Poem Parallels War Scene On Tagus In Vallada Attack
An April edition reprints lines commemorating an attack by the Frotilla on the Tagus near Vallada. The Sun’s rays fall on Villa Franca before night settles, as guards keep watch. Soldiers, poets, and lovers are woven into a scene of battle, memory, and distant shores. The piece blends romantic imagery with martial duty and the looming summons to press the shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tagus
Berkeley
Vallada
Villa
Franca
Picquet
Pourtraya
Epigram on French Army Defeats Toasted in War—Briton Laments
Fragmentary verse mocks French military failures with a British toast about success against the foe. The satirical lines reference trenches and legs as props in a war context, indicating a periodical humor item amid broader miscellany.
The First Child
An Irish gentleman sought a physician to explain his wife bearing a child six months after marriage. The doctor reassured him that this often occurs with the first child, but not in subsequent pregnancies.
FETTIFOGGERS Farm Ad Described in Irish Paper
A farm was lately advertised in an Irish newspaper praising the giillat on soil fertility and salubrity of the air with rich rural description. The note adds that there is not an Attorney within fifteen miles of the neighbourhood.
Turmoil after Governor’s murder leads to mass executions
Report cites circumstantial details of the Dalla Governor murder case with about sixty executions in the quarter. The conspirator and instigator was identified as the same trusted recruit who plotted the atrocity. Confusion and harsh Birmah tortures marked the aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalla
Birmah
Fire Devastates Tacklee and Rangoon Fort in March Inferno
A massive blaze erupted on March 20 in Tacklee Rangoon scorching the fort and stockades for hours and consuming the governor's palace and many public buildings. Elephants driven by handlers hindered firefighting as trade goods and grain were ruined with losses spreading to European agents and merchants. The disaster anticipated a timber price surge for rebuilding and port delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalla
Mureder
Tackle
Rangoon
Novi
Bengal
Madras
Tartary
Court of Justice
Ray ‘Woon
Geres
Daniels
France
Nicobars
China
Buckeer
Ceres
McCarthy
Talloh and Co. No. 4
J. M.C
Bassiea
Dalia
Ganges
Caledonia
Imme
Dairiels
Salamanca
Pringle
Calcut
Turner
Star Insurance Company Granted In Calcutta Foray In Trade Wealth
A new venture named the Star Insurance Company has been formed in Calcutta with capital fixed at Tea Lacs Rupees divided into eighty shares of Rs 12,500 each. Each share requires a deposit of Rs 2,560 in Government securities with the remainder on bond. C Blaney, Esq. appointed Secretary. Transactions to commence from the 15th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Society
Calcutta
Dis
Star Insurance Company
Britain
India
C. Blaney, Esq
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Asiatic Mirror
Villada
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Alzoo Deze Provintie van
Prinse van
Regee
Zyne Doorluchtiga Haogheid Andere
Nadere
Zulien Syn Gesteld
Bestaur van Dere Provintiez
de Beeren
P. Ay. Beelaarts
van Doelen
Geet
EF. Gobius
He van Heeckeren
WW. Koopman
van Musschenbroek
Ly BP
Nepven
R. van Nes van Meer
R. van Nes van Meer Kerk R. A. Schuit. I. Singendonk, H.C. Swelelingrebel
J. van den Velden
Commandant Is Belast
Des Noods
Utrecht
Js. van Dun Bosch
Oogenbliklyk
Batavia
A. H. Hussarp
A. H. Hubbard
Edele Compagnies Drukmery
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