War councils and battlefield news from Central Europe and Friesland
Fraustadt May 17 King arrives from Dresden and opens the Se natus Concilium to seek Senate advice on securing home tranquility while in his hereditary dominions. He asks about sending envoys to Poland, frontier protection for trade, Fort Caminieck repairs, indemnity for town-house use, and frontier fortifications. May 24 Liege reports 9220 French reinforcements toward Rhynberg. May 25 Maillebois troops move from quarters toward Rhine fronts. May 22 Berlin reports King defeats Austrian army near Czaflau with 22,000 Prussians and 32,000 Austrians, Leopold Deffau named field marshal. May 21 Paris notes Charles of Lorraine’s attack at Leven and Prussian retreat, heavy casualties, and cannon left behind. Various local obituaries and stock updates follow.
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Dresden
Empire
Senate
Poland
Caminieck
Fraustadt
Stockholm
Hay
Finland
Lewenhaupt
Frédericksham
Paffau
Paffau, Alay
Kevenhuller
Allersbach
Tyroleze
Stentz
Brussels
Liege
Marshal Mallebois
Rhynberg
Maseyk
Hungary
Lisle
Dunkirk
Maubeuge
Valenciennes
Maillebois
Rhine
Hague
Texel
Dantzick
Riga
Berlin
Count Wartensleben
Arriv
Czaflau
Bohemia
Prince Charles of Lorraine
Hussars
Leopold of
Anhalt
Deffau
Ratifoon
Baron Palm
Hunpay
Prince Charles of Lorrain
London Gazette
Paris
Chrudim
Charles
Prussia
Leven
Port News From May 21 16th Century Shipping Notices
Arriv'd his Majesty's Ship Scipio from Portsmouth and the Pompey from Jamaica. Sail'd the Trevor Owen for Holland. Remain his Majesty's Ships Bristol Scipio Fly Drake Bomb and Rupert's Prize with Bashaw Gunston for Gibraltar the Walter Galley Shaw for Maryland the Hibernia Sears for Virginia and the St George Hart for Lifton. Winds 5 W Dover May 21 Arriv'd Pompey Gallop and Three Sisters Rubean from Jamaica Gravesend May 21 Pass'd by Genoa Galley Sores from Jamaica Portsmouth May 21 Arriv'd Peter John Saley John Huks from Amsterdam for Smyrna Marlborough Bell from South Carolina Deal May 22 This Morning sail'd Fly Sloop to the Westward Came down and remain with his Majesty's Ships and the outward-bound Thames Marchant for Turky the Friendship Fenny for Barbadoes the Providence Steward for Dublin and the Chalton Holmes for Liverpool Put back Micklethwaite Gules for Gibraltar
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Gallop
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Owen
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Fly
Drake Bomb
Rupert
Bashaw
Gunston
Gibraltar
Walter Galley
Shaw
Maryland
Hibernia
Sears
Virginia
St. George
Hart
Lifton
Dover
Arriv
Rubean
Gravesend
Sores
Peter John Saley
John’ Huks
Amsterdam
Smyrna
South Carolina
Thames
Marchant
Turky
Friendship
Fenny
Barbadoes
Providence
Steward
Dublin
Chalton
Holmes
Liverpool
Micklethwaite
Royal review and Embarkation Planned for Guards
London reports that Saturday the King with the Prince of Wales and generals reviewed the Brigade of Guards bound for Flanders. Colonels Cumberland Marlborough and Dunmore led their battalions. The Second Regiment prepares a Hyde Park march for embarkation at four p.m. Victualling orders issued for escort ships returning from Ostend. At Epsom the five year old plate was won by Mr Figg's chestnut Merry Prattle.
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Kensington
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Flanders
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Odtend
Epsom
Mr. Figg
Merry
Merry Prntle
Fine Company
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