vienna
Ratscha
Poland
Translvania
Lobkowitz
M. Lanzinski
Baron de Brackel
Constantinople
Peterwarad
Warsaw
Ukrain
Horse Racing Dates and Purses at Norwich Meet
Norwich June racing notes describe daily events from Monday to Thursday with multiple purses and horse names including Spor, Thunderbolt, Infan, Fanny, Smiling Kate, Try Me, Carpenter, Old-Fox-Hunter, Jolly Farmer, Small Hopes, Chef, and St lero. Volunteers in the city and an epitaph for Margaret Scott near Dalkeith are also mentioned.
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Norwich
Fune
Sir Michael Newton
Spor
Yallop
Tuthill
Hutefon
Boys Harcourt
Langham
St Lero
Matkall
Bristol
Margaret Scott
Dalkeith
Newgastle
Port Views and Portside Movements at Gravesend
In port at Gravesend on June 17 the Downs remain under His Majesty's ships with the Elizabeth Pain and the Hadjee Eirael bound for Gibraltar. The Augustus Cesar Hampton sails East. Elizabeth Campbell returns Jamaica, Katherine Brown Cádiz, Betty Friend Malaga, Boston Pick Dun Amsterdam. Winds southerly. Vessels pass Carthagena Goatley from St Malo and Philip Boyerman from Bremen among others.
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Deal
Downs
Elizabeth
Pain
Hadjee
Eirael
Gibraltar
Augustus Cesar
Hampton
Campbell
Jamaica
Katherine
Brown
Cadiz
Betty
Friend
Malaga
Boston Pick
Dun
Amsterdam
S. W. Oo
Gravesend
Carthagena
Goatley
St. Malo
Philip
Boyerman
Bremen
Hope
Nelson
Norway
Eagle
Raven
Stockholm
Evans
London Letters Reveal European Naval Moves and Trade Debates
Reports from Leghorn note troops ready to embark at Alicante Barcelona and Cadiz for Italy with elaborate diplomacy in progress. Britain threatens to revoke the Asiento Negro Trade privilege, seize Spanish-Norteña assets in Mexico, and press repayment as minister Keene awaits London directions. Admiralty names Capt. William Smith to the Lion and Bankley to the Chatham as ships prepare.
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London
Leghota
Spain
Alicant
Barcelona
Cadiz
Italy
Cossica
Genoa
France
Syain
Aufe
Bourbon
England
Keene
Great Britain
South-Sea Company
Mexico
de ‘Villarian
Mediterranean
Count de la Marck
America
Paris
Board of Admiralty
William Smith
The
Lion
Hilderfly
Mr. Bankley
Chatham
West Indies
Watermens Company
Town News and Ledger Notes From London Markets and Courts
A roll of local incidents includes warrants ordered for sea service recruitment, a merchant Bartholomew y buried at St George Botolph Lane, Mrs Groom of Jamé Lane noted, and the Onslow purser delivering news from Bombay after Angria’s pirates. Also reported are suicide verdicts in Southwark, a Kingston Surrey land tax meeting choosing Jamies as clerk, and stock and commodity updates with London prices and bank figures.
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Sea Service
His Majesty’s Service
St. ‘Thorbis'’s Hospital
Southwark
Bartholomewy
Thomas Marriott
Eigg
Kinston
Surrey
Jamies
Hucks
Commission of the Peace
Nath
Anglesea
Sudholm
Angria
Goa
Boui
Mason
Dunkirk
Holland
Lisbon
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Petersburg
Scotland
Stuart
London Bridge
South Sea
South Sear
Bank
Prem
Lidia
Royal’ Ex Assusrance
London Dicto
India
Mine Adventure
Guildhall
Fam
Thomas. Burbage
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