Ruffians land forces in Cyprus from Candia to Nicosia
A French 32 gun frigate reports the Ruffian fleet under Count Orlow landing at Famagusta and Linosa to seize Cyprus. After cannonading, they take the town near Candia and march on Nicosia, while Turkish defenses delay their advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Count Orlow
Archipelago
Hesperus
Chevalier Mapeau
Linoia
Cyprus
Candia
Famagata
Famagusta
Linofz
Nicosia
Island
Linora
Herring Catch at Friday Night Fishery
On Friday night last the fishery yielded a plentiful take of herrings. They were sold at market next morning from 2d. to 7s. per hundred. It is computed that not fewer than 200,000 herrings were taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gubivay
Free Burgesses Rights Clash Over Town Moor in Nearcase
In August nearcase Serjeant Glynn pleads for the Free Burgesses against the Magistrates over the Town Moor property. The dispute centers on whether the burgesses may retain inalienable common rights or be governed by the Council. Ship news lists numerous arrivals and sailings including Rosamond, Georgia Packet, Birmingham, Unity, and others from major ports such as New York, Liverpool, and Amsterdam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nearcase
Glynn
Bill of Rights
Free Burgesses
Town Moor
Dear
S.S. W
Rosamond
Miller
New-York
Georgia Packet
Anderson
Georgia
Wilcox
Williams
Liverpool
Birmingham
Morgan
Newnham
Unity
Knight
Gagvetenv
Friendsip
Carter
Amsterdam
Happy Return
North
Maryland
Speedwell
Dathiel
London
Seaton
Cragg
Riga
Bristol
Betsey
Steel
Harrietta
Randall
Isabella
Breffet
Richard
Murray
Petersburgh
Paul
Grigg
Eagle
Rowdon
Admiral Spry
Kelly
South Carolina
Grand Levee at St James Court for Prince of Wales Birthday
A large levee at St James's yesterday gathered dukes such as Graston Beaufort Dorset Bolton Chandois Devonshire Leeds and St Albans with Lords North Suffolk Rochford and others along with bishops to pay compliments to the monarchs on the Prince of Wales birthday. The Prince wore a purple and silver suit while the Bishop of Ounaburgh appeared in scarlet and gold. Sir Basil Keith and his newly married wife were presented to the Majesties at St James's for the first time since their marriage amidst grand fireworks at Kew Gardens in honor of the Prince.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don
St. James’s
Graston
Beaufort
Prince of Wales
Ounaburgh
William Henry
Princess Royal
Basil Keith, Bart
Lady Egmont
Kew Gardens
Wales
Tal Bay
Scotland
Richard Barry
Earl of Barrymore
Ireland
Amelia
William Earl of Harrington
Nantwich
Chehire
Pr. North
Litenfeld
Coventry
Wybunbury
Prince of Wales East Indiaman
Court
East India House
Yafe
Earmouth
St. Helena
2D Regiment of Guards
St. James’s Park
John Fielding
Knightsridge
Guildhall
Chandler and Sons
Taylor
Southwark
Croydon
Leonard
Plunket
Thomas Younger
Thomas Greer
Younger
Clarke, Esq
Warwickshire
Freemantle
Somerset-house
Nathaniel Gilson
St. Martin’s-lane
Mary Ann Savage
Strand
John Bosworth
Broad-street
Eleanor Curtis
Grinfield
Foot-Guards
Emma Maria Brocas
Dem of
Killala
Bury
Suffolk
Joshua Hopkins
Spitalfields
Sally.Nunn
Camberwell
Jacob van Wylick
Fragmentary notices from a dated London page
Readable items describe society events and misdeeds including noble family ties and a death, with postscript about ship movements and a new land vehicle. Mentions include Earl of Barrymore, Lord Bishop of Litenfeld and Coventry, and the East Indiaman Prince of Wales. Also notes marriages, a murder‑trial debrief, and local police actions in St James's Park and Southwark.
Obituary notices and accidents in London society
An irregular OCR fragment reports deaths and injuries in London: a surgeon Mr Browne who died from a fall at his Little Britain home after fifty years’ residence. Mary Cooper of Gravallane Street Houndsditch aged 102 who sold oysters. Elizabeth Darnes a four year old run over in Holborn, caused by a careless driver, with the man committed to prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piccadilly
Chelsea
Arthur, Bullingbank
Little Britain
Mr. Browne
Gravallane
Houndditch
Mary Cooper
Elizabeth Darnes
Holborn
Creditors and Representatives of Deceased Beet and Dawson
Creditors and representatives of the deceased Thomas Beet and John Dawson late of London warehousemen bankrupts are to meet the assignee on September 1 at four o clock in Batson's Cog Hint g Cornhill for special affairs under a Court of Chancery order dated July 3 1766. Elizabeth Beet wife of the bankrupt is plaintiff and Thomas Beet and others are defendants.
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Nathaniel
Lionel Pilkington Ellinthorpe
Delrow House
Dellrow
Pouth
Aldenham
Herts
Watford
Twndook
Cenant
St. Alban's
Stanmore
Edgworth
Grigsby
Wapping High-freet
Walbrook
Thomas Beet
John Dawson
London
Batson
Elizabeth Beet
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Foreign Affairs
Country News
Wrigghsworth
Louth
Lincolnshire
N.B
Derne
Heida
Francis Roper
Barnfle
County of
York
Iriday
Robert Godby
Funtingdon
Essex
Haac Whittington
Newmarket-road
Hockerill
Boughey
Yanfield-cc Ut
Inten Temple
Price
Thames
Shenstone
W. Flexney
Gray’s Inn - Gate
William Wilson
M.A
Edinburgh
G. Robinson
Paternofter
A. Donaldson
St. Paul's Churchyard
Robinson
Paternofter-row
New Discovered
F. Newbery
St. Paul’s Churchyard
Sir Francis Drake
Banks
Solander
Majory
Cooks
de Domeniceti
China
Gance
Patiest
Doéter
Joseph Hankey
Cos Fene Church-Street
Richard Croft
Pall-Mall
Abraham Chambers
Co. Bond-ftreet
Anthony Wright
Henrietta-S Treet
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