Europe and Mediterranean Dispatches Show Alliances and War Preparations
A Continental dispatch records U K news on Russian and Spanish concerns. Velde Marshal Counts Lafcy Munich ill and at county seat. Empress orders 160000 troops. French envoy La Chetardie speaks to Empress. Madrid Cadiz alerts note privateer captures and misidentified ships. Naples reports port and trade measures. Venice and Holland treaties advance. Copenhagen notes subsidies and closings. York and London discuss commerce. Denmark seeks balance with Spain. Dutch fleet buildup and armaments continue. Cadiz and Amsterdam letters reveal flotilla unloading and imperial ships in port. Island Bridge mourns Capt. Foord, former Peace office aide to Tyrawley.
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Otther
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Véisel
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Holland
London
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Fan
Tree
Germany
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Irish Relief Gifts Amid Severe Frost in Dublin
In Dublin on February 5 George Matthew of Thomastown County Tipperary donated 100 barrels of meat to the poor with additional aid of fuel and life necessities. The Lord Bishop of Clogher and other bishops contributed substantial sums for city relief and country assistance. Reports also note a major frost affecting work and daily life, with public collections in progress.
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George Matthew
Thomastown
Tipperary
Clogher
Newcastle
Crookdale
Wigton
Cumberland
Sarah Robinson
Pennyworth
Sam
Middleton
Teasdale
Big Éndagh
England
Britain
Solis
Spain
John Hall
Leeds
Yorkshire
Salifoury
Frowbridge
Store Masters Face Severe Grass Shortage in Scotland
From Tweedsmuir and Crawford-John reports Edinburgh Feb 9 that Store Masters struggle to find grazing for sheep and cattle, with some earning near 630 marks per week. Despite ample charity for the poor many perish daily from harsh season, and in one day 10 free burial warrants were issued.
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Scotland
Edinburgh
Tweedsmuir
Crawford-John
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