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Plague and Fire News Amid Hanoverian Dispatches and Stormy Warnings
Reports from various ports and towns recount French and British military movements, weather calamities, and ship arrivals. Letters describe smallpox raging in Wales, lightning strikes killing townsfolk, and royal decisions about pardons and fleet operations. Updates note the Duke of Cumberland’s movements, the king’s Hanover journey, and preparations for a general council as reports reach Dublin, London, and Stockholm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Cumberland
Princess Anne
Charles Gough
Bencolen
Kielegwair
Glamorganshire
Wales
Leigh
Essex
Wilkins
Hanover
Cockpit
Whitehall
Kensington
Rome
Benevento
Bat
Petersburgh
Sweden
Paris
Soiffons
Zinzendorff
Duke de Bournoanville
James Gambier
Thomas Bambridge
Sir Charles
Admiralty Office
Geneva
Tunbridge
Lee
Sussex