Public warning on street fraud and cottage trades in London
A broad public notice warns residents of impostors posing as seamen or wives offering Holland goods at fake prices. It details the fraud, notes the genuine items, and advertises a chemistry trial at Edward Bright’s laboratory. It also promotes a nursery and fruit-trees sale near Hoxton, with various plants, greens, and buildings for sale.
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London
England
Holland
Silesia
India
Edward Bright
Fryars
Barnet
Dunstable
Hoever
Yrubthaw
Copthall Court
Throgmorton-Greet
Mt. Heeg
Hoxton
Shoreditch
James Ricketts Gardiner
Carlecon
Scaple’s Inn
Holboro
Bowyer
White Fryars London
Felfred School
Essex
Bramston
Rob
Clarke
Stewarts
Mayhews
Roydon
Colcheser
Turmoil at Corfu as Turkish siege advances amid naval chatter
Reports from Paris and Venice describe the Turkish siege of Corfu, with the garrison defending stoutly. Corfu’s 600 defenders driven off by feints, 85 killed and about 100 wounded, while Ottoman forces suffer heavy losses. Malta’s fleet poised to join the Venetian line, and Swedish negotiations stir nearby. A camp near Brouage signals inland military activity and saltworks engineering.
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Paris
Malta
Guin
Corfu
France
Mies
Se. Saviour
Sweden
Brouage
Saltwerke