Foreign Affairs at the Hague and British Policy Doubts
A dated January 2 dispatch from the Hague reports confusion over foreign affairs, doubts about an offensive Franco Allied campaign in the Low Countries, and chatter of Versailles aiding the Pretender. Emissaries claim Britain may keep troops home as Scotland remains unsettled, with ominous prognostications for Vienna and the United Provinces. The House of Lords applauds Henry Boyle for an excellent speech and urges printing.
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Hague
Ublick
Aix la Chapelle
Court of
Great Britain
Brabant
Scotland
Vienna
United Provinces
Transports Prepare to Sail from Edinburgh Road
Edinburgh dated December 28 reports transports with recruits from Drumlanrigs Regiment poised to sail once the two ships arrive from the north. Perth notes a nonjurant clergyman preaching contrary to statute, leading to custody. John Gilmgir of Bristo imprisoned for breaking into a press and cabinet. Felternight mourns James Nasmith town clerk died aged 85. Glasgow: Lucretia from St Kitts survived hurricane. Martin Watson from the same place remained at harbor awaiting cargo recovery.
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Edinburgh
Drumlanrig
Nort
Frith
Perth
John Gilmgir
Bristo
William Hutchinson
Felternight
James Nasmith
Glasgow
Horseshoe
Lucretia
St.Kitt’s
Leeward Islands
Martin, Watson
Stanary
Unanimous Commons Speech for Royal Affent Bills
Dublin speech to the Lord Lieutenant praises the Commons for unity and zeal in supplying the establishment. It lauds the sovereign’s paternal affection and notes the Lords' gratitude while presenting two bills for the Royal Assent. Reports in London include guardsmen’s draft to Flanders, ship movements, privateering, and public notices of local incidents.
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Dublin
House of Commons
Commons
Jong
Europe
London
Hyde Park
Flanders
Duke of Cumberland
William Ord
Fenham
Northumberland
Berliney
Cornwall
Edward Wortley Mountagu
Peterborough
Northamptonshire
Zealand
Holland
Middleburgh
England
America
Curacao
Surinam
West-Indies
Cayenne
South America
France
Trade and crime notices from Kent and Sussex
Records report a Tradesman drowned in the River at Tewkbury after a overletting Verry-Boat incident. A William Gray faced Maidstone Gaol after charges of riding with firearms and aiding uncustomed goods in Goudhurst and Atchenham. Other Carolina and Bristol mentions appear as brief notes.
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Bristol
Carolina Packet
Kegwin
Carolina
Tewkbury
Canterbury
Maidstone
Charles Brown
William Gray
Arrival of Dutch Ships at Spithead Signals Naval Movement
Portsmouth reports Vice-Admiral Schryver arriving at Spithead with six Dutch ships of war five hundred men and storeships. The same dispatch notes vessels including Johannes from Bourdeaux with wine for Amsterdam and Maidenhead from Hastings. Winds shift at Deal as Advice Man of War and others head for St Kitts.
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China
Europe
Peron
Bondon
Limehouse Dock
Great Britain
Joseph Barker
George Townshend
Bedford
Mediterranean
Barados
Aldridge
Julius Ciesar
Wildliams
Britannia
Gaul
Portugal
Shelton
Dartmouth
Pearce
Palsgrave
St. Domingo
Jamaica
Rhode Island
America
Green
Philadelphia
Providence
Bermuda
Newbold
Antigua
Smith
Boston
Cary
Eden
Virginia
Ramsey
Cape Fear
Evans
New-York
76Th Park
Doddington
John Threlfall
Scilly
Midford
White
London
Weffel
Wardmore
City and Liberty of Westminster
Zoo
Gatehouse
City and
Liberty
Westminster Bridge
Bridgman
Battersea Fields
St.Giles’s
Pound- House
Wight
Bethell
Eevesn
Jenmya-street
Portsmouth
Schryver
Spithead
Falmouth
Johannes
Bourdeaux
Amsterdam
Pool
Maidenhead
Stevenson
Hastings
Deal
John
Zachary
Inches
St. Kitt’s
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Foreign Affairs
Henry Boyle
House of Peers
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