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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 29, 1747
Page
4
Reports from Newfoundland note that the French have more than twenty ships fishing to the northward, commanded by vessels rated as fifty gun ships. The source describes a sizable French naval activity in that theater.
Bristol report notes a fire at Little Stoke owned by Norborne Berkeley, two houses burned before extinguishment, Berkeley aiding victims. A violent thunderstorm followed, lightning-ignited lime kiln baths burned afterward. A northern meteor lit the sky as dawn approached. Yesterday evening a Marlborough Forest stage coach robbery netted money but spared watches and jewelry. one man plans to sue the county. The robber appeared highly nervous.
London notes describe Bergen op Zoom fortifications with Bastions Ravellins Lunettes and Zambour works. Reports mention the Stadtholder’s birthday visit, shipments from India, and naval movements including Hawke’s squadron and French privateers.
A fragment reports a French Far-India ship from Port Orient called the Duke de Chartres, mounting 39 guns and heavy mortars, laden with beef flour brandy wine and oil. Captain Berrington brings it to Mounts Bay. Stock prices and bonds follow, with varied listings and no price set for the bank and treasury items.
Reports from Fostscribe and Geroa detail detachments marching toward the Frontiers with Spanish, French, and Austrian forces arrayed around Lombardy and Bergen op Zoom. Mentions of Don Philip, Marshal Belleifle, Leutrum, Saxe, and Lowendahl. mines, breaches, countermining, and prisoner exchanges highlight ongoing sieges and strategic moves across Europe.
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