Letter on Peace or War in European Crisis
Paris on January 24 A Latin letter said to be from the Emperor to the King of the French dated December 14 has circulated widely It is now deemed authentic though its meaning is disputed Some see it as demanding swift justice for German princes by force while others say Leopold would intercede with the French king to aid the princes In either case fears grow that Lorraine and Alsace depredations could provoke renewed conflict and Austrian militias may enlist volunteers lingering in exile
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Hort
Leopole
Ead
Lorraine
Alsace
National Assembly
Leopold
II of Armis
Furever
Lisce
el Vewest
Frankfort
Quaker Persecution Letter Causes Debate in Bristol
A Friday afternoon letter signed J. G. from Bristol argues against inferring Presbyterians persecuting Quakers in America. The writer urges letting old feuds rest and emphasizes Christian charity over renewed polemics.
Orleans to Botany Bay squadron and Portsmouth seamen draft
The Duke of Richmond ordered two Artillery companies for East Indies embarkation. Storeships to Cork loaded with provisions for Madeira rendezvous of the Botany Bay squadron. Advertisements in Chatham seek seamen for eleven ships of the line at Portsmouth aboard the Bellerophon. French ministers blamed for troop shortfalls amid a divided nation. sugar prices rise amid war and colonial effects. Population data from Frankfort and Augsburg: marriages, christenings, and deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanders
Duke of Richmond
East Indies
Cork
Ireland
Madeira
Botany Bay
Chatham
Portsmouth
Victory
London
Princess Royal
Farfleur
Robuste
Saturn
Monarch
Hector
Brunswick
Bellerophon
Paisley
Sheersiels
Papignan
Kingdom of
France
War report revived for four heavy batteries to Ruffians
BeExLin notes a renewed war report due to a horse contractor’s agreement to supply horses within a fortnight next spring for four heavy batteries. Peace more likely than war. The king sends Bowmann and Caffély to Mannheim and Calais to study lawns conducive machines in opera houses. Disturbances at Brunswick quelled by journeymen riot. The Hague Convention secures Netherlands against Bavaria exchange. Counts Herzberg involved in a political article praised as a parliamentary masterpiece. New Prussian dollar coins strike with king’s portrait by Abramson. Poland’s situation unclear with Golz as Prussian minister. treaty Reichenbach secret clause linked to Polish territorial exchanges. Poland offered Thorn and Danzig with territories in exchange for abolition of the moi ty monopoly. court declined due to Maritime Society revenue. Reex ambassador complains of lack of honor. a golden snuff-box gift was sent by a footman. Potential consequences if tied to Reichenbach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hague
Netherlands
Bavaria
Herzberg
Prussia
Poland
Count Golz
Marquis Dé Lucchesini
Systowe
Warsaw
Reichenbach
Thorn
Dantz
Baron de Reex
Vienna
Canal plan agreed at Bury St Edmunds meeting
A navigable canal from Bury St. Edmund's to Miftley Port in Essex was approved at a Saturday gathering chaired by Sir Charles Davers. Residents thanked the Duke of Grafton and others supporting the project, praising its potential to boost two counties' commerce. The report also notes French sugar shortages and ongoing Caribbean disturbances affecting production and export.
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Bury St. Edmund’s
Miftley
Essex
Charles Davers
Duke of Grafton
Martinico
France
Vace
Norton Down
Bath
Moxie@an
Canada
Simco
Lord Dorchester
Lord Grenville
New York
Circuits Chosen for Lent Assizes in Westminster Hall
Judges met in Lord Kenyon's Chamber Westminster Hall and selected the circuits for the upcoming Lent Assizes. Northern circuit includes Lord Kenyon and Baron Thomson Norfolk. Midland features Lord Chief Baron Eyre and Justice Grose. Home lists Justice Gould and Baron Hotham. Western lists Perryn and Heath. Oxford includes Justice Buller and Justice Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Kenyon
Westminster Hall
Northern
Baron
Thomson
Norfolk
Lord Loughborough
Ashhurst
Midland
Baron Eyre
Justice Grofe
Home
Justice Gould
Baron Hotham
Proclamations, taxes, and Shakespearean legacies in news
A compilation of notices covers ecclesiastical restrictions on secret sects backed by Bavaria, fiscal plans to raise 800000 pounds yearly for postwar armament costs, potential stamp duty relief for pamphlet ads, and parliamentary intrigue over Warren Hastings. It mentions Shakespeare’s birth irrelevant to public worth, postrevolution religious shifts, floods’ agricultural damage, Navy and Army half-pay issues, a debt jail case, Sir Fletcher Norton’s legal reform, and regional rainfall contrasts with Northumberland and Yorkshire. It ends with annual mortality figures for Manchester and Sheffield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas West
Lords of the Treasury
Harwood
Germany
Swedenborg
Schroepfer
Elector of
Bavaria
Warren Hastings
House of Commons
Shakespeare
Europe
Papal See
Howland Street
Tottenham Court Road
Fletcher Norton
King’s Bench
Court of Chancery
Lord Northington
Northumberland
Yorkshire
Alanchester
Sheffield
Portsmouth January 26 Fleet of Observation under double time
Port officials report artificers in the dock-yard pressed to double time to speed the Fleet of Observation. January 27 arrivals include Portsmouth Cox from London to Virginia and Mary and Margaret from Sunderland. The Earl of Eglington from Liverpool to Dunkirk and the Integrity on shore at Kirkwudbright.
