Relief for American Prisoners in England Appeal
The Committee for Relief of American Prisoners asks public aid for 360 U S prisoners held in England many over three years. Exchange is blocked by English prisoners captured by Americans. Subscriptions received and banks listed for relief funds. includes named donors and towns. The item also references theatre criticism and a dramatic prologue amid other notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Bristol
Jof
Nottieghar
Go. Belch
Topsham
Carter and Belch
Newcastle
Wedgwod
C. Goodwin
Chester
New Edition Short and Plain Instruction for the Supper
A compact early imprint advertises a new edition priced at 25 or one guinea per dozen for buyers to distribute. The pamphlet promises careful correction and plain guidance for the Lord's Supper, including necessary preparation for young communicants and all readers not yet well instructed.
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Rot Weil
Promises of Quicksilver Medicine and Private Cure Claims
An advertisement proclaims a powder of quicksilver as the best cure for many disorders and urinary obstructions, claiming extraordinary safety and efficacy. It offers instruction to reputable men at modest terms, with promises to cure love diseases, fistulas, and restore virility, inviting visits to No 7 Tavitteck-tow, Covent Garden, in specified afternoon slots.
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Tavitteck-tow
Covent-parden
I. Collett
Prologue to a Generous Impostor in Gusty Gothic Prose
Fragmentary prose opens with a stage direction about prologues and hungry playwrights seeking work. The text shifts to a theatrical scene with a manor and a mysterious figure approaching, though many words are garbled, leaving the setup and mood unclear.
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Glenn
Flep
Epilog ue and the Masks of Matrimony
A stage piece venting on deception in love and marriage. Characters spar over sincerity, passion, and social performance, with Dorinda and a scheming heroine debating virtue, desire, and the lure of deceit in polite society. TheAuthor questions gender roles and the price of romantic games.
Earthquake shocks disrupt Ragusa homes in December
On December 13 at 2 15 pm three violent shocks were felt in Ragusa along the Hart to West direction, damaging several houses including that of French Gon fol. It is described as the fiercest quake in memory, with broader notes on regional naval preparations and royal appointments from Nov to Dec.
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Lady Chararde
Cca
Drury-lane
Morceau
Beiles
Heaux
Ragusa
Hart
Gonfol
Lijom
Ter Mbajefty
Don Juan
Hamburgh
Fea
Sweden
Denmark
Holland
Copenhagen
Department of Foreign Affairs
Ceconowy and
Gormmerce
Lord Lclroyd to be created Irish Peer amid Palliser plan
London reports ministers discuss elevating Colonel Lclroyd to an Irish peerage as a political move to shield Sir Hugh Palliser by placing him in command in India. The cabinet debates include opposition from Lord Sandwich and a more influential figure, with Fox pressing a House of Commons motion on Palliser’s Greenwich Hospital appointment and related royal address. Dispatches from the Hague mention the combined fleet and Toulon’s Russian store imports via Constantinople, while the Earl of Carlisle sails for Dublin and ships are prepared to reinforce Admiral Hughes.
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L ¥Clroyd
Lask
Hugh Palliser
India
Lord Sandwich
D’estaing
Compte de Guichen
Joseph Yorke
Hague
Toulon
Azoph
Constantinople
Russia
Petersburg
Empire
Black Sea
Baltic
Earl of Carlisle
Ireland
St. James’s Street
Holyhead
Dublin
House of Commons
Fox
Greenwich
Hospital
War of the Line
Admiral Hughes
East India Company
France Declares Free Trade With Grenada in West Indies
News from Rome and Naples reports a devastating storm on the 8th of the month causing heavy loss of life and damage. The French minister of the marine plans vigorous action abroad and to attack English dominions with ten ships and sixteen regiments. Reports from The Hague note dispatches on neutrality and a returned courier.
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France
Grenada
West Indies
Rome
Naples
Paris
Marquis de Rochambeau
Hague
Petersbourg
Appin
Trevor
Baden
Hesse Darmstadt
Brandenbourg Anspach
Bareuth
Hamburgh
M. de Goofs
Denmark
O. S
Sweden
Dantzick
Warsaw
Count Mozynsky
Turkey
Walczizyka
Privateers and prizes amid 18th century naval news
The Elizabeth's flag of truce met the Intrepid and Cyclops with two privateers near Dover and Calais affairs include the Jacob Watson captured off Dover and sent to Calais, William seized and taken to Dunkirk, plus obituaries and public notices. Deaths include Jo celyne Deane in Lyons en route to Nice, with large estates passing to Sir Robert Deane. Reports note political and legal changes, prison surges, and curious incidents from Chester to London.
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Elizabeth
le Croix
Charlestown
Jacob Watson
Molloy
London
New York
Dover
Jobief
Calais
William
Scott
Dunkirk
Lyons
Nice
Jocelyne Deane
Slelfton
Cornwall
Ireland
Baltimore
England
Robert Titon Deane
Corke
Dunning
Devonshire
Sir John Fielding
Beachamp
Werminster
Chester
Liverpool
Warrington
Low Hill
Margate
St. Peter’s
Isle of Thanet
Payne
Guildhall
Cheapside
St. Paul’s
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Electrical Machines
the Holy Communion
Underland- Jegandhen F
Father
Thomas
Sodor and Mann
J.F
C. Rivington
Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge
Bible and Crown
St. Paul’s Churchyard
Beatin
Mr.palmer
Hiseyez
Miss Farren
Farren
Dorinda
Argel
Foreign Intelligence
Chatham
Channel
Elmest
Minjetty
Acton
Ae Yuus
William Fox
Whimable
St.Dunstan’s Gaol
Beauvoir
Ferome Knapp
Maidstone
Dragoons
Whiffable
Wm. Grefsmith
Merton College
Oxford
Staunton
Wold
Notinghamhire
Charles Hachinga
Robert Ogie
Compton
Gainflaw
Berwick
Joseph Lowe
Breadsoe Street
Mills Graham
Upton
Samuel Thornton
John Thornton
Clapham
Miss Milnes
Robert Milnes
Wakefield
Ratio Robson
Maddox-street
Webb
Mary Watlon
Bamff
Scotland
Mr. Tate
Mills Moore
Jon Moore
Bampfylle
Mr. Baker
Chilwell Street
Meus Grace
Blammet
Glutton
Ner Ivath
Hammerfinich
Serjeant
Davy
Storney
Stanley
Charles= street
Westminster
Bint Groder
London Bridge
M. Aire
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