Trade and naval promotions and society notices from the court
The notice records a West India merchants ship ready to sail from Spithead by the sth, with 10 vessels in convoy to Leeward Islands and Jamaica. It reports promotions in the first troop of Horse Guards, a Kent marriage of Lord Robert Bertie to the Dowager Raymond, church appointments, deaths in Shropshire, Chelsea, Monmouth Street, and Hertfordshire, and rumors of Venetian ambassadors and a proposed wooden bridge across the Thames from Chelsea to Battersea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leeward Islands
Jamaica
Spichead
Char
Spithead
Court
Prince of Wales
Larkins
Albion
Rouse
Britannia
East-India Company
Horse-Grenadier Guards
Fredevii Ramsden
Calone
Courthorpe -Clayton
John Jefferys
Highworth
Wilisworth
Gilbert, Canhon
Sarum
Ryton
Shropshire
Thomas Kynastop
William Kynafton
Salop
Chelsea
Carey
Welling
Hertfordshire
Jonn’Robinson Lytton
Heastings
Monmouthstreet
Ormond-street
Elqi
James’ Trant
Powis-house
Venice
Thames
Battérfea
Putney
The Singular Characters of Sir John Fanciful and Captain Plyant
A satirical sketch introduces Sir John Fanciful educated at Westminster whose vanity and conceit, formed abroad, shape his view of England as inferior and unhealthy. Captain Plyant, a landless military man with grandiose aims, moves between lords and MPs for status, provoking mockery and disdain from society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.O
Churchill
John Fanciful
Westminer School
Italy
England
Ion
The Call to Punish Masters Not Dogs Alone
A 18th century verse letter argues for harsher punishment of masters who mistreat dogs, not the animals themselves. It laments cruel human rulers, urges impartial justice, and asserts dogs’ role as loyal, innocent, and misused by corrupt masters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weller
Loss of Martinico Boosts British naval and trade gains
In a brisk review, the piece argues France suffers heavy losses from the Martinique seizure, crippling its commerce and privateering. It notes British gains include new ports, weakened French capacity in the West Indies, and altered balance of power. Reports from Hamburg and Paris show ongoing European war diplomacy and troop movements across Holstein, Pomerania, and Italy, with naval actions and privateering updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great- Briain
Martificos
Franco
Ion
Brudels
Martinico
West-Indies
France
Jose
Benefis Arisinz
West
Indies
St. Domingo
Flander
Versaises
Russia
Hamburgh
Holstein
Olderlo
Segeberg
Rendsburgh
Altena
Pomerania
Brardenburgh
Thuringia
Leipsc
Lutzen
Pegau
Torgau
Leipfic
Paris
Europe
Vienna
Vienha
Italy
Stock Price Fragments Include Bank and India Shares
Fragmentary price list shows bank stock lines and old entries for South Sea stock and India stock. Values include percentages per unit and notes on various bank and naval securities with scattered figures like 69 3 thirds and 8s half per cent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dhur
South Sea
India
Navy & Vist. Hills
Also Mentioned on This Page
Énieron
Penteman
Sir John
Orie
John
Plyant
St. James's Palace
Pall-mall
New-York
St. Malo
Porthmouth
la Conte
Dunkirk
Alfo
Elizabeth Snow
Philipss Matter
Rhode-Island
Prerstar
Oyl
Ove Privacer
Crujcey
Rideles
Holland
Caule
Furland
Chapel Royal
Lowth
Witeharl
Barker St. Pauls
Negus
Earl of Essex
Woodcoth
Watford
Joan Kelifaul
Red House
Depford
Old Brentford
Jane Hardwic
Hardick
Grey Street
Lincoln’s Inn
Kosheram
Lincoln’s Son Square
John Brown
Finchley
Holloway
Smithfield
East Indies
Jermany
Hamburga
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