Veterans Day Mail from France Arrives
Veterans Day dispatch from France arrives in town as soldiers return home aboard troop trains. The brief note notes military personnel and the homecoming atmosphere at local stations.
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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 09, 1738
Page
1
Veterans Day dispatch from France arrives in town as soldiers return home aboard troop trains. The brief note notes military personnel and the homecoming atmosphere at local stations.
The letter shows delays in peace between the Grand Signor and Emperor, with French ambassador Bonneval pressing for terms favoring Prince Ragotski. Plague abates, Sari Bey-Oglow retreats near Smyrna, and Russian and Polish reports indicate preparations for campaigns along the Danube and Niester. Additional notes cover Corsican reconciliation terms and various early December maritime incidents and deaths.
Edinburgh reports a brutal murder after a woman delivered a child and stomped it to death at Jackson’s Close. Magistrates ordered a general search. over 16 women were detained, seven committed to the House of Correction. The article urges charitable care for unwanted infants to prevent such crimes.
Country news from Portsmouth reports that on Monday last Captain Owaly, who recently commanded the Lively Man of War, has surfaced in local maritime circles with remarks on recent duties and future postings.
In London His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales presents the Bishop of Oxford and Rector of St James's with a gold snuff-box of curious workmanship and great value. The Princess of Wales arrives in town after the holidays and stays until her delivery. Several Westminster Militia officers resign their commissions.
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