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Portsmouth
Cox
London
Virginia
Mary and Margaret, Witty
Sunderland
Earl of Eglington, Brown
Liverpool
Dunkirk
Integrity
Kircudbright
Ships Suffer Further Setback in Post Messenger Run
The Falmouth, Portland, Queen Charlotte, Expedition, and Prince William Henry, all sailing with mail for the Leeward Islands and Lisbon, failed again on the 21st instant. Captain Sharp and Captain Braithwaite commanded the respective vessels, each carrying two mails for Lisbon.
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Portland
New York
Queen Charlotte
Jamaica
Lisbon
Prince William Henry
Sharp
Leeward Islands
Howe Packet
Braithwaite
Lottery Ticket Odds and Prizes from Hornsby and Co
An old notice outlines lottery ticket pricing and prize structure. It states that buying at one office yields the same as another, with capital prizes of 20000 pounds and smaller amounts 5000 2000 1000 etc, all under Hornsby and Co of Cornhill. It notes a guaranteed benefit when selecting from fifteen thousand blanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecoletool
Hornsby and Co
Cornhill
Market talk on Margray and Co shares rise in brisk sales
Within the last ten or twelve days tickets have been done in parcels at Sixteen Pounds and One Shilling. The market is very brisk due to the high opinion of the Ten Thousand Blanks return and demand for Margray and Co shares. The query asks if Margray and Co shares will hold their price if the Originals advance one or two pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margray and Co
Ship News Arrivals At Ports with Multiple Vessels
Liverpool arrivals include the Edward Humphries from Malaga Thomas Paddock from New York and Commerce Goodc uck from Massachusetts at Grenada the Othello Powell from Africa at Ac Sr Vinceni s the Christopher Smith from Liverpool in the Creek the Three Sisters Randall from Malaga at Ostend the Ann Brown and Lark from Waterford at Africa the Eliza Brown Mary Harding Anny Reeves and Garland Sherwood from Liverpool. Remaining ships as before Wood ford Liddle for Grenada Eliza Middleton for South Sea and Ann Codd for Dublin. Wind W Craig Jan 27 remaining with the ships as before Bafeld Brown for Jamaica Air Nesbitt for Honduras Jeff Buccleugh M Lean for Africa 3 Gottenburg Packet Craig for St Sebastian Frimcis Nickelsen for Dublin and Elizabeth Sinclair for Portsmouth. Wind S W
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Liverpool
Edward, Humphries
Malaga
Thomas
Paddock
New York
Commerce
Goodcuck
Masschusert
Grenada
Powell
Africa
Ac Sr
Vinceni
Christopher, Smith
Creek
Randall
Ostend
Ann
Brown
Lark
Waterford
Eliza
Mary
Harding
Anny Reeves
Garland, Sherwood
Iverpool
Drat
Woodford
Liddle
Middleton
South Sead
Codd
Dublin
Wind
W. Craig
Bafeld Brown
Jamaica
Air
Gottenburg Packet
Craig
St. Sebastian’s
Frimcis
Nickelsen
Elizabeth
Sinclair
Portsmouth
Wind, S. W
Obituary notices from Upper Brook-street and Essex parishes
Died entries record Mrs Catharinge Clarke in her 20th year, sitter to the late Godfrey Clarke of Derbyshire, and the Rev Thomas Smith MA rector of Stondon near Ongar aged 81, noted as one of five rectors with combined ages. Also Ensign Daniel Paterson of the 17th regiment of foot noted to have died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Brook-street
Catharinge- Clarke
Godfrey Clarke
Derbyshire
Thomas Smith
Stondon
Ongar
Essex
Daniel Paterson
17Th Regiment of Foot
Married in Edinburgh for Madras cavalry captain
Friday Hatt weds Miss Mary Hart at Edinburgh in a ceremony led by William Sheriff Esq. The bride is the youngest daughter of the late Rev. John Hart, minister of Ikenner. Separately, several local merchants and tradespeople are listed for dividends in St Martin and surrounding areas, including Benwell, Gibbard, Robertson, Hutchinson, Robins, Morton, Tingey, Cardy, Heatherley, Wenham, Bayley, Boote, Lindegren, Grill, and others with roles from oilman to apothecary and upholsterer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friday Hatt
Edinburgh
Wm. Sheriff
Madras
Mary Hart
John Hart
Minster
Ikenner
John Benwell
Parish of St. Martin
Mark Gibbard
Romford
Ae James Robertson
James Hutchinson
Fleet-street
Wm. Robins
Hastings
James Bayley
Alex
Boote
Crown-street
Soho
Richard Weale
the Younger
Miaidenhead-bridge
Inniolder
Charles Lindegren
Andrew Lindegren
Es Grill
Dunfter’s Court
Joseph Brown
Gracechurchi-fireet
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Paris
J. G
Bristol
America
Charlottenburg
Bowmann
Manheim
Caffély
Mr.abramson
Royal Amedailleur
Berlin
Falmouth
Ship News
Holland
French Flanders
H. Horsfall
Joseph Callow
Shalford
John Avery
Charles-street
Westminster
Thomas Luke
Oxford-street
John Graham
Wm. Hornby
Chesterfield Indiaman
John Williams
Knowles’s-court
William Crane
Oxford-market
Consol
Navy
Sc. Ann
Cenc
India
Prm
London Bridge
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