Army strength and war news from Europe in 18th century letters
Reports from Copenhagen and Frankfort detail a King’s army of 52 squadrons of cavalry and 80 infantry battalions totaling 85 077 men with some destined for garrisons. Letters from Pless note frontier upheaval as merchants plan retreat. Venice letters describe galley slaves rising aboard a galley and traveling to Verona with cavalry pursuing them. The Republic reports robberies along their path.
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Copenhagen
Frankfort
Pless
Bologna
Venice
Brenta
Verona
Republic
Clergy Appointments Across Bath and Surrounding Parishes
In Bath on March 31 the Rev. John Walters of frame is presented by the Marquis of Bath to the rectory of Lullington. Vice Rev. Thomas Coacy is instituted to the living at Batcombe with Spargrove annexed in the gift of Bicknell Coney. Olverhampton reports an inquisition at the Four Crosses inn on the Chester coach death of Mr. Wilks Williams after a period of illness. jury verdict attributes death to the sinuation of God.
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Bath
John Walters
Frame
Marquis of Bath
Lullington
Thomas Coacy
Breamores
Batcombe
Spargrove
Bicknell Coney
Olverhampton
Four Crosses Inn
Warner
Ship News Deal Arrivals and Sailings from Liverpool and Chester
Deal March 31 Arrived and sailed for the river the Union Bennet from Liverpool and Mercury Bates from Chester. Sailed through the Downs last night His Majesty's ship Adamant Lady Jane Halliday Ross and Brook Oliver for Antigua Nancy Symonds for Halifax Elizabeth and Ann Duke for Lisbon Garnet Lampton for Jereys on Neptune Strong for Rochelle. Came down this morning and sailed the Henry Dundas M Nabb for India The Providence Baal from Gottenburgh for the west ward ran ashore on the Goodwin Sands but was got off by the Deal boats and remains with the Scoutsloop. Wind North East blows hard Gravelead March 41 Passed by the General Minbury Huntley from Memel Syren Nef wart Sdlertia Péterson Unity Bofer Peter and Bridget Christian Emanuel Chrianson Two Brothers Bockman and Carolina Matilda 3 from Norway Lark Jolliff from Malapa London Merchant Bennet from Dunkirk Active Warwick from Lipari and Thames Linder from Hamburgh.
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Deal
Union
Bennet
Liverpool
Mercury
Bates
Chester
Downs
His Majesty
Adamant
Lady Jane Halliday
Ross
Brook
Oliver
Antigua
Nancy
Symonds
Halifax
Elizabeth
Ann
Duke
Lisbon
Garnet
Lampton
Jereys
Neptune
Strong
Rochelle
Henry Dundas
M‘nabb
India
Providence
Gottenburgh
West Ward
Goodwin Sands
Gravelead
Minbury
Huntley
Memel
Syren
Nefwart
Sdlertia
Péterson
Unity
Bofer
Peter
Bridget
Christian
Emanuel
Chrianson
Bockman
Carolina Matilda
Norway
Lark
Jolliff
Malapa
London
Dunkirk
Active
Warwick
Lipari
Thames
Linder
Hamburgh
Royal Drawing Room at St James's Palace
London reports a drawing room at St James's with a large circle of royalty and foreign ambassadors including the King Queen Princesses Augusta and Elizabeth, and many nobles. The event ended around four, followed by dinner at the Queen's Palace. Also noted are a private audience of the Lord Chancellor with the King, Duke of Gloucester's audience at Buckingham Palace, Sir Alexander Hood's kiss on taking Rear-Admiral of Great Britain, and Henry Dundas East India Company sailings to the East Indies.
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St. James’s Palace
Princesses
Royal
Augusta
Elizabeth
Prince Czartoriski
Count Casin
Monsieur Calonne
Harcourt
Marchmont
Westmorland
Clarendon
Bridol
Fortescue
Holderness
Viscountes
Sidney
Payne
E. Waldegrave
M. Collier
M. How
Drummond
Fanes
A. Hood
Herbert
Walsingham
Montrefoir
Lambert
Swanton
Waller
M. Pitt
Digby
Jeffries
Pitt
Vernon
Britain
Admiral Darby
Henry Dundas
Chester votes liberty and stock transfer dates set
The city of Chester praised William Pitt for support of the constitution. Transfer books open for Bank Stock on April 22 and other funds on varied dates. India Stock books close April 15 for the six Directors election.
Wanted furnished house near Great Notch Road
A notice seeks a ready furnished family house in a dry location near the Great Notch Road between Stamford and York. The advertiser requires liberty of sporting on a manor and directs inquiries to A B Moust Coffee-House, Lower Grosvenor Street.
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Sussex
Fishborne
Chichester
Portsmouth
Great Notch Road
Stamford
York
A. B. Moust
Lower
Grofvenorfireer
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Sa Fterday
Flanders
France
Hamsurenn
Country-News
Ship-News
William Pitt
Old South Sea
Greyhound Revenue
Watson
Weymouth
Phace
Aquadron
Gardner
Jamaica
East India House
Chatfick
Rodney
Mitchell
Bengal
Gamage
Bellmont
Bond
China
Duke of Orleans
Madame Buffon
Manchester
Bristol
Birmingham
Spool
Leeds
Hull
Alderman Boydell
St. Paul’s
Howard
Boydell
Guildhall
Royal Humane Society
London Tavern
Earl of Stamford
Earl of Fife
Joseph Andrews
Newman
Newnham
Wepton
Curtis
Letcfom
Epsom
Lancashire
Pyes
Farran
Dublin
Hermitage
Great Wild Street
Mr. Clutterbuck
Delahay-street
Westminster
W. Churchill
Mayfair
Piccadilly
Paton
Crown-court
Soho
William Beckwith
Carey-street
James Smith
Ely-Place
Diana Lang
John Lang
St. James’s Parade
Lath
Joseph Townshend
Lydia Clerke
Charles Tuck
Edmonton
Whitbread
Daniel Stacey
Hackney
Mills Barker
Harding
Samuel Harding
Edgware
Middlesex
Bedford
Chippenham
Kent
Klnt
Ciies
Southwark
King’s Head
I'ayzrn
London Bridges
Pers Elg
Vaudable Society For the
Benhet
Surrey-street
Bank
N. B
Ladyday
Christie
É&C
Pullfetal
A. Bs
Leicester
Knaptoft
Lutterworth
Kibworts
Mary Adcock
Esan Clarke
Barton
Buckingham
Philpot
Meffrs, Sikes, Snaith, and Co. Bankers
Mggfion-House
Elinsley
Scandae
Yrtiat ormanaTr
Uiliw Oldings
William Kell
Liss
Petersfield
Essex
Michaelmas
Bulmes
Andrews
Sible-Hedingham
Lowton
Harborncourt
Gray’s Inn
Lord Dudley
Armes
Daley
Wortester
Gilbert Fownes
Tividale Farm
Tipton
Stafford
Birmingham Canal
Dudley
Bromwich
Dudley- Port
Dicken and Warren
Attornies
Drayton
Shropshire
Thomas Gibbons
Wolverhampton
Blandford
Lord Milton
Portman
John Elwes
Berk
the World
Elwes
Edward Topham
Life Guards
Shaftesbury
J. Ridgeway
York-street
St. James’s Square
Baldwin
Bew
Patesnoftere Row
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