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General Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Feb 27, 1748

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Venetian Supercargo Brings News From India and Atlantic Theatres

Venice reports a Venetian ship from Alexandria with M. Peifly the East India Company's supercargo arriving after leaving India in April. Commodore Griffiny and warships at Bengal loom, Pondicherry provisions scarce, and four ships on the Malabar coast failed to resupply. Bristol telegraph notes Jamaica fleet events, privateers captured at Bilboa, and English ships Thetis and Leviathan after Bilboa prize actions.

Venice Alexandria M. Peifly Eat ~India Company Bombay Aleppa India Eat Griffiny Bengal M. Peifley Surat Pondicherry Malabar Myhim A . St. James Signor Grofatesta Modena Duke Bedford Clement Cottre Dormer Whitehall Royal Duke of Cumberland Harwich Fubbs Halland Admiralty-Offee Albert Nottingham Harland Portland Stevens Bristol Milford Watson Jamaica Plymouth Worcester Cape Nichola St. Domingo Levant Miller Cape-Clear Grand Bigonia Bilboa His Majesty Thetis Barker Kinsale Hare Hill London Baltimore Virgin Holbrook St. John Bond Europe

Mediation and armistice views from Paris and Versailles

Extracts from private letters detail Versailles accepting Portuguese mediation to appease Madrid while French policy resists pacifying moves. Ambitious aims seek to leverage Armistice to deter Russians and advance Low Countries interests, with Conti and others cautious about conference outcomes and regional power moves.

Hague Paris Versailles Portugal Madrid Europe Conti Aix Poland Bohemia Oder Oere Moselle

Transports sail for Holland from Leith Road

Edinburgh Feb 23 Friday Forenoon transports with the Drafts from the additional Companies of the two Highland Regiments sailed again from Leith Road for Holland Admiral Forbes son to the Earl of Granard with General St Clair travels to Turin then Mediterranean for command. Reverend George Campbell minister of Glasgow died last Sunday Sir John Ogilvy of Inverwharity baronet died last week at Kinordy Angus coal pit accident two Miles from Dalkeith four Overseers and four Colliers suffocated by smoke pit still burning Petition from Argyle freeholders to the House of Commons for a new valuation of lands to fix Land Tax quotas. mo

Edinburgh Leith Road Holland Admiral Forbes Earl of Granard St. Clair Turin Strediediterranean George Campbell Glasgow London Perth Stirling Skelton Schiels Litthgow Kinordy Angus John Ogilvy of Inverwharity Dalkeith Shire of Argyle House of Commons

Weldon Weds Wingfield Kin in Norfolk News

Norwich reports the marriage of Jatt Thomas Weldon to Wiss Wingfield of the late Col Wingfield's family. Earlier, a farmer and a tanner in Norfolk were convicted for buying and selling two raw hides without required certificates. Each paid a twenty pound forfeiture under the royal order.

Country-News Norwich Thomas Weldon Wiss. Wingfield H&j Col Wingfield Norfolk His Majesty

Ships Arrive and Sail from Falmouth and Weymouth

In late February ships arrive or sail from Falmouth and Weymouth bound for Dublin Zurickeee and Jamaica. The Dutch Dogger from Dublin and vessels including the Nostra, Seni ora de Vittoria, and St Antonio Balmas depart for various ports while Charming Molly, John and Charles, and other ships arrive from London en route to Dartmouth and Jamaica.

New.s Falmouth Dublin Zurickeee Nostra ‘Seniora de Vittoria Antonio Balmas Rodrigus Figuera Weymouth Charming Molly Tyzard John and Charles Williams London Pogl Ene Desire Wills Dartmouth Dra Bens Sherborn Antila Parnassus Johnson Jamaica

Imperial Commissaries Hire Boats for Thousands of Troops

From Francfort reports say imperial commissaries have hired boats to transport several thousand men into the Low Countries. The move follows a warm request from Britain and Vienna to deploy the stipulated troops swiftly. Officers and church matters accompany the day, with various political and military developments noted.

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