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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 26, 1748
Page
1
The Feast at St Pauls Choir and Merchant Taylor's Hall raised 10621 pounds 23 shillings for aiding poor clergymen's children. A long list records numerous beneficiaries and their assigns from London and beyond, detailing Mantua makers tailors milliners and tradespeople aiding scholars in need.
From Liege April 30 details of a night sally by the garrison tearing up besiegers works and repelling French advances toward the Coverd Way. Aylva’s sally on Wyck Side nailed up 14 cannons and killed nearly a thousand besiegers. Marquis de Bifly wounded, French regiments active, weather harsh, breach defence under preparation, and bombardiers praised. River navigable. Austrian pontoons arrived but bridges delayed by storms. Hague April 30 notes Admiral Taalman appointed to Zealand coast. Dutch Foot Guards marching to Breda. Swiss Guards on duty. May 3 Prince of Orange left for Moordyck. army at Breda about 40,000, growing as recruits arrive. Groningen deputies bring Herel Stadtholdership diploma.
A Madrid letter dated April 8 reports a conference between the Bishop of Rennes as French ambassador and M de Carvajal on negot iations at Aix-la-Chapelle. The talks center on suspending arms in Italy only after all warring parties settle the infant Don Philip's affairs. Preliminary points at Aix suggest restoring territories between Spain, Hungary, the United Provinces, Savoy, Milan, Parma and Placentia, with a future Don Philip establishment and mutual restorations between Britain and France, inked to halt fighting.
SCOT LAND, Edinburgh, April 21. Monday lat 250 of the Right Hon. the Earl of Ancram's Teeginicit of Feat marched from Gasgow to work upon the Road from Bonhill to Inverary, which we hear is to be Gnifked this Season. This Morning, betwixt Five and Six, four Com panies of the Royal Irish, quartered in the Cattle, march'd from,hence for Berwick. The Colonel's Company remains, till relieved by Guise's Men. By the Route, the other Division of Irish are exposed this Day from Stirling and Borrowstoners, at Leith, in their Way also to Berwick, where we hear five Companies of that Regiment are to be stationed, three at Newcastle, and two at Carlisle.
In York reports Newcastle April 23 landlords in the East Riding have agreed to grant tenants under them additional sums for every order they obtain from the king. The measure aims to encourage prompt execution of slaughtering horned cattle at first signs of infection, praised as a laudable example and likely to inspire imitation among gentry in the county.
April 25 to 26 entries report multiple ships sailing from Cowes and Longfound in Norway to Feversham and Plymouth. Vessels include Elizabeth Spragg and Jolliffe Pelley, with other craft in the Downs and from Newhaven to Guernsey. The Hastings Man of War and privateers linger in the Downs near Deal, while the Dolphin and Badger Sloop proceed toward Mahon and nearby routes. A large ship from the Westward and the Salamander plus Prince Edward pass by Gravesend and Leghorn-bound craft respectively.
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