Empress's Journey to Petersburgh and Corsican Regimental Tales
Reports from a French mail dated February 13 describe the Empress traveling from Moscow to Petersburgh in four days by sledges, with a note that Peter the Great once made a similar journey in 48 hours. An extract from St Martin en Rhé praises Royal Corsican regiment officers who refused rewards for saving Hanoverian troops wrecked on the island, calling their conduct noble.
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France
Petersburgh
Dtc
Moscow
Tulle
Peter the Great
Rhi
Sterling
Royal Corsican Régiment
Sphinx Thunder Bomb and escort ship sail from the Cove
The following ships departed this morning under favorable west northwesterly winds bound for America from the Cove. His Majesty's ship Sphinx under Captain Hust, Thunder Bomb under Captain Reid, Thunder Bomb's tender Aurora transport, and the Sovereign victualling ship accompanied the flotilla.
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Tk G&l
Corke
Fes
WN. W
America
His
Sphirx
Hust
Thunder
Reid
Aurora Transport
Sovereign Victualling
Arrivals at Cork, St Vincent's, Dublin and More Ports
The list records ships arriving at Cork Tagus Lamport from Liban St Vincent's Vabella Brown from Liverpool Lifoon Atlantic Boog from Falmouth Bristol Fell Genmel from Glasgow Dublin Mary Jones from Petersburgh Montferrat Friendship Fereus Montferrat Packet Clark from London Liverpool Brookes Noble from Jamaica Of Barbadoes Arandel Man from London. The wind is southwest and ships remain as before with several vessels bound for Lisbon Dublin and Dublin and others from Leghorn and Jamaica.
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Pene
Deat
Fes
S.W
Lark
Builer
Lisbon
Peegy
Long
Dublin
Graavesenp
Crown Galley
Werry
Tafcany
Woucher
Leghorn
Corkes -Tagus
Lamport
Liban
St. Vincent
London Elections and Royal Seal Acts Debated
Thursday a commission passed the Great Seal authorizing the Lord Lieutenant to grant royal assent to a bill for clarifying duties on foods and merchandise and for prohibiting certain imports. Also reports of troop drafts for America, ship losses and safeties, and a London election speech at Guildhall where Alderman Hopkins is declared winner and Wilkes vows to stand again at Midsummer amid accusations of ministerial interference.
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D. O
Great Seal
Ireland
Great-Britain
War Office
Dragoons
England
America
William and Henry
Botton
Antigua
North
Trevor
Society of Antiquaries
Mulgrave
Seaforth
Brett
Deptford-yard
Amsterdam
Thomson
King George Packet
Lisbon
Brazil
Polly
Forward
London
Senegal
Goodwin-lands
Margate
Chamberlain
Hopkins
Kennet
Bidaile
Thomas
Mr. Hopkins
Guildhall
Coopers Hall
Alsop
Bull
Wilkes
Biddile
Piomet
Peckham
Freedom
Lon
Houshhold
C—rt
B— Tod
D——r
Customs and Excise
C—n
East-India Company
Alderman Hopkins
Hastings
Alderman
Sele&t
Coopers-hall
Gond
Obituary notes and appointments in 19th century terms
A fragmentary notice lists appointments and deaths including Serjeant Foster to the Oxford circuit with Justice Nares replacing Baron Burland, and deaths such as Rev. Dr. Addington of Lichfield, Mrs Sally widow of Richard Sally, Mrs Bulkeley lace-woman dealer, and Mr Lepelte master of Bromley academy. Additional brief mentions include Edwards of Dover Street and other local figures.
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Tar
Foster
Oxford
Justice Nares
Baron Burland
Alle ‘Dington
Litchfield
Dealry
Walthamstow
Essex
Sally
Richard’ Sally
Finte
Edgware
Bulkeley
County of Bucks
Lepelte
Bromley
Flarrow
Edwards
Dover-street
Political letter urges loyalty to Parliament and suppression of rebellion
A lengthy, forceful postscript letter denounces sedition and partisan opposition, defends parliamentary supremacy, and urges Britons to oppose rebel American measures. It praises the government’s stability, mocks rebels, and proclaims triumph of reason and English liberty with appeals to honor and national unity.
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Hopkins
Cliraldolley
Jerusalem
Old England
Baal
Fragmentary historical note on religious obedience and governance
Fragmentary OCR text references submission to authorities and divine law, mentioning the Lord, King, governors, and punishment of evil. The date appears as 1776 with unclear surrounding context and names. The readable material is minimal and lacks a clear news event or identifiable figures.
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Pees
Duchess Dowager of Kingston Petition Read in Parliament
Fragmentary record describes Lord Hillsborough moving to read a petition by Elizabeth Hervey, Dowager Duchess of Kingston, alleging bigamy. It notes the appeal to the House of Lords and questions over jurisdiction, removal writs, and the right to trial by peers.
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Neves Hou
Hursday
Ranle
Court of Exchequer
Craing
Wife
Adam
Dettee
Hillsborough
Wadseldey
Duchess Dowager of
Kingston
Middlesex
Aucultus John Hervey
Evelyn
Duke of Kingston
King’s Bench
Evelyn Duke of Kingston
Elizabeth Hervey
Augustus John Hervey
Elizabeth
Southampton
A. J. Hervey
St. George’s
Hanover-square
County Court
King’s-Bench
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Postscript
Eve
Great Britain
Selonies
Great
Charles II
Minster
House of Con Mons
Brenig Post
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