Algerine Troops Prepare Move Toward Tunis and Baltic Rumors
From Leghorn and Stockholm to Vienna and London the era’s war chatter centers on Algerine forces marching toward Tunis to restore the Bey and join him after fortifications are strengthened. News from Corsica signals French troops ready for field, while political shifts in Stockholm and Berlin foretell campaign plans. Obituaries, court cases, and market data pepper the page as Britain reports storms wrecking ships and a surge of financial quotes.
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Tunis
Constantina
Corsica
Pisa
Stockholm
Caffel
Ebates
East-India Company
Fienna
Paffau
Hungary
Bannat of
Temeswar
Servia
Count Wallis
Ruflig
Germany
Port News Reflects Ship Arrivals and Voyages
March 19 report from Deal lists the Hannah Storey sailing for Carolina, Vine Mathews for Barbary, Boulton Topsham, Prince Hope Hartley for Cork, Nazareth Tobin for Cadiz, Fame Gray for Maryland, and William and Anne Johnson from Bristol for Hull. Also noted are arrivals Rysbrack Dornford from Oporto and several ships passing Gravesend including Jane and Draper from Belfast, Duke of Kingston from Bologna, Willing Mind from Diep, Britannia from Rotterdam, and Mary from Gixolina and Ireland. Wind east by northeast.
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Port News
Deal
Hannah
Storey
Carolina
Iail
Vine
Mathews
Barbary
Boulton
Topsham
Che
Prince Hope
Hartley
Cork
Nazareth
Tobin
Cadiz
Fame
Gray
Maryland
William and Anne
Jobson
Bristol
Hull
Dover
Arriv
Rysbrack
Dornford
Oporto
Gravesend
Jane
Draper
Hamilton
Belfast
Duke of Kingston
Merrington
Bologne 5
Willing
Mind
Rouse
Diep
Britannia
Howletton
Rotterdam
Mary
Roberts
Coe
Gixolina
Iréland
Letters from Abroad Hint at Public Debt Plan in London
London letters report the Catholick Court toying with a new scheme to borrow public money, already amassing two million crowns, with talk of larger sums. There is gossip that the King of Spain may buy new dominions at Pasina and Placencia. Constantinople letters via Vienna claim Colitti Bentietal may gain favour soon. Peter from Pretbourg notes Empress’s care for Polish tranquility and hints at a future withdrawal of support.
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Madsid Ciy
Fill
Sain
de Pasina
Placentia
Connstantinople
Vienna
Colitt Béntietal
Wei
Peter
Preteyourg
Poles
South Sea Company Announces Transfer Books Closure
The Court of Directors of the South Sea Company inform that the transfer books of the Old South Sea Annuities will close on Thursday the 22nd Instant at four o'clock in the afternoon to prepare warrants for the half year's interest due at Lady Day. Proprietors will receive payments on Thursday the 26th of April. Books reopen on Thursday the 3rd of May.
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South-Sea-Foute
London
Pe Court of Directors
South.Sea Company
Marine Coffee
Burchin-Lane
Royal Exchange
South Sea Company
Coal Harbour
John
Swithin
Joan Barnes
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France
Holland
Leghorn
Reptlick
Baron de Keyzerling
Warsaw
Obr
de Grumbkow
Prussia
Brandenbourg
Russia
Poland
Ruchstadt
Lubats
Anglesea
Wales
Thursiay
Barnhill
Beaumaris
Viscount Bulkeley
Kingdom of Ireland
Camberwell
Abraham Dupre
St. Thomas’s
Guildhall
William Thomson
Thomas Hickman
Edward
Commissioners of Excise
Lemon
Wall
Spittlefields
William Harold
Fame House
Farmer
Kingston
Surrey
Southwark
Montross
Scotland
Linnen
Sc. Kitt
Ireland
Flanders
Middleton
Smith
Liverpool
Guernsey
Yerith
Mocksham
Canariés
Calais
Stevenson
Norfolk
Whitehaven
Merriton
Bologne
London Bridge
South Sea
Newhalf
Bank
India
Assurance
London Ditta
Adventure
Jame Peror
Prem
Marine
Birchin-Lane
A&a
Corporation
Congreve
J. Roberts
Oxford Arms
Warwick
Lane
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