25 Oct 1743
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Newspaper
Daily Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 25, 1743
Page
1
News arrives from Constantinople and Madrid detailing Turkish moves against Persia and a large Turkish army marching east. Reports from Denmark and Russia discuss Holstein negotiations, while Austrian and French forces gather for campaigns in Italy and the Rhine region. Dublin and Armagh report urban fires harming families, including a young woman perishing in a Belfast blaze.
Liverpool and Dover report multiple arrivals including the True Briton from Gottenbourg and the Good from Hambourg with ships from Virginia and Barbados. Gravesend notes passings such as the St Fernando from Jamaica and the Britannia from Barbadoes, while Plymouth ships London Hope and others depart for Gottenbourg and Lisbon.
Royal itinerary reports Princess Louisa’s London to Holland stopover en route to Hanover. A naval biscuit order for 4000 pun cheons is to be shipped from Rotherhithe for the King's fleet under Admiral Matthews. Nearby, marriages and obituaries signal social shifts and clergy appointments across counties.
A Halifax custom official seized the vessel Passage and her cargo for importing wool without entry, demanding 600 pounds for clearance which was refused. Parliament debates the right, with several actions against the officer. Also reports of highwaymen robbing Mr Cook and wife near Croydon, convicts boarded for America, a ship captured by a Spanish privateer, and Spanish privateer activity at sea. A five ship squadron is ordered for Channel service and trade protection.
Water levels rose at London Bridge forty three minutes after four in the afternoon. Authorities warned of rising tides and potential street flooding. Local residents reported slick pavements and cautious movement along the riverfront. Officials planned further measurements to assess flood risk.
The page lists yesterday's price readings for South Sea Stock and various securities including South Sea Annuities, New South Sea Annuities, Bank shares and circulations, Indiana Price three percent annuities, Royal Exchange Assurance, India Bonds, Exchequer Orders and Exchequer-related securities. Prices are shown as ranges with fractions and premium indicators.
General Post-Office London announces that letters directed to officers soldiers and others belonging to the British army marching into the Austrian Netherlands will be sent free of foreign postage. Inland postage will be charged for letters addressed to the army and coming from various parts of the country, unless cut off by the inland post. By command of the Post-Master-General George Shelvoke Secretary.
A brief fragmented entry records a small cargo including twenty jars of oil and one bale of suk under a ledger line marked by initials UWULAe L.I with a reference to a small cart or crate.
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