Bohemian War News From Vienna Prussian Movements
A long letter from The Hague reports on Hillin and the taking of Tales and Budweis, with Baron Reisbach claiming confirmation and Podewils denying it. It cites Prussian advances, starving camps, sieges near Fribourg, and a Prussian officer’s account of Tabor and Budweis, including losses and rear-guard actions near Teina. The piece discusses Vienna's aims, Westphalia troop movements, and ongoing diplomatic signals between France, Saxony, and the Imperial circle.
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Re Hill
Prussia
Count de Chavannes
Conn
London
d’Offorie
Sardinia
Fribourg
da Comurmandant
France
Westphalia
Electorate of Hanover
de la Ville
Republick
Vienna
Charles
Hungary
Swabia
Schmellau
League of Francfort
Germany
Europe
Wrecked Ships Reported Near Orkney and Aberdeen Areas
Letters from Orkney describe two large ships wrecked near South Ronaldsay and Sunda Island with no survivors. One ship carried timber iron and tar, the other arms. Hudson's Bay Company vessels the Prince Rupert and the Hector Man of War pursued two French privateers after an engagement off Aberdeen town, privateers landing crew at Cairerland to steal livestock.
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Scotland
Orkneys
Land
South Ronaldsay
Sunda
Hudson’s Bay of London
Jonathan Fuller
Prince Rupert
George Spurrel
Hudson’s Bay
Brothertown
Aberdeen
Isle of May
Hector Man
Cairerland
Bervie
Shipwreck near Yarmouth and a jail break in Canterbury
In Newcastle on Wednesday the John and Thomias of Yarmouth capt Hurry was wrecked on the Cockle near Yarmouth Roads, with the crew saved after great difficulty. In Canterbury a former city Hook now a Joyner in Chatham was taken while attempting to break into John Sipe Esquire’s house and jailed, suspected of several robberies over years, returning from Chatham after each crime.
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Newcastle
John
Thomias
Yarmouth
Hurry
Yarmouth Roads
Canterbury
King’s Yard
Chatham
John Sipe
Port News Item Details Naval Movements and Winds
Port news from Nov 5 notes the Leastaffe Privateer Fielding and Expedition Privateer Wilson sailing for a cruise and staying with the Princess Louisa Man of War. The Outward-bound campaigned with the Westmoreland Bonnel from Jamaica. Wind reported at five. A separate note lists Gravésend part and the Victory Rooft from Carelferoon.
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Port News
Deal
Fielding
Wilson
Louisa
Westmoreland
Bonnel
Jamaica
Gravésend
Rooft
Carelferoon
London: Miffing MP Tatessed at Fareham Hampshire
London MP Thomas Miffing, member for Pool, was tas ted at Fareham in Hampshire in a brief parliamentary note.
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London
Thomas Miffing
Pool
Fareham
Hamphire
Ensuing Promotions and Privateer Actions Reported
News from Lincolnshire Kent and York districts notes the Rev Joshua Defnop receives the Sutterby rectory with dispensation. Thomas Jackson secures the Vicarage of Preston Heldon and Kerby Haderdale. Quail assists in detaining a noted Kent smuggler known as Fockey Tom. Reports detail privateering actions near Dartmouth and Plymouth with Castle engaging multiple French vessels and English ships exchanging fire. Further items include the Namure, Somerset, Buckingham, and other ships with various garrisons sailing the Mediterranean stances, plus a New England letter about English prisoners and convoyed East India ships. The London Gazettes recount Vice Admiral Rowley pursuing French and Spanish fleets off Alicante with signs of Fire ships and mixed sail dispositions.
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Champneys
Comb
Joshua Defnop
Sutterby
Lincoln
Thomas Jackson
Earl of Bath
Preston
Heldon
York
Kerby Haderdale
Unty
Quail
Kent
Fockey Tom
Lewitham
William Hammond
Southwark
Nick-Nam
George
Plato
Portugal
Cofts
Capt. Castle
Prince of Wales
Dartmouth
Grace
Hammit
Cassle
Plymouth
Benson
Vernon
Britannia
Williams
Mount
Brown
Prosperous
Chapple
Castle
Glory
Vine
Brookes
Mediterranean
Namure
Somerset
Buckingham
Romney
Oxford
Dursley
Mercury
Westmoreland
Bonnell
Downs
Jamaca
Codres
New-England
Cape Breton
Europe
Canada
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Hague
Rechin
Otto
Nassau
Tabor
Budweis
Frauenberg
Wodman
Janus
Mulhausen
Huffats
Nadafti
Hussars
Tzice
Kallnein
M. Nadafti
Moldau
Teina
St. Surin
Geist
Ziethen
Rulsch
Ghilani
Trenck
Van
London Gazettes
Neptune
Cape St. Mary's
Rowley
Spain
Alicant
Carthagena
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