Correspondence Between Commodore Trowbridge and General Macdonald
A dated letter reveals tension over wartime prisoner exchanges and ambassadors' rights. Macdonald appeals for release of a midshipman and seven English seamen held by Castellamare authorities, citing wartime conduct and humanitarian duties. The exchange touches on Naples, Leghorn, and the treatment of prisoners and ambassadors.
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de Championnet
Castellamare
Palermo
Nice
W. Hamtton
Naples
Leghorn
Alexandria
Monsieur Beaucnamp
Constantinople
T. TrownroGe
Early English Dukes of Cambridge and Heraldic Lineage
A fragmentary historical note traces the title Duke of Cambridge through English and allied lines, detailing holders from William of Juliers through George II era connections. It lists earls, dukes, and notable family ties to the Crown, including royal marriages and royal offspring, with references to charters, parliamentary grants, and the Peter of Cambri de lineages.
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Cambridge
A. Wirttam
Alvitha
Pereg Rer Kareld
Englend
Rens Efer
Lucia Hes
Caughter
Adear
Mecia
Edwin Earl
Mercia
Coir Eict
Morthunberland
Alexander Bithan
Lincoln
Cate
Stephen (Ray
Ranulph
de Grrascus
Barth Chetter
William Earl
Wittouritus
Jorn
Harxaunt
Phillippa
Cated
Earl
Camridge
Fomono Prantacenesz
Lanely
Edward VI
Richard
Conelbureh
Henry VI
Duke of York
Cam
Scottand
Cumberland
Eari
Camorlee
Cying
James Hamilton
Marais
Duke of Hamilton
T of
Cromwell
William Hamitton
Earl of
Lanark
Worcetter
Eapr
Charces StUart
Janes Duke of York
Duke of
Grerce
Eleoral Prince of
Hanover
George
Duke
Marquis of
Insurrection Disturbs Northampton County in Pennsylvania
A serious insurrection in Northampton County led Marshal William Nichols to arrest twenty three. A mob of sixty armed men from Bucks Montgomery and Northampton rescued the prisoners at Bethlehem. Fear and hostility to France pervade the county as volunteers prepare for rapid defense. Sixty French prisoners from Lancaster arrived in Philadelphia, to be sent to the West Indies on the Retaliation Schooner.
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Philadelphia
Gallatin
William Nichols
Pennsylvania
Northampton County
Northampton
A&s
Abraham Levering
Bethlehem
Bucks
Montgomery
Montgomery County
Fries
France
Lancaster
Barton
West Indies
Dreadful Fire Destroys Sixty Two Homes in Norfolk
A major blaze erupted Sunday morning in Woodside's Lane at the Abbot shoe maker shop. Flames spread rapidly, threatening nearby structures and destroying about sixty two dwellings from Buck's Wharf to Commerce Street by seven o'clock.
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Norfolk
Abbot
Woodside’s
Buck's Wharf
House Votes on War Authority and Retaliation Powers
In a lengthy session the House approved a bill granting the President authority to mobilize armies and raise units if war or invasion looms. Amendments limiting immediate officer appointments were rejected, and the measures passed 527 to 41. The President signed the acts as Congress prepared to adjourn. Two further items note a duel near Hull between Lieuts Sapier and Fowier after a brief exchange of shots, and Cornet John Armstrong of the 29th Light Dragoons killed after falling into a Newcastle cellar.
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United States
House
Senate
Congress
Hull
Sapier
North York
Fowier
West York
Joan Armstrone
Cornet
Light Dragoons
Newcastle
Chauffeurs Report Exposed In Paris Papers On Robber Bands
A French Journal outlines the Chauffeurs clan, their brutal hierarchy, and alleged rites. It cites terror tactics, banishment, mock death, and execution as tools while noting priests, child consumption rumors, and widespread brigandage from Aix to Nantes.
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Chartr
Fournal du Soir
Aix
Louis-Ors Ina Belt
J[le de Vilaine
Nantz
L’orient
St. Quen
France
Ireland
Colmar
Lunes
Jourdan
England
Quere
Mollins
Western
Naples
Sloop Privateer Captures Several Vessels Off Foreland
Shipping news reports multiple captures by privateers in the Atlantic and Bay of Biscay. Vessels including the Berfey Wilson and Grimlon Branford are taken and driven to European ports. other ships endure distress or foundering with crews saved. Plymouth and Falmouth fleet movements, plus Edinburgh convoy actions, are noted amid Atlantic patrols and refugee passages.
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Berfey
Wilson
Liverpool
London
Siders
Polexfen
ChicheRer
South Foreland
Initare
Eugenie
Dow
Anzermanland
Norberg
Beta
St. Anders
Conger Rocks
Urfol
Branford
Lisbon
Vigo
Peezy Davison
Virginia
F Mouth
le Grande
Gijon
Orange
New York
Madaira
Jean
Percival
Tertola
Baltimore
Wilminden
Harring
Reynolds
Lacdon
St. Michael's
L’bote
Furat
Does
Haywood
Maiifax
Baltien Yee
Amazon
Barnes
Charleston
Surinam
Plymouth
Rnton
J. Gore
Bret
E. Thornmorsoen
Atlas
T. Jones
Canala
M. de Courcy
Triumph
T.sr
Old Bailey Trial Yields Mixed Sentences for Prisoners
Monday at the Old Bailey three prisoners were acquitted while others faced severe penalties. Names such as Matthew, Susannah Larvisen, Richard Attlis, and George Mills appear among those condemned to death or transportation. Several were sent to Newgate or Clerkenwell, one privately whipped, and Elizabeth Willowzhby received a two year Newgate imprisonment after attempting to aid condemned officers.
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Wes
Pated Swhe
Matthew
Suafon
Susannah Larvisen
Fahn Bian
Richard Attlis
Fohn Vickers
George Mills
Win
Hodges
Fohy Viller
Thomas Madde
John Clakton
Richard Cadnah
Aan Park
Janes Fleming
Newgate
Clerkenwell
Elizabeth Willowzhby
Newgite
Newpata
Cattle Fair Lacks Strength Amid Scarcity At Witton
The Witton fair shows notably reduced cattle sheep and horse numbers due to fodder shortages and cautious buyers. At Cliffe Sussex and Tenterden fairs cattle were scarce or lean, while sheep fetched decent prices for slaughter. Hastings sold 4250 mackerel at 11s per hundred. a hog of extraordinary size was shown at Sholdos Court for Lord Viscount Baremay. Mr. Cunningham of Southampton reports a cleaner, cheaper printing ball method that can be altered quickly between black and red without color loss.
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Clif
Sussex
Tenterden
Hastings
Sholdos Court
Viscount Baremay
Herefordshire
Cunningham
Southampton
Method of converting greens and other matter into manure
A contributor to the Transactions of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts describes a cheap compost for manure. Green vegetable matter and weeds are decomposed with lime in about 24 hours, yielding ashes to apply to land. The method suits old greens, weeds, and clover, with details on yields and value, urging public dissemination if effective.
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Society For the Encouragement of Arts
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Leith
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