March 3 Dispatches On Troop Movements And European News
A London letter reports March 3 notices of troop movements for a march to England with ships from Willemstad to Breda, while a Paris dispatch details a Fleet action near Toulon and naval clashes. Other alerts note British protests over the Young Pretender and diplomatic strains with France, plus armament updates in Silesia and Copenhagen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Breda
Willemstadt
Paris
Toulon
Count Dé Mourepas
Wil hiAld
Matthews
Bregi
France
Chevalier de'St.George
Fiests
Hieres
St. Tropez
Nanovet
Gourt
Thompson
Warsaw
Radzivil
Count Sapieha
Lithuania
Sal
Readiness in Scotland Regiments Near Edinburgh Castle
In Scotland near Edinburgh, several regiments are ordered to hold themselves in readiness. The drawbridge of the castle is raised as a precaution. Disturbances or warnings are reported in the vicinity, with officials taking cautious measures amid tense times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sc.otland
Fainbirgh
Neihbourhood
Broadside Dossier of London Military Preparations
In London the city bands and regiments move toward defense of the capital amid reports of courts and proclamations. Troops march from Salisbury, Woolwich, and the Kent coast, with quarters in Greenwich and Lewisham. A March 2 proclamation orders Papists to depart London and Westminster within ten miles. Guards shift to the Tower and Blackheath set to form a camp. News notes include a Duke of Monmouth's Horse leaving Southwark, Crown orders for spies, a possible new coastal deployment, and a marriage and deaths of local figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Camberswell
Woolwich
Charlton
Bromley
Kentish
Duke of Monagu
Southwark
Sussex
Black-Heath
Wentworth
Staffordshire
Esterday
Wade
Horley
Southwarks
Kenrith
Ireland
Ostend
Artiv
Chester
London
Westminster
Davy
Liberty
Coun
Wieliminflem Hsil
Dover
Bree
Jane Guaed
Havsimore
Saecites
Onbace Chapel
Ivas
Billins
Oarder
Nesterday
Lee
Kent
George Champion
Jones
Maulsford
Berks
Oxfordshire
Berkshire
Newiit
Beeding
Sorsmons
Steventon
Hatton-Garden
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Sind Our
Lafty Arriv
Holland
Higsit
Wojczielow
Marco
Hamboute
Copenhagen
Sockholm
Paimttierna
Ghent
Genoa
Nice
Sardinia
Monash
Vare
Brusels
Brett
Dunkirk
Dunick
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