05 Oct 1741
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Newspaper
Daily Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 05, 1741
Page
1
Reports from Riga and Stockholm describe 12 000 Russian troops aiding fortifications near Petersbourg with Swedish pressure near Willmanstrand. Lewenhaupt moves camp at Uranahi as Bavarian control tightens in Upper Austria and Bohemia fears rise. The Dutch and Hanover factions track German affairs while English leaders weigh Emperor election support.
The Gazette notes His Majesty's Ship Winchester sailing for the River and outward-bound vessels under sail. The Theophila, Goodfellow, Clinton, Experiment, Betty, Greenwich, Providence, John and William, Industry, and other ships arrive or depart from Deal, Dover, Margate, and surrounding ports with wind shifts from north‑northwest to south‑west and various origins including St Kitts, Boston, Newfoundland, Virginia, and Maryland.
London dispatches report renewed hopes for a settlement between King of Prussia and Queen of Hungary over Silesia near the Neisse. Brackel goes to join British efforts, Saxon troops may march to Bohemia, and a Poland Prussia alliance is noted. Reports from Dresden and Comland mention 14,000 forces and Neva incursions as further tensions rise.
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