Mail from Holland reports naval battle off Tunis
The letter details Dutch gallies engaging Tunisian forces near Tunis port. Eight galliots and a few pinks defended, but four galliots and three pinks were captured while the rest were sunk. About two English sailors were killed, and several Knights were among the rescued prisoners. Near 300 Turks were taken. over 200 Christians were freed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunis
Aladrid
Versailles
Catalonia
Don Philip
Stockholm
Dyet
Det
Finland
Streelen
Silesia
Hungary
Vienna
Temeswar
Pandova
Oders
Himbourg
Count Lewenhaupt
Uy Biron Glenttierna
Riutifvon
Bavaria
Cardinal Limperg
Bithon
Passau
Jancturz
Fever Rages in Galway as Plague-Like Sickness Spreads
Galway reports a fever seen as plague by physicians who refuse visits for any fee. tar boxes and wormwood sprigs appear in shops. Gaol houses hold several for coinage crimes. In Dublin a man dies of leg mortification. Harry Townley Balfour, MP for Carlingford, noted.
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Ireland
Galway
Dublin
Harry Townley Balfour
Carlingford
Trial in Scotland Court of Exchequer verdict for Crown
In Edinburgh July 23 the Court of Exchequer heard Robert Middleton as Plaintiff against James Oliphant and others over a parcel of Burgundy and Champagne wines and a hogshead of playing cards seized last year from the ship S Johnathan of Perth. After long pleadings the jury found for the Crown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Edinburgh
Wierein
Robert Middleton
Dundee
James Oliphant
S. Jonatton
Perth
Aexander Benthorn
Havre-de-grace
London satirical piece mocks ExiGMa riddle and political jockeying
The piece parodies the sphinx riddle about man and traces a satirical insult from Lincoln to St Stephen's Door. It jokes about political jockeying in London Newmarket style, notes Commodore Anson rounding Cape Horn, and hints at naval commerce on ships, while questioning Spain’s response and profits from European goods aboard the King’s ships.
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Lincoln
St. Stephen's
Fockey
Old Fox
Newmarket
London
Anson
Cape Horn
Vernow
Spain
Carthagena
Anna
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Malia
Brunswick
Howover
Paris
Rhine
Moselle
Maefe
Givet
Compiegn
Fontainebleau
Brest
Norris
Brussels
Dunkirk
Maese
Hague
Munster
M. Ganfinot
Cologn
Palatine
Muster
Francfort
Munninghen
Strasbourg
Fort Louis
Copenhagen
Isaac Summer
William M‘carthy
Lucan
Anthony Peniere
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