Foreign intelligence reports calm war front and possible peace talk
From Finland and Stockholm dated September 3, news says the king is well and visiting the land army. War operations appear to cease with hints of a peaceable truce with Russia. Conferences on frontiers involve Baron Armfeldt and General Baron d'Tagelfigem as efforts to prevent further bloodshed.
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Finland
Stockholm
Baron d’Armfeldt
Ind
Baron d’Tagelfigem
Ruffiz
M.d’Armfeldt
Peiffala
Ning
Duke of
Shermania
Smith
Count de Morner
Tichitschagoff
Hig Sen
Warsaw
Rusa
de Leyonankar
Wybourgh
St. Beirhere
Austria
Berlin
Shipwreck near Spithead claims Captain Pole and crew
In the Mélampus incident a barge with Captain Pole, Mr. Williams, a midshipman, and fifteen seamen capsized off Spithead. Eleven seamen and four others were rescued after swimming nearly a mile by a Southampton sloop. Pole and his remaining crew were saved after about twenty minutes, losing Captain Pole’s sea stock valued around one hundred pounds due to the capsize caused by overloading the boat.
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Country News
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Mélampus
Spithead
Pole
Mr. Williams
Williams
Southampton
Maritime Shipping Movements and Arrivals
On Sept 1 vessels including Ri ver, Ark, Waltham from Madeira. Bil boa Packet Palmers from Bourdeaux Bedrain in the Déwis. London Woodseys for Halifax. Countess of Meborough Crawford for Oporto. Nonpareil Baker for Madeira. Brothers Smaith for Corenha. Chatty Ssagat for Gibraltar in Success Pearson for Cork. Providence Lewington for Dublin. Other ships Delaford from St Vincent's Aid and several others from Antigua Jamaica Smyrna and Davis's Straits pass by or arrive in the stormy weather with steady wind from the west.
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Deal
Ark
Waltham
Madeira
Bilboa
Palmers
Bourdeaux- Bedrain
Déwis
London
Woodseys
Halifax
Countess of Meborough
Crawford
Oporto
Baker
Brothers
Smaith
Corenha
Ssagat
Gibraltar
Pearson
London King’s Windsor hunt with harriers noted
The King was seen at Windsor Great Park engaging in a hunting diversion with harriers in the royal grounds. The outing reflects the monarch’s preference for traditional sport and royal leisure in early summer.
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London
Yesiday Gomning
Windsor Great Ark
Royal Hunts at Windsor and court news
Royal Hunts at Windsor will start next month and run on Saturdays and Tuesdays. Princess Amelia’s illness shows improvement under medicine. La Fleur, once Sterne’s attendant, delivered dispatches from France. Chevalier d Almeida to arrive as Lisbon envoy. Britain discusses Portugal, Newfoundland reports, and naval movements near Madeira. Several local incidents including a Brighton ball disturbance, bank guard confrontation, and a fatal accident with a milk cart. Marriages and deaths noted from Colnbrook-Dale to St. Edmund the King.
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Windsor
Amelia
France
Compaé
la Fleur
Laurence Sterne
Chevalier d’Almeida
Lisbon
Portugal
Whitehall
Lord Auckland
Hague
States-General
Lord Dorchester
Lord Cornwallis
East Indies
Secretary of State
Newfoundland
Marquis of Buckingham
Mr. Grenville
Paddupton
Azuld
Brighton
Cff
Defcen
Indies
Cordingly
Ludgate-hill
Fanes
Cowley
Anne
Warringbe
Saeetey
Carters
Iesses
George Barrington
Henry Hare
Townsend
Hibbard
Aceel
Ste
Letting notice for furnished rooms in Lewes area
To be let and entered upon immediately furnished by the week month or year inquire of Mr Smith Attorney at Law Lewes or Mr Mackay Oilman Piccadilly Mr Smith Upholsterer Lower Grosvenor Street details on lodging and terms available at once
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Streatham
Surrey
London
Francis L’estrange
Windmill-row
Camberwell
N. B
Ishopstone Place
Smith
Attorne
Lewes
Mackay
Picca
Lower Grosvenor-street
London Hospital
Hopital
William Buckham
Standen
County of
Lancaster
Serjeant Aspinall
Richardson
Clithero Castle
Lancashire
N. B. Standen
Clithero
W. Chuber
Jermyn Street
St. James's
Paris
Journal de la Liberté
le Journal de la Liberté
Cutteridge
North- Bradley
Wilts
Warminster
Frome
Westbury
Trowbridge
Bath
Richard Fexard Mansfield
Ringwood
Hants
Thoms Gale
Abbott's Leigh
Bristle
Thomas Pepler
Catterridge
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Foreign Intelligence
Havstren
Ava
Messrs. Pritchard and Co
St. John’s Street
Egham
Hancock
Croydon
Mr. Hill
Lisen-Draper
Cannonstreet
Cope
Lawrence Poultney
Ige
Thomas Gage
Hengrave Hall
Suffolk
Thomas Bruce
St. Nicholas
Cowbridge
Glamorganshire
Ellis Williams
Clayhidon
Devon
Wellington
Somersetshire
Ufington
Berks
Naan Thomas Senior
Hoddesdon
Herts
St. Thomas's Hospital
A. Cline
R. Pearson
Bock Hospital
Golden Square
N.B
J. A
Leadenhall Street
Rteish
Leicester Square
George Pearson
College of Physicians
St. George’s
Dre Pearson
St. George’s Hospital
John Hill
Lady Hill
Curnontreet
Berkeley Square
Lonton
W. Bacon
Oxford-street
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