Peace prospects with Portugal and European troop movements
Last night reports from Holland indicate near-term accommodation between this court and Portugal upon sign of the Preliminary Articles, with mediation by maritime powers. Ministers to negotiate will be sent, while Montijo's departure to England proceeds. In Leghorn, Montemar awaits Spanish warships to move infantry to Tuscany, leaving seven hundred in frontier forts. forage is prepared to aid Spanish cavalry marching through southern France. Modena advises French troops to evacuate Milanese areas for Cremonese quarters. Ginkel informs that Prussian ministers deny violent abductions in Quelderland, and a Nime gen burgher reportedly left by choice. Symptoms described follow a scurvy-like illness with skin eruptions and systemic weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
Marquess de St. Gilles
Louis d’Acunha
Count de Montijo
England
Leghorn
Duke de Montemar
Spain
Tuscany
Genoa
France
Fenara
Modena
Dutchy
Milanese
Mantuan
Cremonese
Hague
M. de Ginkel
Berlin
Quelderland
Nimeghen
Port News Brief from March Deal Shipping
Deal March 8 Dutch ship failed this morning. Squirrel, King’s Ship, Athley Jenkins ordered for Jamaica. Hannan Albion headed for Port Mahon. Thornbury Lidewood for Bristol. Charles Rogers sailed for Leghorn yesterday. Wind W Gravesend Afard 8. Hannah Bennet arrived from New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deal
Squirrel
King
Athley
Jenkins
Jamaica
Hannan
Albion
Port Mahon
Thornbury
Lidewood
Bristol
Charles
Rogers
Leghorn
Gravesend
Hannah
Bennet
New England
Master Brushmaker’s Scurvy Cure Adverts 1735
William Mawtass, a master brushmaker in Bishopsgate Street, attests that a two year affliction described as scurvy caused deep melancholy and bodily eruptions. He credits John Moore, apothecary at Pestle and Mortar, Lawrence Pountney Lane, for sovereign antiscorbutic pills and spirits. The notice lauds the medicines’ curative effects and urges others with similar symptoms to seek relief, dated March 23, 1735.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mawtass
Bishopsgate-treet
Skinners-street
John Moore
Lawrence - Pountney
S- Lane
Bannon-street
Mary
Wilrtram M Mawr
London-Bridge
N.B
Joan Moonef
Evacuation of Tuscany and appointments at Placentia
London reports the general evacuation of Spanish troops from Tuscany next month with artillery and supplies shipped to Spain. Genoa notes orders for embarka tion of cannons from St Peter d’Arena. Royal appointments named Gledhill as Lieutenant-Governor of Placentia Newfoundland and John Morris to captain a company. Marriages deaths and local notices follow, including a Blackwall fire and a drowning boat accident near Limehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leghorn
Tuscany
Spain
Genoa
St. Peter
Arena
George Gledhill
Placentia
Pall Mall
Lambert
Brookstreet
William Redstone
Oundle
Northampton
King-street
Soho
Edward Thumnell
St. John’s College
Cambridge
Trimnell
Winchester
Charles Price
Crown Tavern
Ludgate-Hill
St. Martin’s Ludgate
Farringdon
John Chaplyn
Byard
Long Bow-fring Company
Mr. Andrews
Blackwall
Woolwich
Limehouse Beach
Bankrupts Named in Warwickshire and Wilts Lists
John Hinckley of Coleshill Warwickshire Chandler and Grocer Henry Marsh the Elder and Henry Marsh the Younger of Highworth Wilts Butchers Partners Richard Heely late of Birmingham Warwick Gunsmith and Chapman Edward Stile late of Merton Surrey Maltster Carteret Daufer late of Macclesfield Chester Chapman High Water at London Bridge 15 Minutes after 8 in the Morning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hinckley
Coleshill
Warwick
Chandler and Grocer
Henry Marsh the
Highworth
Wilts
Butchers and Partners
Richard Heely
Birmingham
Gunsmith and Chapman
Edward Stile
Merton
Surrey
Carteret Daufer
Macclesfield
Chester
Chapman
Financial market notes from South Sea stocks and bonds
Yesterday prices for South Sea Stock rose 3 quarters, various South Sea and New South Sea Annuities traded near 105 to 110, Bank and New Bank Circulation quotes around 149 and 61, with premiums in India at 174 and other securities including Royal Exchange Assurance and York Buildings. Other items include Three per Cent Annuities, African and English Copper, South Sea Bonds, Sale Tallies, Mine Adventure Shares and Emperor's Lost bonds with mixed movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Sea
New South Sea
Bank
New Bank
Prem
India
Royal Exchange
London
York
Welch
South Bea
Ditto
Dittro
Mine Adventure
Emperor's
Rem
Notice of Two and One Eighth Percent Dividend
H E Chamberlain of the City of London declares that on Monday March 15 he will begin paying to the Orphans Fund proprietors an extraordinary dividend of two and one eighth percent toward past deficiencies of interest. Payments will continue every Monday and Thursday from ten to one o clock in the Lane noon, holidays excepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of London
H E Chamberlain
City of London
Orphans Fund
Request for Author to reveal identity in two Bath letters
Two dated letters from Bath 1733 and 1535 request the author reveal himself by a set Lord Day. The writers promise gratitude and protection, asserting no harm will come and that the author should prove his friendship by action beyond words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Ron
This Day 13 publishe F Power. A Moral Poem
Printer for Henry Lintoc at the Cross Keys over against St Dunstan's Church in Fleet Street. Price 1s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lintoc
St. Dunstan’s Church
Fleet-Breet
Sail Cloth Export Encouragement in Great Britain
The text lauds a Parliament Act and government bounty to promote sail cloth made in Britain by Samuel Gower in Masters Gardens near Lambeth. It claims British sail cloth surpasses foreign cloth for strength and durability, with no drawback or holes, and cites merchants and shipmasters agreeing it is the best in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Samuel Gower
Master’s Gardens
Lamber Street
Croadman
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Marine Cofee
Sir John T
Sir John Thompson
Red Bull
Dyers Hall
Thamestreet
Seething-Lane
Mr. John Becher
Turn-wheellane
Cannon-street
Hampfon’s
Elay
Major Long
Universal Spectator
Henry Stonecastle
Northumberland
Cuill
J. Pemberton
A.ward
L.symon
J. Clarke
D. Browne
R. Nuct
T. Worrall
T. Adiey
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