Paris to Petersbourg rumors on subsidies and Dutch stance
Extracts from letters in Paris and Francfort reveal European moves toward war readiness. Dutch approval of Russian troop plans faces delays over council entry, forage, and provisions. Reports claim a large Austrian and Imperial force eyes frontiers, while France readies measures to pressure the Netherlands.
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Aix-la-Chapelle
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Versailles
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Triers
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Marshal de Noailles
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Hague
Deaths of Duncan Forbes and Laurence Craigie in Scotland
Edinburgh reports the passing of the Honourable Duncan Forbes of Culloden Lord President of the Court of Session and Laurence Craigie of Gilgrastone Advocate Baron of Exchequer. A Glasgow church adds an organ, first in this city’s public worship since the days of Popery.
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Duncan Forbes
Culloden
Court of Session
Laurence Craigie
Gilgrastone
His Majesty’s Court of Exchequer
Highwayman Attacks Near Salisbury and Coventry Poll Result
In Wiltshire near Newtown Tony a steward named Ken dall was assaulted by a highwayman who fired a pistol as the horse bolted. A butcher’s servant was robbed of thirty shillings on Tinhead Hill. Suspects described as the same gang flee police. In Coventry the parliamentary election closed with Bird 957 and Greathead 922 votes. a scrutiny favoring Bird is ordered to beginThursday next.
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Kendall
Grevell
Newtontony
Wiltshire
Befford
Tinhead Hill
Coventry
Samuel Greathead
Robert Bird
Mr. Bird
London News Roundup of Politics and Maritime Events
Long London letter forms report on Pym and Puritan clashes, court intrigues, and parliamentary shifts. Includes officers buying regiments, marriages, Hurricanes in the Leeward Islands, the Malt Bill, and naturalization questions. Maritime action near Venice with Algerine ships and Venetian defense. Madrid and Paris court maneuvering. Prussia and Belleisle in European diplomacy. rumors of Savona siege plans and Italian command changes.
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de Richlieu
Savona
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Marquess de Las Misas Sens
Naples
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Metcalfi
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Edward Turner
William Scott
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