Empress Elizabeth Seeks Peaceful Frontiers in Ottoman War
Petersburg June 2a official paper prints Empress messages praising peaceable aims and a new frontier to secure Ottoman safety. It notes Russia’s four year war yielded territorial gains yet she sacrifices advantages for lasting Europe wide peace, inviting Berlin and London to proposed terms and moderation. Count D Osterman signs.
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London
Rufsia
Porte
Russia
Europe
D’osterman
Purkish plenipotentiaries invite Baron de Hersert to Sziftove talks
From Bucharest Baron de Hersert our Minister to the Congress of Sziftove reports that Turkish plenipotentiaries warmly invite his return to Sziftove to aid negotiations and push peace forward. Field Marshal Waxuis orders regimental halts while fortifications and medical and transport preparations continue. Vizier troops stay calm at Salifra Ghiurgen and Widden. armistice remains in effect with no signs of renewed fighting.
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Baron de Hersert
Sziftove
Bucharest
Waxuis
Save
Semlin
Belgrade
Growp
Salifra
Ghiurgen
Widden
Bishop Bennet Urges Tithes To Aid Deserving Poor
Dr Bennet Bishop of Cork during a diocesan visitation observed industrious poor relying on grain and potatoes from final parcels charged with tithes. He remitted his tenth and ordered the entire tithe distributed to the poor, amounting to around 700. He urged other dignitaries to follow the example and do likewise.
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Bennet
Cork
Madrid News In Galicia Turmoil Flares Up Again
Rumors of unrest linger in Galicia as prisons in Corrunna fill with locals linked to market disorders. Government measures spark fear and mass migration toward Portugal while ammunition is hauled to Cadiz for Oran fortress. An improvised mine at Cadiz battle causes mutual fatalities between Spaniards and Moors. Officials plan uniform changes and higher officer pay as soldiers seek comfort. His Majesty will review the carbineers near Madrid, and the Court contemplates leaving Aranjuez on the 4th of next month.
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Galicia
Corrunna
Portugal
Cadiz
Oran
Aranjuez
Royal Drawing Room and court news at St James's
Yesterday at St James's the Queen held a Drawing-room with many dignitaries present including archbishop and nobility. Returning to Kew Palace, notes mention the Hague envoy and an appointment of bishops. A divorce case verdict and a grand entertainment at North Mimms mark the day. Two fatal riding accidents at Grantham conclude the report.
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Elizapeth
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Uxsrines
Hague
LirenFrerp
Coventry
Wildsor
Doctors’ Commons
Bonwarp-Dopwe Yt, Esq
Lancashire
Arden
Cannock Chace
Staffordshire
Paris Uproar over King Question and Liberty Petition
Incendiary pamphlets and hostile rhetoric spark large crowds at Champ de Mars demanding to live free without a king. Deputies named to petition and theatre closures met with resistance as troops, artillery, and guards tighten control around Paris. Duchess of Montmoxency reportedly arrested on the Spanish frontier with two million worth of specie. Bayonne citadel commander rumored to flee with fortress keys.
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Champ de Mars
Louis XVI
YA Willeries
Cercle Social
France
National Assembly
Bayonne
French Assembly Sees Decree Defended Amid Turmoil
National Assembly debates the previous day's decree, urging unity behind constitutional principles. Speeches warn against factional plots and demand prosecution of seditious inciters. Paris Municipality and six public accusers to be summoned to enforce order, while ministers are directed to execute the decree.
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Europe
Paris
M. K. Grand
M. Boety
Louis XVI
M. Freteau
M. d’Andre
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