28 Aug 1742
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Newspaper
Dublin News Letter
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Aug 28, 1742
Page
1
Auguste reports detail Italian theater operations and British troop movements toward Dunkirk with French objections. Dispatches cite Neuperg's orders to march, transports carrying British forces, and English plans to pressure Holland and the Republic. Letters also note Dunkirk fortifications and French ambassadorial defenses against English aims.
News letters report a Bavarian battle where Austrian forces under Count Khevenhuller defeated the French, killing thousands and taking Count Maurice of Saxony prisoner. Allied plans are discussed to raise 180,000 troops for Flanders next spring. English naval sorties near Vigo and a Twickenham General’s death are noted, along with a court martial at Spithead and a domestic disturbance in Southwark.
Fragmentary OCR text covers political moves in London, naval issues, ship fittings, press among Woolwich and Dover, dismissals, proclamations, and a murder near Chelsea. It references the cardinal’s resignation, Dunkirk, Weymouth defenses, troop movements, and a public house robbery and murder near Bloody Bridge.
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