War talk and fleet advances amid court diplomacy
Reports from Berlin and Silesia detail ongoing war preparations and shifting diplomacy. Fleets move toward readiness while ambassadors from Austria England the Netherlands Mentz and Portugal head to Silesia as discussions on war or peace sharpen. Royal promotions in the diplomatic corps appoint ambassadors to London Rome Berlin and a minister to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraser
Fitzherbert
France
Berlin
Silesia
Prince Royal
Schweidnitz
Rith
Schonwalde
Silberberg
Mullendorf
jJuan d’Almeig de Melle de Catiro
London
Alexander de Sousa de Holstein
Rome
Viscount d’Anadia
Ciprien Freire
America
Royal Movements and Naval Actions Reported in London Bulletin
The King and royal household undertake rides to Kew and Windsor with plans to move between Windsor Lodge and Kew Palace for the royal drawing room in London. Reports note the Prince of Wales’s audiences, ministers at Whitehall, and various nobles at their estates. A Dutch squadron sails to the Downs, while Sweden and Russia fight indecisively near Revel, turning later in favor of Russia with Swedish losses and feared casualties. The Duke of Cumberland’s health remains poor as royal visits continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kew Palace
Windsor Lodge
Rov
Augusta
Elizabeth
St. James’s
Prince of Wales
Duke of Portland
Sheridan
North Mimms
Herts
Dulwich
Pitt
Wimbledon
Earl Camden
Camden Place
Kent
Marquis of Stafford
Trentham-hall
Staffordshire
Duke of Richmond
Goodwood
Sussex
Grenville
Lord Chatham
Admiralty
Duke of Cumberland
Duke of York
St. Helen’s
Duke of Sudermania
Revel
Carlscrone
Charles XII
Defenders of Liberty welcomed with wine in Beaume
An account details a chaotic scene in Beaume where National Guard officers were greeted by the mayor as French townspeople celebrated. News notes a mass of armed civilians, a brutal massacre at Fort St John, and a city-wide watch over forts Good Mother St Nicholas St John. Further items report Portsmouth fleet signals, political poll results, marriages, and deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charolras
France
Beaume
Lewis XIV
Marseilles
Patriotic Club
National Assembly
Citve
Good Mother
St. Nicholas
St. John
M. Baffet
Fort St. John
Albert
Fort St. Nicholas
Portsmouth
Barrington
Ord Howe
William Young, Bart
Simcoe
St. Maw’s
Hugh Boscawen
Gegggeman
John Ruffell
Jervoife
Hampshire
W. Heathcote
Chute
Henry Methald
Elys
Eders
John Eden
Windlestone
County of Durham
St. Botolph
Bishopsgate
James Jarvis
South Sea House
Mary van Voorsf
Broad-street
William Taylor
St. Paul’s Churchyard
Mills Harris
Robert Harris
Croydon
Piddlestone
Herts
William Thomas
Great Buffelcourt
Covent Garden
Holder
White House
St. Bride’s
Joan Clement Bignell
Newport Pagnell
Cox
Shoe Lane
St. George’s Church
Hanover Square
John Molesworth
William Molesworth
Catharine St. Aubyn
John St. Aubyn
Orlingbury
Arch. Rodick
Wellingborough
Northamptonshire
Priday Fe
John Murray
Killaloe
Ireland
Castle-Connel
Duke of Athol
Elizabeth Murray
Earl of Dunmore
Missing Chelmsford Horse Believed Stolen Near Colchester
A horse belonging to Charles Stokes of Chelmsford was taken on Thursday the 17th of June 1790 and expected to return the same evening. The rider was a medium man in a blue coat and white stockings. A reward of two guineas and expenses is offered for information leading to recovery. The horse, eight years old, chestnut, damaged shoulders, mane and tail thick, with a saddle mark, no visible name on the saddle flap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stokes
Chelmsford
Colchester
Karnes
Sadie
Ahoe
Josep
Legerton
Essex
Moever
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Testerday
Baptist
Taunton
Robert Robinson
Joshua Toulmin
Mr. Robinson
J. Johnson
T. Rott
Lombard-street
Ulverston
Lancashire
William Fell
E. K. Jonesy
Mark Lane
Edward Kendall
Abergavenny
Cornwall
Wheal-Pool
Aerchafer
M. Grylls
Helfton
Scott
John Scott
Her Majesty
No. 417
Pedford-street
the Strand
Phoenix Inn
Drayton
Salop
Hales
Tyrley
Stafford
William Venantes
No. N. B
John Goodall
William Preston
George Jervis
Hale’s
Turly
Ralph Noden
Deytats
Marshall
Bridgnorth
Dicken
Warren
Rex
Ardble
Lana
Hertford
Henry Alvington
John Moore
Hoddesdon
C&avoy Price
Mary Queen of Scots
Dre Robertson
Mr. Hume
William Lytlers
Sciety of
Seattle Antiquacies
F. RS
Edinburgh
T. Cadell
Strand
Creedy
Thurlow
Manfeld
Camden
Bathurst
Rolls
Wits
G. Reaifley
Johnson’s Head
Fleet-treet
Pa' Hed
Witten
Political Lives
S. Perry
J. Richardson
Royal-pahenees C. Statkerg Statioers Court
J. Southern
St. Ja
S’s Street
Ramina Pascua
G. Swayne
A.M
Pucklechurch
Gloucester
Batt-Harpty
Somerset
Duke of Gordon
Tig Qodiham
Bath Agriculture Societies
Bristol
William ‘Richardson
Royal Exchange
G. Kearsleys
Fleet-street
John Sinclair, Bart
William Fordyce
Gentleman's Magazine
T. Hookham
New Bond Streets
Arnold Zulig
Constance
Pharos
Argus
Athleis
Daubagne
Countess Valois DE LA Motte
Jane de St. Remy de Valois
Countess DE LA Motte
Germany
J. Bew
Paternofter
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