Invasion News from the Veldt and Mediterranean
The latest dispatches describe the Veldt Marshal Count Munich marching with part of his army and preparing bridges for river crossings as plans target Bender. Reports note Mendia’s capitulation to the Infidels, heavy Turkish activity in Transilvania, and Heydukes defeating Walachians with captures and colors. Paris says La Mina has received Spain's reply to Keene’s memorial and British sailors defended their ship with bold actions and strong quarters. A South Carolina law aims to fund silk manufacturing education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Wiester
Bender
Count Lacy
Defart
Donduc Ombo
Buda
Fune
Saxe-Hildbourghausen
Temeswar
Pigolomini
Mendia
Paris
Transilvania
Bannal
Hungary
Konigsegg
Assur
Marquess de la Mina
Spain
Keene
Great Britain
Sloop pursued by Spaniards in the Bay of Honduras
A vessel from the Bay of Honduras reports that a Sloop entering the bay was pursued by three large pirates filled with Spaniards. The master of the Sloop, they stated, would be encountered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Bay of Honduras
Lord Beautevant Marries Heiress in Dublin Society Scene
In Dublin on Thursday evening, Lord Beautevant, heir to the Earl of Barrymore, wed Miss Davis heiress to Lord Mountcathell in a gathering of nobility including the Earls of Kildare, Barrymore, Orrery and others. Reports also note an Orrery marriage planned to Miss Hamilton of Calidon, with fortunes cited as high as 80,000. Pen Barkclay daughter of merchant John Barkclay wed Mr James Clibborn at a Quaker meeting. Three warships on the coast impressed 700 seamen who have gone to Portsmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Dublin
Lord Beautevant
Earl of Barrymore
Miss Davis
Viscount Mountcathell
Earl of Kildare
Earl of Orréry
Mazerine
Montjoy
Earl of Orrery
Sycamore Alley
Portsmouth
Highway Robberies and Liquor Licences Reported
York dispatches note Stephen Watson was jailed at York Castle for highway robbery and most of the sum recovered. A Beverley area ambush left a man bound with his garters after a 1761 piece robbery, money and a watch taken. Hull reports five people convicted for selling spirits without a licence, fined rool each.
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York
Stephen Watson
Castle of
Beverly
Hull
John Caddy
John Taylor
Thomas Watson
Charles Wiglesworth
John Read
Artillery Company Review on Proclamation Anniversary
London on Thursday marked the King's Proclamation anniversary with the Artillery Company in full military dress. They presented to the Lord Mayor, performed a regular exercise, and marched to Moor-fields where they fought a continued display of drill and discipline.
Mock Battle and Royal Celebrations Across the Realm
The report details a mock battle celebrated with feasting and triumph, praises from the States General of the United Provinces on the Prince of Wales's newborn son, and plans for the Prince and Princess of Wales to move to Cliefden House. It covers knighthood ceremonies at Windsor, notable weddings, a civil suit at Guildhall, the burial procession of Lord Montjoy, deaths of Rolls, Mrs Bull, and William Read, and local prosecutions in Middlesex for selling spirits contrary to law. The piece also notes several prominent figures attending the Garter ceremony and other social events of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States General of
United Provinces
Prince of Wales
Prince and Princess of Wales
Cliefden-House
Bucks
Earls of Essex
Waldegrave
Order of the Garter
Windsor
Earl of Essex
Perton
William Wynn
Herbert
Chirbury
Clifford’s Inn
Dandy
Duncomb
Harris
Goodman’s Fields
St. Bartholomew the Great
Walter Weeks
Thames Street
Rebecca Cabrier
Tokenhouse-yard
Court of Common Pleas
Guildhall
Alderman Parsons
Lord Montjoy
Albemarle-street
Salisbury
Wilthhire
Jast
Stoken Church
Oxfordshire
Rolls
St. George’s
Southwark
Battersea
Mrs. Briggs
Knights Bridge
Mary Horne
St. Andrews Holbourn
Elizabeth Mattersley
St. Clement
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Yeterday
Holland
Petersoourg
South Carolina
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