Continental Intelligence From Europe News Brief
Private Moldavian letters from January report a night attack by Curkith garrison of Brahilow on Ruffian light troops near Galacz. Ruffian losses include about 206 men. Ribas’s fleet damaged. Suwarow returns to Galacz, orders regrouping, grenadiers take Maxineni camp. Ribas fleet reinforced to 100 ships with 12,000 men. Galacz garrison grows as Jews and Christians flee for Caspian supply. Grand Vizier’s army weakened. Rufchug commander to block Rufsians. Wallachia’s Prince Menvojeni claims decapitation by Grand Vizier, not Sultan, with diamond present.
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Royal Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace
Yesterday at Buckingham Palace their Majesties and the Princesses Royal held a drawing room in St James attended by the Duke of Gloucester and many nobles. The Queen gave audiences after the event and the Royal Family returned to Buckingham House by five o'clock.
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Gloucester
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Carhampton
Poulett
Sussex
Hardwick
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Harcourt
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Winchelsea
J. Day
F. Molyneaux
G. Yonge
City Royal Highnes
Sophia of
France Assembly Reports Ministers Oath and Property Inheritance Decree
The Bulletin of the King's Physicians states the Assembly was told the king is much improved. Montmorin notes most French ministers at foreign courts have sworn the civic oath but Cuotszut of the Porte did not. A question on Cardinal de Bexais’s oath is pending. Decrees declare all males and females are co heirs to parental property with equal division. The motto All men are equal now adds Women are equal to men.
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Isswuch
M. MontMorin
M. Cuotszut
Porte
Cardinal de Bexais
M. d’Anpre
King's Aunts Visit Lyons Amid Guarded Passage
Lyons March 6 Mesdames the King's Aunts arrived yesterday afternoon escorted by four National Guards from Faife gate to Guilutiere to shield them from insults while carrying substantial money from the kingdom. The crowd's reaction ranged from disapproval to singing as they toured with M. Larivee, the former opera singer, by their coach. They stayed the night at Verpilere.
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National Guards
Faife Gate
Guilutiere
M. Larivee
M. Fouet Conflan
Verpilere
Presentations to the Queen at the Drawing Room
The Queen received new presentations yesterday in the Drawing Room including Hon Major Paulett and his wife, Lady Paulett, by Earl and Countess Paulett. Captain Texuision by Lord Parker. Mrs and Mrs Sturt by the Duke and Duchess of Richmond. Miss Picot by her aunt. and Miss Brake by Mrs Milbank. The Queen hosted a private card party at Buckingham House in the evening.
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Paulett
Texuison
Lord Parker
Pirit
Bank of England
Equity on Bond Penalties in Lincoln's Inn Hall Debate
Yesterday at Lincoln's Inn Hall Lord Chancellor Cautlor heard arguments on whether a specialty creditor in a bond case can recover interest beyond the penalty in equity. Proponents cited precedents and conscience against punitive excess. opponents urged limits. The question was not finally decided.
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Lord Cuancxttor
Court of Chancery
Jefferies
Lord Hardwick
Remains of Lady Mary Palk Interred in Devonshire Vault
The late Lady Mary Palk was buried Saturday in the family vault at Devonshire. She died of milk fever after a difficult delivery, with a period of illness preceding death. A London merchant faced a sharp commercial dispute over shipments through Dunkerque, Ostend, and other ports, culminating in a shipwreck loss and insurer nonpayment. The piece notes Britain's growing textile industries and workforce, suggesting the rising economic vitality of the British nation.
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Dunkerque
Spain
Dankerque
Ostend
London
Rhine
Dunkeraue
Bruges
Rotterdam
Paris
Bilbao
Bayonne
Marseilles
Calais
Great Britain
Quip on Law and Umbrella Etiquette in Courtroom
In a playful Evening Adult note a speaker praises lawyers and scouts potential cases for the King’s Bench. A wry aside questions on etiquette when two umbrellas meet on a rainy day, asking which should be pasted and which should bow in passing, blending legal satire with social humor.
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King’s Bench
Daring Burglary At Blackney’s Near Holwood Kent
A group of seven armed men forced entry to Mr Whifin’s house in Kent after seizing a stable lad and tying him to a post. They beat Mrs Whifin, seized two female servants, and ransacked the residence for about 90 minutes, stealing plate and valuables before escaping. The gang, described as countrymen, threatened to murder any who cried out and would have faced severe consequences if resisted.
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Wirlin
French Constitution Prefers Law to King and Assembly
A discussion contrasts the French National Assembly with England's Parliament, arguing laws precede execution and rightful origins differ. The piece then notes ancient graves near Margate dated to around 237, with a Purrenus emperor medal and a later Welsh curate anecdote about a church sermon and scripture.
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National Assembly
Assembly
England
Charity School
Margate
Purrenus
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