Embassy ceremony and naval prize news from Malta and Zealand
From the London Gazette details a Diplomatic audience with the Elector and Plenipotentiaries, a court ceremony as Count Solorate speaks for the Empire, and Bree delivers a thanks. It also reports a Bristol merchantman capturing three French prizes near Malta, with ships laden with silks and linens valued at thirty thousand pounds. Hague reports Zeeland’s Stadtholdership made hereditary, with officers ordered to posts. lists generals, Lieutenants, and aides-de-camp for the coming campaign, and notes Prince Frederick of Hesse and Marshal Baer arriving at the port.
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Gount Schoffborn
Mente
Benga
Khevonkaller
Grend ‘Chattiberlain
Solorate
Bree
Read
Malta
O. S
Levant
Marseilles
John Baptit
the &J. Blaize
Polacca
Hague
Zealand
Prince of Orange
Lam Nence
Diplomatic Notes on Aix la Chapelle Peace Talks
Extracts from a Paris to The Hague letter discuss a hoped peace at Aix la Chapelle before month end, with Vienna and allies willing to negotiate though Genoa may bear the cost. A private Rotterdam letter claims preliminaries under consideration and lists contentious articles on territorial restitution, capitulations, and guarantees among France, the United Provinces, Genoa, Tuscany, and other powers.
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Paris
Haguey
Aix la Chapelle
Versailles
Marquis de Palavicini
Genoa
Marshal Noailles
Holland
Germany
Vienna
Republick
M. de Noaillés
Aix
Marquis de Palavicnni
Republick of
Tuscany
Don Philip
Italy
Cape Breton
France
Luxembourg
Namur
Hainault
Brabant
Flanders
Hungary
Ostend
Rotterdam
Bruffels
Duffeldorp
Leipiad
Austrian Netherlands
Prince Charles of Lorrain
United Provinces
Ship Blessed captured by French privateer off St Abb's Head
Edinburgh reports from Peterhead that the ship the Blessed Walter Gerdach belonging to Aberdeen was seized by a French privateer off St Abb's Head. Passengers and sailors were released except the master and two boys who remained as ransom until a squall sent the prize back to sea. The vessel was reported damaged in Aberdeen's new Insurance Office where four banks were established.
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S.C
Edinburgh
Peterhead
Walter Gerdach
Aberdeen
St. Abb’s Head
Syren
John Menzies
Holland
Ote Fitzgerald
Peculiar Marriage Tale and Local News From Merccastle
From Merccastle dated February 19 reports after eight months deliberations the marriage of Ralph Firry and Mrs Branding of Easington was finally consummated and settled amicably after two church attempts failed due to incidents. Also noted is the death of James Bell, Postmaster of a nearby town, and scattered maritime and weather items including vessels and winds.
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Merccastle
Easington
Ralph Firry
Branding
James Bell
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London Gazette
Generaine
Campagne
Mareschal
Comte Maurice de Rept
Zelande
Cavallerer
Enerat
Comte Ela
Caahenbur
Prathiel
Wa Fes
Faget van Affendelft
Faget Eviitntoort
C.de Nafsau Beerverivert
Eftrigenen
Thuy de Seroatkeerk
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Nergena
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Rivetoutt
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Pretorhus
Swartzenberg
Aylva
Bouranias Oy, Pe Pringe de
Sane -Hildbourghauleng Pour Tes Anvaraie
Constant de F 'Cemminga
Bronckhorst
Ecgut
Beersen, Sturler
Rhode Var
Wittoess
Borge
Printe
Comte de Wied
Deveres Grover
Baridas Artenfleben
Pangences Grahame
Ydorbank
Sigers
Roafe
T Clave Ee Sporcken
I la Riviere
Alert
Pardarts
Prince of
Oxanne
Gether
Eich
Prince Frederick of Heile- Carlés
Marthal
Ekerert
Foreign Affairs
Spain
Great
Final
Leghorn
Europe
Christendom
Po Falminth
Phmath
Utjefty
Monmecth
Poe
Sundérland
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