Russians Likely to Pass into Upper Silesia Gratis Quarters
Foreign dispatches report Ruffian troops will cross into Upper Silesia at Bielitz with free quarters offered, while a French resident faces threats and bribery attempts to halt the passage, though officials doubt success. Paris reports Saxe may push on Brussels on the 17th, with Maastricht to be besieged before month’s end as Russia moves through Poland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Upper Silesia
Bielitz
Paris
Low Countries
Chambord
Marshal Saxe
Brussels
Maestricht
Poland
Maastricht
Empire
Holland
Peterbourgh
Grand Duchy
Dresden
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
M. Klingreft
Great Britain
Berlin
Germany
Turin
Vienna
Count Della Rocca
Placentese
Savona
Brown
News from Europe on Fronts and Diplomacy
Mail from Holland and Vienna reports describe Russian columns halted by snow in Lithuania and Warsaw intrigue. Turin notes possible Savoy marriage moves, British envoy arrangements, and French aims in Italy. Hague discusses peace talks, pensions, and the Aix la Chapelle conference setup for late April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corsica
France
Tse
Airola
Schaffhausen
Turin
Savoy
Sardinia
Beira
Portugal
Paris
Marshal Belleisle
Italy
Louvain
Hague
Bay of Biscay
Spain
Admiralty
Rotterdam
Waterford
Ostend
M. Buffy
Vienna
London
Aix la Chapelle
Count de St. Severin
M. van Haren
States General
Bern
Zurich
Basil
Schafhausen
Glaris
Appenzel
Republick
Canton of
Berne
Lewis Csuards
Earl of Sandwich
Count de Se. Severin
Europe
In London Newsfeed of 1770s War Rumors and Local Crime
A London listing from the era reports shipping movements to Copenhagen and Smyrna, insurrection rumors in Sardinia misattributed to convent collapse in Leghorn, and political shifts in Saxony and Ireland. Notable items include a Lord Chief Justice appointment, excise changes, a 40-ship merchant fleet loss due to war, privateers actions in the Leewards, robberies in Barnes Common and Piccadilly, and a woman jailed for theft from a townhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londoun
Ital
Sardinia
uUis
Sicily
Leghorn
Cagliari
Saxe Weismar
Saxe-Gotha
Germany
Low Countries
Sinclair
Kinghorn
Oyfart, & C
Scotland
Turin
Ireland
Kingdom of Ireland
Dover
Lord Elcho
France
House of Commons
Johnson
Woolwich
Wes Ooen
Duke of Montague
Gra
Prui
Leoftoff
Fielding
Issou
Minee
Fenrchon
Jamaica
Lath
Weymouth
Cant
Davy
Hattines
Arundel
Norway
Hrandy
St. Marcin’s
Spain
Enelith Incus Mentironan
Harwood
Richmond
Barnes-Common
Jones
Taylor
James Kenderson
Els
Bend-Street
Covent-Garden Playhouse
Burlington-House
Piccadilly
Fellows
Leicester-fields
New-Prison
John Poulson
Thomas Brotter
Forné
Also Mentioned on This Page
Foreign Affairs
Deal
Fan
Downs
Copenhagen
A . Vmeri
Antigua
Oka
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