Siege and Skirmish Near Bastia and Leghorn Reported
From Bastia on March 24 Garrison reinforcements of 800 men with eight cannon tried to surprise a nearby redoubt. They defeated 300 Corsican rebels but were repelled when Signor Paoli attacked the camp with his troops taking the cannons and ammunition. Leghorn notes deny Prussian privateers in the Mediterranean and call the report baseless.
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London notices and maritime news from a 17th century gazette
Letters from Constantinople report a safe delivery of a prince named Heremeluda and great joy in the Ottoman realm. Ships from Gibraltar to Dublin and Hull to Dantzick foundered or ashore, with crews saved. John Gale named Sheriff of Cumberland. Rev. Batton presented to Upton rectory. Sir Richard Crofts wed Miss Cowper. deaths include Owen Davis and Rev. Daniel Whitton. A mother offered her daughter for prostitution in a letter from a Southwark address. future borough fair planned in St George's Fields.
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Acknowledgment to Suffolk Gentlemen in Parliament Appeal
A 1759 letter to the Suffolk county gentlemen thanks them for their support in selecting a Parliamentary representative. It expresses hope for continued trust and reiterates the writer’s gratitude and confidence in public esteem, signed by Lamy Tofvich, April 20, 1759. Meanwhile William Mackenzie responds to an anonymous threatening letter, promising legal defense and public exposure of the author, urging safe conduct and lawfulness.
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