Polish Threats and British Diplomacy Reach Court
Vienna reports a 20 000 strong Russian backed force marching toward Transylvania with General Ranki. Czarina seeks a Russian accord while the Polish nobility may resist Russia and a tax plan on hazards is proposed. Paris letters note Waldegrave's interview with Fleury Maurepas, suggesting French readiness if Britain shifts stance. Obituaries from Gloucester and Herefordshire mark local deaths. Portsmouth notes an Augusta boat accident drowning several officers.
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Munich
Kiev
Czarina
Poland
Saxony
Russia
Paris
Earl of Waldegrave
Great Britain
Cardinal de Fleury
Count de Maurepas
France
Joe
Notable deaths and a grim infant scandal near Kendal
Newcastle reports Dr William Wood, a third eminent physician, has died on the 3rd inst. in Kendal. In the Kelfoe area a cook maid was found to have given birth and, after delivery, threw the newborn into a deep well. She was seized and brought before a Justice.
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Kendal
William Wood
Kelfoe
London News Set of Naval Movements and Court Updates
Admirals Caven dish and Robinson lead a 12 ship observation squadron in the Channel while Norris sails with 30 ships for the Bartick. Reports note fresh Paris advices, horse races at Merrow Downs, and multiple court and marriage announcements as European tensions rise and ministers plan troop deployments.
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John Norris
Bartick
Cavendish
Robinson
Balchen
Channel
Earl of Waldegrave
Paris
Merrow Downs
Guilford
Lord Portmore
Spectre
Mr. South
Dimal
Mr. Patiton
Difna
Edward €Onyéts
Walthamstow
County
Green
St John's
Hubbard
Emanuél
Garnett
Sidney
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