Dutch Hague Dispatch on Trade Treaty and Dutch Military Plans
An extract from a Hague letter reports the commerce treaty with France near completion. Fénelon praises government reception, Amelot’s flaws noted, and speculation on ministerial aims. Paris notes Britain Spain talks stall, Spain’s money worries rise, and Dutch troop and naval augmentation moves advance with six Meuse ships, two Zealand, three North Holland, one Friesland ready by March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
M. van Hoey
Marquess de Fenelon
States General
the Hague
Republick
Marquess Dé Feneron
Allewyn
Dortrecht
Paris
M. Amelot
Europe
Holland
Great Britain
Spain
America
Old Spain
Hague
Council of State
Admiralty of Holland
Meuse
Zealand
North Holland
Dublin Society Wedding and Icebound News in Ireland
Last Sunday Sir William Fownes married Lady Ponsonby and next week Lord Viscount Donneraile will wed Miss Skeffington. A Chimney fire at the Foot Barracks, wind driven, consumed the Haggard and caused £4000 damage. Severe frost freezes rivers and ships in the Liffey while vessels drift ashore. A French vessel and a Liverpool ship were wrecked or damaged, with lives spared or lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Fau
William Fownes
Ponsonby
Earl of
Berborough
Godwyn Swift
Dunbrow
Dawson-street
Ilinef
Charles Carr
Killaloe
George I
Vifc
Donneraile
Miss Skeffington
Wifc
Marlareene
Marshalsea
Samuel Cotton
St. John’s Church
Liffey
Ringsend
Liverpool
C. Foster
Disaster at sea leaves Master Crew and many passengers lost
On the south side of the piles, the master and crew and a large number of passengers perished. The master was found on the strand frostbitten with gold and other items in his pockets. Earlier, the cruiser Man of War, a 16 gun sloop with 70 men under Capt Coats, drifted from moorings into the Liffey through ice, losing its bowsprit and rudder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cruizer
Coats
Liffey
Orkney Vessel Lost With Fourteen Fishermen Perished
Edinburgh reports a seal fishing boat from Gramsay Orkney set out for seal carry and perished with fourteen stout fishermen aboard after a November castaway. Brutal cold snaps and deep frost grip Scotland with strong southeast gales and heavy snow. Rumors place Hon James Keith near London as a Russia emissary candidate. Jamaica bears news of a looming war with privateers and eager sailors. Commodore Brown’s ships fear a failed expedition and discard heavy gear at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Edinburgh
Gramsay
Orkney
S.E
James Keith
Earl- Marshal
Russia
London
Empresa
Ogilvy
Bologne
Jamaica
Commodore Brown
Severe Frost and Snow Hit Newcastle Area
The excerpt reports deaths of Dr Henry Cofter and Mr Nevill Fane, notes two poor weavers dying after drinking cyder, and describes transport disruption from a severe frost. The River is frozen blocking ships and boats, with storms from the 28th causing wrecks near Keely and Sandgate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exon
Henry Cofter
Nevill Fane
Newcastle
Keely
Sandgate
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