News from Europe and Madrid to Naples and Rome
Despatches detail Neapolitan fleet movements and Tsarist gift distributions, with notes on Empress Catherine's rewards to officers after Turkish encounters. Madrid reports English descents near Pasagua, plundering, and coastwise mischief. Rome describes Conclave begins with Cardinal Corchia admitted, and San Marino restored to liberty with exiles banished. Lifany notes Rio de Janeiro fleet arrival and cargoes, including vast gold and diamonds, plus Bay of All Saints riches. Deal port news updates ships in and out, wind conditions, and navigational notes.
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Nepleyew
Munich
Lacy
Romanzow
Biron
Scoffel
Lowendahl
Veitergau
Anne
Anthony- of -Bruwick
Wolffenbuttle
Caraceas
Rome
Corcia
Sacred College
Lolli
San Marino
Lifany
Rio de Janeiro
Bay of All Saints
Sacred College Cardinals 1689 to 1739 List
A London item lists the Sacred College cardinal bishops with names, origins, and Pontiff-era appointments from 1689 through 1739, noting 68 cardinals overall and the country distribution. Extra dispatches report Baron Neuhoff’s arrival in port, Spanish troop movements near Gibraltar, and transport ships loaded with provisions toward Port Mahon, plus various London police and court notices and a Calico Printer’s death dispute.
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Rezzofiico
Stampa
Milan
de Tencin
Corio
Colonna
Sacripanti
Narni
Flemming
Cologne
Baron Neuhoff
Venice
Assur
Gibraltar
Spain
Martha
Elizabeth
Rose
Helen
Port Mahon
East-India Company
Mary Indiaman
Kinsale
Ireland
Great Marlborough Street
Minshull
Richard Minshull
Boulton
Norfolk
Paddington
John Ward
Lord Dudley
Ward
Mavillion
Moreton
Surrey
Gravesend
Billingsgate
Sussex
Anne Smith
Newgate
Col. de Veil
Child
Bignall
Oxenden Street
St. Margaret’s Hill
Southwark
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Peanee
Bolland
Patersburg
Port News. Co
Downs
Arriv
Ansles
Allén
Farnley
Ducker
Lisbon
Adriatop
Seville
Revidence
Stewart
Dublin
Aya Monpa
Leghor
London
Paris
Ottoboni
Ruffo
Albani Camerlingue
Urbino
Picus de la Mirandole
Corradini
Sezza
Altiesi
Jun
Cardinals
de Rohan
d’Acunha
Portuguezes
Lercari
Lambertini
Bologna
Fini
Neapolitan
Colloniz
Statzendorff
de Motta
Portugueze
Gotti
Porzia
Frioul
Caraffa
Accoramboni
Spoleto
Borgheses
Cibo
Maffa-Carrara
Ferserio
Piedmonteze
Marcei
Monte-Pulciano
Bichi
Sienna
Firrau
Gentile
Roman
Guadagi
Florentine
Acquaviva
Riviera
Paffari
Aldobrandini
Cenci
Pieri
Spinelli
Almaida
d’Auvergne
de Lamberg
de Molina
Lyphici
Pole
Delci
Paffionei
Foffonbrono
Onvaagen Sae
Valenti
Ahtieri
Fen
Marini
Genoefe
Alexander Albani
del Giudici
William Brown
Easingwold
York
Robert Williams
St. Giles Without Cripplegate
Richard Waddington
Sandwich
Kent
Merchant and Chapman
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