Mail from Holland and Europe News Summary
Reports arrive from Petersbourg and Milan detailing naval prizes, storm damage, and a plan to sail to Catha na. General Keith refuses oaths to the Duke of Courland amid imperial intrigue. The Grand Duke of Tuscany seeks support from the States General to back his imperial claim. Notices cover Prussia’s king entering Breslau, Naples preparing artillery for a campaign, and French moves toward recognizing Queen of Hungary and Bohemia.
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Porto Rico
Rodrigue de Torres
Bayonne
Spanih
Cathana
Don Las de Lezzo
Duke of
Courland
Stronq
John I
Fienna
Grand Duke of Tuscany
States General
Francis
Milan
Modena
Italy
Berlin
Silesia
Hungary
Vienna
Breslau
Prussia
Count Schwerin
Lignitz
Naples
Capua
Madrid
Genoa
Toulon
Petersbourg
N.S
Munich
Wei
Bavaria
Bohemia
Moravia
Cardinal Sintzendorf
Paris
Rome
Florence
Pisa
Fire devastates Charles Town in 1740 blaze
Charles Town South Carolina on November 18th suffered a disastrous fire that engulfed Broad Street and surrounding areas. In four hours a large portion of the trading town was destroyed, with hundreds of houses and merchandise reduced to ashes and many residents left with little or nothing.
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Charles Town
South-Carolina
Sadler
James Crokatt
N. W
Church Street
Granville
Broad-street
Mermaid
Bristol
America
Altho
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