Plague and War News From Constantinople to Corsica
An evening post summary reports plague in Constantinople with famine fears and convoy hopes from Egypt. French Corsican affairs include delays in accommodation, Male contents resistance, and Neuhoff’s reassertion of control. Amsterdam and Paris items note Dutch-Spanish ship restitutions and diplomatic efforts through Keene and Vander Meer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brea
Egypt
Bashaw Bonneval
Leyden Gazette
Leghorn
Bastia
Count de Boisfieux
Corsica
Paris
Republick
Genoa
Neuhoff
Naples
Amsterdam
Lord Theodore
Court of
Great Britain
Keene
M. Vander Meer
States General
Nightly fire sweeps Richard Pyle shop and adjoining homes
From Rothbury Northumberland a Friday night blaze destroyed blacksmith Richard Pyle’s shop and his dwelling, consuming gear, cowsheds, and stables. His wife escaped. nearby homes of Selby Hood Pots Douglass suffered heavy losses including wool, leather, and oats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Rothbury
Northumberland
Richard Pyle
John Selby
James Hood
George Pots
Robert Douglass
Exon
Toptham
Dying London News Briefs Highlight Nobility Heirs and Appointments
In London notices yesterday a daughter born to Mrs Egerton of Tatton relits Samuel Egerton gains from the deceasd estate as Francis Garthry and Sir Charles Wager associate gain new roles. John Hippisley, long Wiltshire JP and high sheriff, dies. Mantel of a fever claims Mr Owen the goldsmith. The new St Leonard Shoreditch church progresses with roof and internal work, while troops are stationed in Wiltshire to keep weavers in line. Royal and political moves include a Madrid convention ratified with Walpole's reception, and notices of appointments, marriages, and deaths across England and Scotland.
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London
Charles Wager
Admiralty
John Hippisley
Stanton
Wilts
Ely
Frances
William Trenchard
Catteridge
John Trenchard
Abbots-Leigh
Somerset
William
Robert
Middle Temple
George
Hart Hall
Oxon
Qwen
Farringdon
St. Leonard Shoreditch
Crothiers
England
Privy Council
Wiltshire
Bradford
Trowbridge
Melkfom
Chippenham
Westabury
Warminster
Keene
Madrid
Great Britain
Spain
Robert Walpole
Gay
P.ro
Machiavel
Bufto
Prince of Wales
Royal
Monda
Faquannar
Sabine
Noel
Bathurst
Murray
Backhouse
Berry-street
Faquamar
Crosby
St. Martin’s-lane
the Treasury
Pierce
Baldy
Inverness
Scotland
Euphemia Lockhart
Darnway
Earl of Murray
My Lady Down
Alexander Earl of Eglintoun
George Lockhart
Carnworth
Bath
Richard Fydel
Boston
John Taylor
Covington
Kimbolton
Hunctingtonshire
Suffolk
Henry Harwood
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London Evening-Post
Holland
West Indies
Country News
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