Peace and War Dispatches From Genoa to Aix and Brussels
The article reports on naval provisions in the Morea and Naples, French finances and troop needs, and Empress-Queen Maria Theresa's promotion of Archduke Joseph to Dragoon regiment. It notes rapid troop movements across factions, promises of twelve French battalions, and preparations for campaigns in the Low Countries. It cites letters from Paris and Sehe Haggey, with emphasis on military honors, emulation among corps, and ongoing diplomatic pressure.
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Genoa
Morea
Kingdom of Naples
Archduke Joseph
Dragoons
Athlan
Archduke’ Joseph
House of Austria
Imperi
Sehe Haggey
Aix
France
Worms
Sardinia
Paris
Madrid
Poland
Duesdén
Berlin
Switerland
Low Countries
Marshal Saxe
Brussels
War-Office
M.‘de Puyfieux
Rendé
War News and Diplomacy Reflected in Early 18th Century Dispatches
Reports from Milan Turin Dresden and Brussels detail Imperial and Piedmontese troop movements near Ventimiglia Corsican garrison plans and a possible Genoa Doge succession. French emissaries push a protest against Russian maneuvers while Paris notes anticipated peace and royal marriage arrangements amid a widening European conflict.
Smuggling, Kidnapping and Murder Allegations Reported in Lewes County
Country news from Lewes details a late January smuggling incident where three suspects allegedly seized a bag of tea, beat John Cockrel and son, and threatened Richard Hawkins’s household before abducting the husband who remains missing. A separate Sussex case charged John Wicker and John Bourn with a July murder in Washington, by a head wound from a large pole.
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Lewes
John Cockrels
Richard Hawkins
Horsham
John Wicker
John Bourn
Robert Gravely
Washington
Shipping News Briefs From Antigua to St Kitts
Deals and wind report. vessels Saint Michael's Privateer remains published. Arrivals include Mary Hinton from Philadelphia to Antigua, Samuel Brown and Anne Butterfield from New York to ditto. Ships Phoenix Gidney Eagle Olive from Newfoundland to Naples. Carolina Coombss from Philadelphia at St Kitts. Haac Stone from Liverpool at Colerain.
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Ditto
Samuel, Brown
Butterfield
New York
Naples
Phoenix
Gidney
Eagle
Olive
Newfoundland
St. Kitt’s
Carolina
Coombss
Philadelphia
Colerain
Haac
Stone
Leverpool
Private Letters Mention Convoked Diet of Helvetick Body
From St Kitts reports Captain Fielding in the Scottoft Privateer seized the Dauphin of Nantz a 400 ton ship with 18 guns and the New Orleans Snow 160 tons with six guns off Hispaniola on the 23d of November both bound to Lucigna laden with goods and linen and sent to Jamaica or Carolina after manning. Also captured a small English sloop of little value. Constantine Reed from Bristol arrived at Venice with earlier advices.
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L.O. N D.O
Switferland
Dyet
Helvetick
France
St. Kitt’s
Capt. Fielding
Scottoft
Hispaniola
New Orleans
Linnen
Lucigna
Jamaica
Caronia
Constantine
Reed
Bristol
Venice
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Foreign Affairs
Holland
Pesarfourgh
Fane
M. d’Allien
Republic of Poland
Bregho
Fan
Sofpello
M. de Paupry
Pavia
Novi
Parma
Richlieu
Leg
Horn
Corsica
Milan
Ventimiglia
Provence
Turin
Dresden
Leipsick
Amsterdam
Vienna
Radziwilisky
Samogitie
Courland
Grodno
Palatinate
Podlachie
Mazovie
Sandomir
Cracow
Troppeau
Silesia
Moravia
Count Saxe
de St. Severin
Aix la Chapelle
Henrietta
Charles of
Lorrain
Adelaide
Duke
Savoy
Victoria
Xavier
Saxony
Marthal Saxe
Marshal Lowenda
Las van Ghent
M. de Lage
Marshal Lowendahl
Zealand
Mitchell
Frague
Earl of Sandwich
Count de Chavannes
Count de St. Severin
Highne
Hnz
P-News
Wind N. E
St. Michael’s
Antigua
Philadel
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