The English Magazine and Commercial Repository January 1797
A late issue announces the January 1797 English Magazine and Commercial Repository with plans for an expanded volume. It highlights portraits of the late Empress of Russia a ventilator design for ships corn preservation and botany notes. The Universal Magazine and botany discussions follow with plates and corporate notices. Advertising letters praise Whitehead’s Mustard Effence and medical testimonials.
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Great Britain
Universal Magazine
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Public letters reveal Whitehead's Essence of Mustard cures
A selection of letters from military and civilian readers testifies to the effects of Whitehead's Essence of Mustard on rheumatic and other ailments. Capt. A. M'Can of the 66th Regiment reports relief from head pain, while others describe prolonged suffering and recovery in feet, joints, and speech following use. The letters, dated 1795 to 1797 from Guernsey and London, commend the remedy and seek wider public inspection.
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Pimlico
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Westminter
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Whitehead
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Spithead
Great Britain
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A. M'Can
66Th
Fort Georgy
Guernsey
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C. A. M'Can
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Swaffham
Jamers Woopman
Address to the Conductors of the Evening Mail
A critical letter railing against opposition papers for exaggerating calamities and blaming administration. It questions ministers and asks how to assess the secrecy of French plans after war, noting interdiction of trade and the difficulty of obtaining early information from ports like Brest and d Orient. The writer argues against sensationalism and defends government prudence amid crisis.
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Evening Mail
France
Brest
d’Orient
French Secrets and the Invasion Plan Debate
A letter argues against hastily blamed ministers amid a looming danger from France under a Revolutionary government. It urges separating fact from prejudice while recalling wartime embargoes and strict surveillance in Paris and the departments. The writer defends ministers' secrecy and questions the feasibility of obtaining invasion details or secret orders.
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France
England
Paris
Treasury
Sam
Funeral Ceremony of the Late Peter II Emperor of All the Russias
A detailed 1796 account of Peter II’s funeral in St. Petersburg. Processions include State Horses led by Hussars, regimental detachments, Imperial Cadets, merchants, clergy with a grand cross, archbishop, bishops, nobles bearing crowns, and a vast imperial train. Empress, elderly branches, and ladies of the bedchamber accompany in mournful observance.
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Peter II
Russias
Alexander Nofsky
Hussars
Imperial Cadet Corps
Holsein Guards
Rusia
Imperial Horse Guards
St. Alexander
St. George
St. Catherine
Premier's Finance Plan Praised as National Benefit
The discourse argues that impartial judgment should rely on evidence and outcomes rather than party bias. The voluntary loan is hailed for its swift success, broader circulation of money, and reduced discount on Exchequer Bills, signaling solid plan execution and strong support from merchants and subscribers alike.
Ridings and Hogg duel over 21 pigeon shots at Newmarket
A bet of twenty one guineas is to decide a match at Newmarket on the first Monday of next month between Richard Goodison Groom of Newmarket and Mr Hogg farmer near Ware Hertfordshire. Each shoots 21 pigeons at 20 yards with pigeons released from a box and must land within 100 yards to count.
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Newmarket
Richard Goodison
Mr. Hogg
Ware
Hertfordshire
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