Turbulent War Dispatches From Kevenhuller Front
The Aug 28 report from Vienna cites 16,000 ducats sent to minsters for foreign plenipotentiaries, with watches and cloth among gifts. Kevenhuller’s army near Widden holds the line as Turks press from Bender. heavy fighting near Kungalick and Likote Redoubt yields Turkish losses while Austrian foragers fortify the Danube line and await reinforcements. A wide-ranging bulletin details reconnaissance actions, sieges, and a broad pardon offering restored service to former Austrian troops who switch back from Turkish ranks.
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Munich
Oczakow
Leontieff
Bender
Fermer
Harrass
Vienna
Count Kevenhuller
Lanthieri
Danube
WaHis
Widdin
Transilvania
Belgrade
Likote
Servia
Witi
Artilles
Port News From Liverpool and Nearby Ports Aug 29
Ships arriving and sailing include Betty Dean Dele Cuswin from Antigua Stanley Reefton from South Carolina Mary Catharine Edwards and Rappahanork Loxam from Virginia. Other vessels from Newfoundland Narva Oporto Gottenburgh Petersburgh Narve Riga Leghorn Bologne Calais Guernsey and Virginia, plus London to Faro, Lisbon, and St. Johns. Forward sailings and outward ships noted with routes and captains.
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Liverpool
Betty
Dean
Dele Cuswin
Antigua
Stanley
Reefton
South Carolina
Mary
Henning
London
James
Anne
Thompson
Gejon
Morning Star
Olive
Faro
Deal
Ansley
Allen
Lisbon
Agriv
Ramsgate
Judd
Maryland
Gravesend
Jane
Eliza
Croxton
Catharine
Joad
Manley
Willmington
Grifth
Chandos
Jewers
Gottenburgh
Ellin
Oporto
Lyon
Dantzick
Kebble
Success
Coxen
Petersburgh
Moor
Samuel
Robert
Bolby
Narve
William
Scot
Riga
Saropia
Gorton
Leghorn
Duke Lemar
Udpson
Bologne
Gilby
Calais
Prince Augustus
Morley
Speedwell
Tromolin
Guernsey
Leegar
Peterburg
Hatley
Basras
Virginia
Vast prize loot and troop movements cited in London letters
From Petersbourg to Madrid, Aug 12 to Aug 26 reports recount Count Munich's raid on Oczakow and Bender, booty found in Turkish halls, ransoms offered by Agas, and plans against the Neister. Warsaw and Riga letters note military maneuvers and reinforcements as monarchs eye strategic gains amid global intrigues.
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London
Petersbourg
Velch
Munich
Niester
Bender
Octakon
Bashaw
Agas
Oczakow
Kaminieck
Warsaw
Veidt
Lacy
Atabat and
Caffa
Poland
Riga
Livonia
Theodore
Lisbon
Corsica
Madrid
Cadiz
Spain
Buenos Aires
Spanish America
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Leterday
Holland
Nicopoli
Port News
Anne Bentinck
Duke of Portland
Soho Square
Paul
Kingdom of Ireland
Conyers D'Arcy
Bath
County of
York
Viscount Irwin
Skelton
Alban
Plymouth
Admiralty
Hardyman
Griffin
Board of Treasury
Hampton Court
Ridgley
Jane Spencer
Mr. Tranter
Swan and Crown
Holbourn-Bridge
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