War saw Diet Seeks Unlimited Powers Amid War Threats
The Lithuanian Diet faced sequestration over delays in appointing delegates. The Russian ambassador warned that noncompliance would be seen as war, while a treaty project with Russia proposed government form choices and partition terms. The Diet asked for mediation to prevent Prussian troop advances and prorogued to late July.
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Z. Ifesewics
Lithuania
Tyfkiewics
Alto
Theta
Aml Segan
Cavat
Stavgas
Rudian
Smbatlador
Ifron
Russia
Albich
Diet
Goltz
Prices of Stocks and Frank News From The Market Day
The report lists stock prices at one o clock including Bank Stock 19600 India Stock 210 3 quarters reduced 78 3 quarters 3 per cent consols 77 5- Ths and other values. It notes Paris exchange movements, forewarnings of Dunquerque siege, and fleet movements. It mentions a French fleet from Brest with 30,099 National Guards assembled and naval dispositions near the West Indies. Reports also cover bread prices, court proceedings, and petitions at Vincohi's Fair Hall.
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India
Contolis
FDI
Paris
Ull
DunxiRx
Poth
Ainder
Co Agomer
Martinico
Brien
Jamais
Berites
Illind
Ds Condy
Europa
West Indies
Jamaica
To &F
Ifland
Brittany
Brett
France
Brest
Horrific early morning murder in Poole by American husband
An American-born man killed his wife and two children, aged five or six, after previously threatening murder. He fled through town toward the sea, attempted to swim away, but was captured and confessed. The report notes his confinement in a lunatic asylum prior to the act and mentions other legal notices and local incidents.
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America
Surrender of Praleniciennes Shakes Local Affairs
Ostend reports a clear shift in public affairs as news grows of General O Moran, the French commander near Dunkirk, possibly deserting to the Dutch at Mexin. French garrison anxiety rises with the 37th regiment and Emigrant legion told to stand ready for rapid deployment as Velenciexats forces assemble near Joris and Me nia.
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Praleniciennes
O’moran
Dunkirk
Mexin
Velenciexats
Joris
Menia
Duaurk
Destruction of Valenciennes After British Siege
From Estreux August 2 reports the gates of Valenciennes delivered to the Duke of York and British troops taking possession. The town is ruined, two thousand inhabitants killed since the siege began, Austrian garrison now repairs works, and deserters faced death while a miner among them aided the French.
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Valenciennes
Duke of York
Fifty Pounds weight for age mile heats report
Sporting intelligence item notes weight for age race events across mile heats. Mentions D of Grafton’s bam Prunella and D of Queensbury’s Butler 0 Je Mri Ladbroke’s b Pillbox with a 7.3 measure.
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D. of Grafton
Prunella
D. of Queensbury
Butler
Ladbroke
Dorchester Race Meeting Heats and Sweepstakes Summary
On Tuesday July 30 at Blandford a program features 4 mile heats and 2 mile best-of-three contests for four-year-olds. Entries include ches, colts and fillies from Brereton, Croak, Maier and Snell with horses Valiant King Fergus Loyal. Wednesday offers Fifty Pounds Member's Gift and the Major Brereton stakes with Oxienyi Thalia and other entries racing over two miles and related heats.
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Shichesters
Dorchester Courténay
Calchis_ Maier
Brereton
Dilly
Ch.c
Croak
King Fergus
Snell
Richardson
Thalia
Maritime dispatches and captures amid Atlantic convoys
Notices report several merchant ships captured or taken to British ports. Le Tranc Coffee arrives at Falmouth after being taken with the outward fleet by the Ceres East Indiaman. Banastre seized and carried into St Domingo by a French frigate. Ruby captured by a privateer and retaken by Rutland at Guernsey, then brought in. Catherine of Fowey retaken by Flora and carried to Cork. Hope of London, under Roscoff, captured five French Guinea ships and sailed to the West Indies. Governor Pinckney schooner and Lovely Lass and Maria Waite carried into New Providence or to Philadelphia. Intelligence about a vessel sent to Bengal and news awaited. Success of Hamburg bound for Nantes carried into Dover by Dolphin. Leeward Islands fleet arrives safely at the Craig of Isla.
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le Tranc
Isles
France
L’orient
Falmouth
Ceres East Indiaman
Banastre
Africa
Jamaica
St. Domingo
Ruby
New York
Barcelona
Rutland
Guernsey
Catherine
Fowey
Land’s End
Flora
Cork
London
Roscoff
West Indies
Mirabeau
Mirabeau. . Re the. Governor Pinckney
Quigin
St. Mark’s
Philadelphia
Han_ dy
Port“au: Prince
Maria
Waite
Hispaniola
New
Nantes
Providence
Gonnstggen
Bengal
Hamburgh
Dover
Norwoop
Clyde
Craig
Ifla
Young woman shoots self aboard brig Telemaque in harbor
In Plymouth a young woman aboard the brig Telemaque shot herself with a pistol loaded with nails in a desperate act after a captain imported an English girl and threatened to put her ashore. Several nails were removed, but she remains unlikely to survive. HARWICH notes describe arrivals of the Prince of Orange packet from Holland with Count Recxrome and his retinue, and the Prince of Wales extra packet with Mr Face the Secretary of State at the Hague.
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Plymouth
Telemaque
Cer
Bremen
Aé&T
Harwich
Aug. S
Prince of Orange
Holland
Count Recxrome
Spain
the Hague
Prince of Wales
Mr. Face
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Warsaw
Fuly
Bartercray
Fuegetthas
Lisbon
Champ de Mars
Woolwich
Guildhhalb
Fiip
Madam Necxa
Europe
M. Curcod
Cral‘fy
Vaudois
Lyons
Hymen
Poole
August
Gloucestershire
Dundalk
Hereford
John Lewis
Sindersbury
Claffemi
Woodiny Hon
Joh
Trotter
See Square
Brown
Coventry-street
Gi-Patt Chaile
Graydons Road
James Caulfield Browne
Lord Kilmaine
Cavendith
Henry Cavendith
Waterpark
Francis Burdett
Robert Burdett, Bart
Foremark
Denbythirr
Sophia Coutts
Thomas Coutts
Strand
Peg Pegorad Casas
Edward, Astley-Bart
Bullep
Weymouth-street
Ater Ee
John Edison
Cooper’s-hall
Basinghall-street
Deans Street
Soho
Mys- Addis
George’ Addis
Lyde's Court
Tobacoe
Dalry
Scotland
Michael
Lord Galloway
Hemel Hampstead
William Ginger
Cirencester
Thomas Lediard
Kings
S. S.E
Nelly
Dawson
Maryland
Newhaven
Jaques
Malaga
Swift
Dublin
Waterford
Coremna
Kent
St James Shay-Market
Bartey
Aogihe A
Ostend
Estreux
Sporting Intelligence
Huntingdon
Uruesday
F. Srindith
Neapolitan
Nutage
Clermont’s
Prince
Moses
Queenspury
Grec
Graftan
Arland
Vernon
Mr. Girdlér
Blandford
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