01 May 1739
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Newspaper
Daily Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 01, 1739
Page
1
A correspondent warns that public lotteries threaten trade and household welfare. He details a proposed 325,000 prize scheme with 65,000 tickets at one pound each, arguing fixed prizes favor unscrupulous buyers and risk bankrupting industrious families. He urges Parliament to scrutinize the plan and prevent mis.
An archived report from Holland notes Cham of the Tartars pressed for peace with the Chetitian powers during his stay, urging Asaphi to yield. He warned a new Ruffian invasion could not be repelled and proposed defending the peninsula instead. The Divan decided to deploy naval force to the Black Sea and provision the Grim. A later line mentions Colint Bonneval reportedly drowning, pending confirmation.
The report lists multiple ships arriving at various ports including Guernsey, Lisbon, and Oporto with origins such as Maryland Jersey and Guernsey. A French war is at anchor near the Goneeun Wind and S. W. 255. The date April 28 is mentioned with ships like Molly and Mountain reported.
From Madrid and Stockholm come letters noting three parties in Stockholm known as the Hits the Night Caps and the Travelling Caps. They report on openip the Conferences with Catholic plenipotentiaries and reveal no clear meaning behind the nicknames. The Grand Vizier was said to favor the Grand Signor but enemies seized the moment when he was away.
Fragmentary report from Vienna references a Guana alliance through Signor and a late Giaddd Vidte, with worrisome hints of political intrigue and shifting loyalties. The note mentions Tempier and a master’s rise in power, plus distant moves by the King of Spain and Parma, amid naval dispatches and appointments in Suffolk and Pembroke.
A damaged OCR recounts a Bath town hall event with royal insignia on medals and banners. It mentions a public roast of the royal family’s likeness and a reward of 100 for a man linked to a government notice. The text references the corporation, a town hall ceremony, and an arrest in Guineas context.
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