Births Deaths and a Seaport Ledger of May News
Naples reports city magistrates reserving a 500,000 Ducats free gift to the king and suppressing Timpofts amid concerns of seditious reports. In Silesia, May 10, Moravia marching troops and garrison details accompany deaths of notable courtiers. Dispatches note a Spanish sea incident, a Cadiz court case over cargo, lightning at Grantfield Castle, and theatre notices. market and ship news close the column.
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Infanta
Holy See
St. Johm
Laterap
Hungary
Baroniai
Schweidnitz
Ohlau
England
Spain
Genoefé
Cadiz
Grantfield Castle
Aberdeen
Shire
Holden
Theatre Royal
Drury Lane
Port News from Dartmouth and Nearby Ports May 17 May 19
Shipping news lists arrivals and departures at Dartmouth Pool Deal Grapesend and other ports. Vessels from Maryland London Lisbon Guernsey Oporto Genoa Montferrat Jamaica Colchester Yarmouth Cork Portsmouth Dartmouth pass by and sail for various destinations. His Majesty's Ships attend as per late orders with several named craft and captains.
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Dartmouth
Arrivd
Union
Maryland
Goodfellow
Sanders
London
Leghorn
Cowes
Arriv
Alicant
Scott
Willey
Staples
Carolina
Spithead
Dunkirk
Boling
St. John
Friend
Portsmouth
Cork
Jamaica
Pool
Bowden
Hopewell
Row
Colchester
Sarah
Reches
Newfoundland
Whatley
Bowen
Lisbon
Yarmouth
Endeavour
Gould
Guernsey
John
Bersey
Jones
Godfrey
Melvill
Kilsworth
Hugh
Lifton
Neptung
Knowler
Oporto
George
Mary
Moid
Genoa
Grapesend
Rupert
Matthew
Ronfee
Joséph
Dray
Amsterdam
Henry
West
Montferrat
Dauphin Bleeding After Headache in Paris Report
London crowd reports the Dauphin was unwell with head pain and was bled in the evening. By May 25 the Duke de Chartres departed to join the Tous of Flanders. health described as good.
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County of
Hertford
Jaces
Charles Gare
N.B
Angel
London
Paris
A-la-main
Dauphin
Duke de Chartres
Flanders
Six Men of Wax in Haddock’s Squadron Seize Oil Ships
Report claims six Men of Wax, part of Admiral Haddock's squadron, cruised near the port with large boats carrying 170 pipes of oil and 19 000 pieces of eight, plus a large settee with unknown contents, and were fitting out four or five neutral ships for the Spanish West Indies but dispersed when ships appeared.
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Haddock
Seville
Spanish West-Indies
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Tebetdey
Naples
Helle
His Majesty
Metrow Downs
Girldford
Lord Portmore
Clark
Bristol
New-York
James
Cadis
Sicily
Portugal
Holland
Gibraltar
London Bridge
South Sea
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
Rhalf
Port News
Paul’s Court
Garreg
Jamies Hopkins
Lombard-Suseety
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