Noble Grenadiers Refuse Reward for Rescue at Sea
An extract from a St Martin en Rhée letter dated February 4 reports that grenadiers of the royal Corsican regiment refused Louis d Ors offered for saving Hanoverian troops wrecked on the Isle of Rhe. They said they were paid by their master and desired no reward for humanity. The writer urges public notice of their noble conduct.
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War costs rise as Hessians and Brunciwck troops featured
Reports detail large year budget needs in Europe with 11 million pounds sought, including 4 million more than last year. Treaties with the Duke of Brunswick and Landgrave of Hesse outline hiring thousands of troops, levies, subsidies, and lengthy timelines. Naval movements near Boston and Cork, ship losses, and a major London election speech by Mr Wilkes are noted along with Commons debates on treaties and military funding.
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Lords Hear Plea on Duchess Kingston Indictment Trial
The House of Lords debated the Duchess of Kingston indictment and whether she can be tried as a peer. Judges unanimous that Elizabeth calling herself Duchess Dowager Kingston can be lawfully tried as a Peer of the realm. Alderman Wilkes thanks supporters after recent election and invites them to Guildhall on Midsummer Day.
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Appeal Hearing In Repetition Between Doyne and Daly Flood
Our House heard counsel in part on a cause between Robert Doyne, Eq. appellant, and Michael Daly Flood and his wife, respondents, being an Irish appeal. To proceed again on Monday.
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Earliest Account of New Books in English Review
The London Review announces fresh English books and pamphlets within a month of advertisement, offering a detailed and impartial account. It lists Burney on music, Hunter on Chesterfield letters, Burn’s observations on the Poor Bill, Gibbon on Decline and Fall, Price on Liberty, plus other major articles and immediate publications. Printed for the authors, sold by Wallis and Stone and T. Evans in Ludgate Street.
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