British News in Holland and Italy War Dispatches
From Mail from Holland and Naples, April 6 to April 27, reports troop movements toward Lombardy and Parma, recalls of forces, and provisions transport led by the Duke of Beretta. Includes Florence and Genoa diplomacy, Austrian and Spanish armies near the Taro, possible retirements, and Swedish officer discharges. Also notes Paris army movements, Brussels eve of a French entry, and various civic notices from Hamburg to Stockholm.
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Lombardy
Calabria
Beretta
Castlemare
Sorrento
Apuglia
Leghorn
Florence
Augustin Viale
Genoa
Rome
Assur
Prince of Lichtenstein
Bernelau
Count de Gages
Luvin
Parma
Lucca
Tuscany
Naples
Geice
Stockholm
Gottenbourg
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Dresden
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Lofidon
Hague
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Swabia
House of Austria
Court of Vienna
Austria
Rhine
Oo Ratisbon
Munich
Electoral
Bavaria
Elector of
Saxony
Mary Anne
Baron d’Aylva
Germany
Westphalia
Paris
Choisly
Versailles
Arras
Ghent
Brussels
Dukes de Chartres
Penthieuse
Saxacas
Kips
Prince of Conti
British forces move toward Cape Breton and Spey action
From Edinburgh April 14, General Sinclair plans departure with ten regiments and twelve ships to Cornwallis area near Cape Breton as Duke advances toward the Spey to strike rebels. Rebels raid Earl of Finlater’s Cullen house. Heffians return to their cantonment. Lord George Murray remains at Athol. a rebel spy is captured at Inverary. Hazard sloop and St Clair’s Ship arrive at Leith roads. Sheerness anchors in the Firth.
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Scotland
Edinburgh
Sinclair
Cape Breton
Duke
Spey
Lord George Murray
Athol
Inverary
St. Clair
Leith
Sheerness
Firth
Northampton Gentlemen present gift to Mayor Gibson
In Northampton on a Friday evening a purse of twenty guineas was presented to Mayor John Gibson by leading residents to purchase a plate with an inscription praising his care during a notable year. The ceremony included praise from St Albans officials for his vigilance and intelligence gathering during rebel activity.
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Country News
Northampton
Peacock
John Gibson
Otto
St. Alban’s
Gibson
London
Cape Breton and Cape Breton Negotiations
The piece notes discussions of promotions after the arrival of the Earl of G from Ireland and emphasizes Cape Breton’s unsettled status with Britain. It argues no cession in Europe or America, rejects binding trade stipulations, and cites French and Spanish money backing Scotland’s view that peace requires not pressuring the US or Britain.
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Ireland
Cape Breton
Europe
America
Scotland
Brame
Spain
Edwan
Promie
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