Siege Report of Oczakow By Russian Forces In 18th Century
A detailed account from Petersburgh describes the Russian Army under Field Marshal Count Münich reaching Octakow before dawn on 16 July. Skirmishes with Turkish forces near the Curgan graves, reinforcements from Bender, and a fortified assault plan unfold. The narrative covers council decisions to attack, strategic trenching, and night redoubts on the left and right as the siege closes in, with further dispatches noting ships and arrivals from Lisbon and various ports.
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Munich
Arriv
Octakow
Curgan
Chiaous-Basin
Bender
Van
Reth
Picquet
Lowendahl
Limann
Black Sea
Council of War
Limana
Scop
Tattooe
Lieven
Jerephin
Liman
Hanover
Lisbon
Townsend
Liverpool
Stanley
Gape Fair
Ellin
Eliza
Brookes
Jamaica
Cally
Betty
Dean
Antigua
Southampton
Gordon
Guernsey
Snow
Oporto
Norway Bear
Thomason
Frederickthall
Boucaut
Elizabeth
Legros
Jersey
William
Robinson
Newcasstle
Weymouth
Portland Road
Wamsley
Riga
Bristol
Anne
Dennis
Havre
Cork
Calais
Nathaniel
Petersburgh
Deal
Downs
Mary
Kerfoot
True Friends
Harison
Alicant
The
Cooke
S. Gravesend
Charming Betty
Humphries
Neptune
Clifton
Salvator
Thompson
Norway
Noble
Stockholm
Willitt
Griffith
St. Kitt’s
Gravesend
Lee
Woodrope
Maryland
Success
Dunkin
Wetersburgh
Port News Report on Guernsey Tobacco Trade
Port News from Falmouth dated day reports that this day failed the Hunter for Guernsey with tobacco traded yesterday. The item notes a shift in tobacco movements and associated port activity.
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Falmouth
Guernsey
Frontiers of Bosnia News And Royal Couriers Move
Reports from the Frontiers of Bosnia describe sending medicaments to Novi Bafar for Col Lentulus's garrison. Muted dispatches note General Schmettau marching from Coffumba to Badajova for provisions, with orders to retire if supplies fail and join the main army. General Khevenhuller arrives at Grofnick and expects Goregova. letters from Osman and other envoys arrive as naval and land aid arrangements unfold. Royal health reports from Versailles, court audiences, and appointments in New York and Oxford accompany updates, including trade and military movements across Europe and Africa.
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Jane Bakers
Novi-Bafar
Bosnia
Lentulus
Schmettau
Coffumba
Badajova
Count Khevenhuller
Grofnick
Goregova
Count de Ciceri
Effendi Osman
Widdin
Bashaw
Duke of
Khevenbuller
Orfova
Khevenhuller
Palavicini
Ortova
Seamten
Banialucka
Sclavonia
Servia
Aga
Morava
Differ
Romaniza
Nfatacker
Paris
Royal
Versailles
Cardinal de Fleury
N.S. Baron Guedda
Sweden
Executions Carried Out at Gloucester for Robbery and Burglary
Yesterday four malefactors were executed in Gloucester. Abraham Wood and John Wood, Gypsies, robbed Henry Lovel of 40s in silver and 16d in halfpence at the Seven Downs. John Willes broke into the houses of Matthew Davis and William Ellery and stole items including a silver tankard. John Gibbs broke open two horses near Bristol, claiming the goods were found in a hedge between Bristol and Bathgate. Gibbs, about 66, was born in Glamorgan and known among local smiths and weavers.
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Abraham Wood
John Wood
Henry Lovel
John Willes
Matthew Davis
William Ellery
St. Philip and Jacob
John Gibbs
Bristol
Kingwood
Batla
Glamoganfhir
Wats
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