War reports and Warsaw note on Polish court plan
An itemized dispatch from Warsaw dated February 19 1774 details the Polish king and senate bending to allied demands. It calls for evacuation of foreign troops before the Dyet assembly and cites warnings of danger if refused. The piece also records Amsterdam letters about Aix-la-Chapelle unrest and broader European disturbances.
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Hatburgh
Taf
Stockholm
Sweden
Finland
Warsaw
Vienna
Petersburgh
Berlin
Senate
Poland
Republic
Thej
Theolemn
Madziejowski
Posiania
Amsterdam
Cologne
Aix-la-Chapelle
Empire
Frederic
Francfort
Mayn
Paris
Sieur de Barre
Seine
Corps de Garde
Swane
Normandy
Widow of Calais mail victim receives pension
Canterbury March 13 authorities report widow Pafchall, whose husband drowned while attempting to bring the French mail on board at Calais road, will receive a life pension of thirty pounds yearly under his Majesty's sign manual. She has four children and is pregnant. A Dover gentleman secured the bounty after presenting her case. Winchester March 13 eleven county prison convicts reprieved. one Arlett remains for execution for robbing Mr Chafe at Shirfield near Basingstoke. Our offices closed Wednesday.
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Canterbury
Pafchall
Calais
Dover
Winchester
Tagate
Arletts
Chafe
Shirfield
Basingstoke
Salifoury
Mr. Dyke
Manningford
Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
Covent-garden Theatre
Hasings
Consantia Nevil
France
Earl Temple
Greenock
London
Liverpool
Berwick
Newcastle
Orford Beach
Maria
M‘carty
Corke
Yarmouth
Tenby
Wales
Earl of Fife
Scotland
M——r
Fleet Prison
Lincoln’s-inn-hall
Cox
Comial
Compters
Southwark
Surry
Piccadilly
Drury Lane
Marshall
Woffen-green
Buckinghamshire
St. Alban’s
Hertford
William Paffell
Richard Burgess
Mark Clements
Thomas Cutler
John Williams
Nuntingden
Executions Planned After Housebreaking and Theft Stuff
Simon Draper and Joseph Cook faced housebreaking charges, Thomas Jordan faced epstealing, and William Mots Pitt faced stealing. All were reprieved before the Judges left the city except Amor Long and Ringley. The former will be executed tomorrow at Pewsey-down near Portsmouth on March 14. A dock-yard clerk who fled amid embezzlements has surrendered to justice. Iris thinks this will yield many discoveries.
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Simon Draper
Joseph Cook
Thomas Jordan
William Mots Pitt
Amor
Long
Ringley
Pewsey-down
Portmouth
Iris
Ship News and Deaths From March 14
Wind NE scattered several ships including Charming Sally and Charming Nelly bound for Jamaica and Maryland, plus others to Lisbon and Amsterdam. Gravesend reports arrivals of ships from Gottenburg Embden Groningen and Norway with several vessels listed. Arrivals include La Madona from Smyrna, Mountboon from Guyon, and Lucy from Dublin.
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S& Deat
Wind N.E
Sally
Ogilvie
Nelly
Darling
Jamaica
Diana
Miller
Musquiteshore
Gregg
Elizabeth
Christie
Maryland
Tagus
Innis
New Trimmer
Weilin
Lisbon
Cornelia
Noble
Amsterdam
Ann
Back
Gottenburch
Solomon
Dahde
Embden
Yankey
Henvick
Groningen
Graveseap
Marcn
Nichols
Clofe
Greenbath
Abrams
Jacob
Frailer
Hope
Winter
Norway
Clements
Rotterdam
Boulogne Packet
Merriton
Boulogne
Frederick
Military Promotions and Fleet News from War Office
War Office reports promotions across multiple regiments including Gore and Coote as colonels and lieutenants as captains lieutenants and ensigns. Also noted is a coal loading bill awaiting royal assent, a petition re Lord Kirkcudbright, and various political dispatches, trials, and maritime incidents.
Marriages and Deaths in London Notices
Yesterday James Shaw of Upper Brook Street married Miss Elizabeth Mafen of New Bond Street. Mr. Nichols of Oxford Street married Miss Norton, daughter of Mr. Norton apothecary. John Harrison linen-draper Alderman died Friday at Worcester. Mrs Chandler mother of George Chandler of Bruton Street died Saturday. John Cuming lapidary died Saturday in Windmill Street. Knightsbridge saw James Henry Lefannue Esq die Sunday. Cornelius Clibborn coaly merchant died Sunday in High Holborn. Thomas Wilson master of the Steelyard coffeehouse died Sunday in Thames Street. William Smith bricklayer died after a brick blow caused fatal groin wound at Battersea.
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James Shaw
Upper Brook-street
Elizabeth Mafén
New Bond Street
Nichols
Oxfords Street
Norton
Worcester
John Harrison
Chandler
Ormondeftreet
George Chandler
Bruton-street
Windmill-street
John- Cuming
Knightsbridge
James Henry Lefannue
High Holborn
Cornelius Clibborn
Thomas Wilson
Steelyard
Thames-street
Battersea
William Smith
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Mareh
Holland
Russia
Odon
Country-News
Lcondon
War-office
Foot
John Gore
6Th
Reg
Charles Coote
Clifton Wheat
21St
James Bethune
Thomas Taylor
George Edward Schlagel
Alexander Thomson
Edward Phineas Maxwell
William Wood
37Th
Sir Eyre Coote
John Pennington
43D
William Millar
William Cunningham
John Barlow
George Scott
76Th Reg
James Sharp
Sunderland
House of Lords
Thomas Castrellan
Goth Regiment of Foot
Lord Kircudbright
Britain
Dowderwell
Senedi
Pomerazia
Hanover
Electorate of Hanover
Prussia
Germany
Vistula
Czarina
Boston
Mr. Otis
General Assembly
England
St. James's
Court of Common Council
Guildhall
Shelburne
Moafk
Republic of Letters
Harlequin
Mother Shipton
de Pyce
Wigan
TS & Free
Lancashire
Borough of
Alresford
Southampton
Lymington
Rimsey
Ringwood
Christchurch
Winbourn
Poo
John Savage
Savage
Hants
Rufief
Kedr Stockton
Robert Preston
Stockton
Ashford
Kent
Falks Nershurst
Falconershurst
Hurst
Falknershurst
Bonnington
Rumneye-north
Edward Woodcock
Lincoln’s Inn
Patterfo
Carleton
Arun Suffex
Duke’ S Head Inn
King’s-Lynn
Robert Harvey
Wiggenhall St. German’ S
Eee
Roughton-Holm
Wallington
Fall County
John West
Gonville and Caius College
Wiggenhall St. German's
Wiggenhall St. Peter’s
Magdalen
Fawsett
Witbich
Cambridgeflires
Francis Newbery
John Newbery
St. Paul's Church-Yard
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