Rioters plunder Pachters House as Dutch mob violence erupts
London Gazette reports a quiet start then a rapid surge of rioters in Hague. Burghers fire on them. seven or eight killed on the spot and 25 to 30 wounded. Swiss Guards disperse the mob, which reforms next day to target more Pachters. Prince of Orange urges swift remedy as the Holland States Assembly lasts until after ten at night.
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Pachter
Hague
States of Holland
Prince of Orange
Iillicee
Amsterdam
Aix la Chapelle
Republick
Groeningen
Friesland
Holland
Nimeguen
Utrecht
Zealand
Harlem
Turks Seized by Inhabitants Near Maccarefe Estate
Reports from Leghorn and Naples describe local inhabitants of Maccarefe seizing 26 Turks and three Moors after spotting them in a wood on May 28. The captives were taken to the Tower of Maccarefe and given quarter. Other dispatches note naval movements, price news, and political discussions in Vienna, Paris, Amsterdam, and Maestricht, with mentions of Don Philip in Italy and tensions in Holland amid popular uprisings.
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Maccarefe
Rospigliosi
Tunis
Leghorn
Byng
Genoa
Naples
Smyrna
Vienna
Venice
Republick
Italy
Don Philip
Flamburgh
Enmark
Altena
Aris
Fune
Duke de St. Severin
d’Huescar
Madrid
Marshal Lowendahl
D la Ferte
Lowendahl
England
France
General Assembly
Maestricht
Amsterdam
Rebellion Figures and Transport Decisions in Scotland
Reports say Francis Farquharson of Naltire, ordered for transportation, may visit Scotland to arrange affairs before choosing banishment. Sir James Kinloch faces life confinement in England with limited travel. His two brothers to be transported with site choice. Baron Maule seated in Exchequer. Lord Chief Baron arrived. Election for Aberdeen Montrose boroughs set for the 13th instant.
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Scotland
Painiargh Sie
Francis Far- Ooquharson
Naltrie
London
Ames Kinloch
England
James
Baron Maule
Court of Exchequer
Aberdeen
Montrose, &c
Races Begin on Towr Track at Newcastle Meeting
Report from Newcastle last Monday indicates races opened on the Towr track with Mr. William Parker presiding as chief official. The event featured Chefnut Horse and other entries amid a brisk turnout, though details are fragmentary and some names are unreadable.
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Newcastle
William Parker
S. Chefnut Horfe
Retreats, Fires, and Tax Grievances Stir 18th Century News
Letters hint Bastia retreat due to Piedmont pact more than fear of overmatch as Austrians withdraw and artillery departs. Moscow fire devastates thousands of homes and public buildings prompting funds for repairs. North Holland protests heavy taxation while pledging loyalty to Stadtholder. Tea dealers’ memorial moves forward with India Company sale plans, and Duke of Argyll takes oaths as Lord Justice during the king’s absence.
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L Condon
Bastia
Moscow
North Holland
West Friezland
Stadtholder
Republick
India, Company
Duke of Argyll
Court of Chancery
Great Britain
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Sir Henry Harper
Cuthbert Routh’s
Crab
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Earl of March
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Ravenworth
William Middleton
Hugh Smithson
Henry Harper
Edward Blacket
Vane
Duke of Cleveland
Falmouth
Nostra Seniora de
Admiral Watson
Bilander
Maryland
William and Barbara
Woodhouse
Rotterdam
Samuel
Judith
Rogers
South Carolina
Pool
Une
John and Mary
William and Samuel
Rous
Jolliffe
Pelley
Eagle
Weston
Tenby
Deal
S.W
Downs
Dover
Duke of Cumberland
Jamaica
Leverpool
Grenoch
M‘cunn
Virginia
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