Levee at St James's and Queen's Drawing Room Arrivals
Friday notices describe a Levee at St James's with a Drawing Room led by the Queen and attended by the Archbishop of Canterbury and numerous ducal and noble names. Arrivals list includes Goodall and Digby. presentations mirrored the levee with additions. The Gallic Senators and French constitutional rhetoric are noted amid general world events. Crime and law reports cover Old Bailey sessions, transportation punishments, and a pending adjournment to March 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James’s
Mayes
Princesses Royal
Augusta
Extrapetu
St. James's
Canterbury
Somerset
Dorset
Montrose
Afargquis
Salisbury
Burky-Harcourt
Willoughby de Brooke
Cadogan
Carteret
Harcourt
Anslie
Ad Adean
Cripzels
Egerton
Lister
Dundas
Abbe St. Fare
la Marquis de Croigny
Count de Lally Tollendall
Count Nugént
John Eden
Richard King
Joséph Banks
Edward Knatchbull
James Langlam
Francis Sykes
Alexander Hood
Henry Bridgeman
Wiliam Skeffington
Thomas Dundas
Harry Houghton
James Peachey
Duchess of Leads
Marchioness Townshend
Jersey
Aberdeen
Harrington
Rothas
Talbot
Howe
Digby
Bristol
Danmore
Aylebury
Tankerville
Portmore
Dumfries
Morton
Holderneffe
Edgcumb
Hood
Eden
Banks
Warren
Bunbury
Berkeley
Cox
Cawthorn
Montague
Knight
Villiers
Hartley
Wentworth
Edens
Clinton
Walpole
Petries
Courtenays
Wilkes
Lenox
Bouverie
Littleton
C. Ene
France
Paris
M. Psvrutow
American House of Assembly
Philadelphia
London
Fuill Brown Srout
Petersburg
Poland
Batraurst
Llandaf
Old Bailey
New South Wales
Thomas Jones
Newgate
Clerkenwell Bridewell
Defence of Mr Hastings by Ef. Mr Plomer Opens Trial
Ef. Mr. Plomer opened the Defence for Mr Hastings with a cautious exordium admitting fright but delivering a forceful charge that the charges lack substantiation. He argued the case rests on erroneous principles and sought to prove Hastings acted with purity and rectitude. The court adjourned at five and planned continuation Wednesday next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Hastings
The French Constitution Critiqued and British Revelations
A lengthy Q and A condemns the French Constitution as ruinous and licentious, contrasting it with imagined wealth and safety. The piece cites miseries of France, currency woes, and loss of consequence, then shifts to British theatre of power, fashion, and legal notices, including Newgate and transportation of felons to Portsmouth. It mentions troops massing near French frontiers, engineered camps, and the Lord Chancellor’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
Europe
Birmingham
Giver
Baron de Beauxieu
A@iramon
Newgate
London
Jorpany
Sloane-square
Portsmouth
Botany Bay
Indian War Losses and British Trade Ties Highlight 18th Century Journal
Reports recount a brutal Indian assault on a colonial camp, with heavy American losses and capture of artillery and stores. Parallel notes discuss British trade influence with Indigenous nations, boundary proposals for Ohio and Genesee, and a portrait gift chain, plus ship arrivals and frost conditions affecting navigation.
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Fife
Hamilton
Jefferson
Butler
Joseph Brant
Atkin
Ohio
Genesea River
Lake Ontario
Niagara
Buiz
Genesea
Unclear historical charges filed in oath record
Fragmentary OCR notes report individuals cited on oath regarding alleged theft and related charges. Details are incomplete, with names, dates, and locations obscured, preventing full reconstruction of the case.
Country News Briefon Mixed Names and Unclear Text
A fragmented report mentions Shay and Godwin with a ricename Georgé Hintick being picked up. The text is garbled and leaves the main outcome uncertain, noting fear and purification themes without clear attribution or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godwin
Georgé Hintick
Brestoty February price of fligar shocks city grocers
Reporters note the exorbitant cost of fligar in the city has reduced use and drawn grocers to complain about the raised price. Officials claim the hike is a deliberate policy to curb consumption and reconcile the public to the burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fligar
Canterbury Weather Delays Travel After Sharp Frost
Frigid conditions in Canterbury on Friday and the following day cause drifts and frost that render roads passable in places but dangerous for carriages. London coaches arrive late and several carriages overturned. Wagons laid up, preventing onward journeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Light Dragoons Quarters by Regiments for the Year
Fragmentary OCR lists quarters for light dragoons in various locations including Norwich, coast of Norfolk, Lewes, coast, King’s duties, and Nottingham. The readable bits suggest assignments by regiment and district, but many place names and numbers are garbled.
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Light Dragoons
Norwichy
Norfolk
Canter Buryy
Kientyrth
Lewes
Sadie
King’s Dutya
Nottingham
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Warren Hastings
Guwnng
Erskine
Sis
Poe Ee Unlle
Rioun News
United States
Washington
Scotland
William Wallacer
Falkirk
Edward the
Froma
Earl of Buchan
Archibald Robertson
America
Lord Buchan
Goldsmiths’ Company
Edinburgh
Goldsriths
David Stuart Erskine
William Wallace
Stirling
Ewes
Edward
William
Willian
Eingland
Broomielaw
Glasgow
Stowz
Bristol ‘Bridge
Southéin
Reland
Exeter
Leghorn
Hercules
Rheeder
Hamburg
Lonswedon
Ffrore
Queen's Channel
Pomona
Dayker
Hipporto
Goodwin
San
Friends
Semple
Alt ‘Iston
Gibraltar
Bay
Arid
Magnus
Bringman
Bremen
Tan Fou
Young Eagle
Kerr
Legharnj
Gravefornd
Josephus
Maleby
Amsterdam
Christian
New York
Pake
Hull
China
Yetterday
Willige Mathews
Ain
Shay
Brestoty
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