20 Mar 1744
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Newspaper
Daily Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 20, 1744
Page
1
Afterday arrival of the mail from Hollag is noted in this brief item. The fragment mentions postal delivery and a daily pot, with unclear abbreviations indicating routine communication. A historical newspaper card teases a local mail event without further context.
March reports from Dantzick and Viera describe a deteriorating feud between Prince Radzivil and Count Tarlo as Radzivil seizes Sobieski estates with Lithuanian troops and prepares to besiege Zioceno. Separately, Prussia plans neutrality while Prague and Olmutz garrisons hold. Flood losses in Wanube surge to millions, with hundreds drowned. Genoa notes English and Spanish naval movements near Toulon and Alicant, while Paris lists regiments marching to Nomandy. Obituaries and market notices close the column with stock and bonds quotes.
Port news notes His Majesty's ships the Dreadnought, Jersey, Dover, and Sapphire preparing to sail north. Sir John Norris and other royal vessels remain. Arrivals at Falmouth include the Pretty Patfey from St Kitts and the Good Success from Lisbon. Off Lewes the Lucy and others bound for Jamaica. The Penelope from Virginia to London puts into Antigua.
London reports that Dutch troops will be ordered to Black Heath for a royal review before being sent to Essex Suffolk and Norfolk to guard courts. Last Friday the Lords of the Admiralty appointed Mr Wilkinson Paymaster of the Ford at Chatham in place of the late Mr Slade.
Notice is given that the Quarterly Meeting of the Trustees will be held at their Office behind the Royal Exchange, London, on Monday the 6th of April at ten in the forenoon. All persons with losses sustained by fire are urged to file claims for satisfaction. Constant attendance is offered at their London office and at Craig Court, Charing-Croft, for insuring houses, goods, and merchandise from fire loss throughout Great Britain.
Residents connected with the cargo on board the Neptun under Captain Toomas Browne and the ships from Leghorn are ordered to lay their papers before the Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs for examination. Immediate notice is given to those concerned with the cargoes of The Earl of Gainsborough, Captain Samuel Cary, the Charming Molly under Captain Cary, Henry Kelly, and the Nancy under Captain Possible.
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