Count de St Germain to Arrive This Evening
From Hague June 15 two couriers reached here one from the King of Prussia army and another from Prince Ferdinand. Ferdinand's headquarters remain at the Abbey of Corvey. Milan May 29 the Empress Queen levies six millions of livres on the clergy at 6 percent with five years to pay. Monastic communities protest but the government pushes ahead. Venice June 2 Chevalier Mark Forcarini Procurator of St Mark was elected Doge.
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Count de St. Germain
Bokee Hague
Prussia
Prince Ferdinand
Ferdinand
Abbey of Corvey
Milan
Venice
Mark. Forcarini
St. Mark
Republic
Imade
Common Council
England
Germany
America
Machiavel
Antonio de Venafro
Pandolfo Pettrucci
Prince of
Siena
Pandolfo
Roger
Dolly
London News Notes on War News and Ship Movements
Reports from Liege Madrid and Portugal describe shifts in the French left wing and a proposed siege of Almeyda. British ships capture a French vessel at Leghorn and a Spanish register ship near Campeachy is seized. Dispatches mention arrivals at Portsmouth and Halifax, militia movements to Hilfey barracks, and deaths of notable officers and civilians. Trade and dispatches include large exports and imports of brandy, sugar, tobacco, and other goods. The narrative also covers a boy killed near Epsom and a horse race stunt at the Spread-eagle inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liege
Upperr Rhine
Madrid
Braganza
Chaves
Portugal
de Tamaga
Douro
Zamora
Almeyda
Bayonne
Havanna
Lisbon
King George Packet
New York
Pitt Packet
St. Crux and Teneriffe
Campeachy
William Hanson
Anthony Zin
Marseilles
Salonica
Leghorn
Yarmouth
Plymouth
L’prouve
Blake
Virginia
London
16Th Regiment of Foot
Lord George Beauclerk
Queen’s
Endeavour
Green
Rose
Supply
Lyon
Mary
Sparks
Good Intent
Young
Modena
Vienna
Miles
Kent-strett
Southwark
Hubbert
Starke
Epsom
Shelldon
Grace
Church-Street
Rumford-road
Africa
Nova Scotia
Québec
Guadaloupe
Sound
Germany
Jamaica
Hamburgh
Downs
St. George
Commodore Moore
Portland
Flora
Ann and Elizabeth Victualler
The Favourite of the Venal and the Mob examined
A literary piece surveys political rivals in a historical controversy. It traces the venal favorite from youth, noting lack of virtue, focus on bribery, and string of misdeeds while a mob favorite is critiqued for manipulating public sentiment. It cites an auditor’s ledger tally of offenses and sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons of Liberty
Bold Elocution Warns of a Favored Politician
The passage delivers a satirical critique of a political candidate, accusing him of flattery, opportunism, and shifting loyalties. It portrays how he would court disaffected crowds, critique Hanoverian policy, and align with foreign subsidies, while promising reforms and masking ambition with public virtue. The piece references public figures, opinions on continental measures, and a mock ode to Tate and classical learning.
Prices of Bank and India Stocks in Old Market
A table of stock prices lists Bank stock declines and increases with Confol and India Anns values. Notable figures include Bank Confol around 1762 at 82 1 4th, India Bonds at 192 195 prem, Navy bills at 9 3 4ths per cent, and various long annuity pur dates such as 1762 23 9 8ths years.
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India
South Sea
Prem
Navy
Course of the Excha Amsterdam and Continental Rates
A fragmented record of exchange rates and implied prices across European ports. Mentions Amsterdam Rotterdam Antwerp Hamburgh Paris Cadiz Madrid Bilboa Leghorn Venice Lisbon Porto Dublin with varied day marks and fractions, reflecting diverse market quotes and date references from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excha
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Ges
Bourdeaux
Cadiz
Madrid
Bilboa
Leghorn
Gena
Venice
Sis
Lisbon
Porto
Dublin
Teas and groceries price list from East India trade display
A dense OCR style price list covers tea varieties Bohea Congou Pekoe and blends with prices per tuners and packs, alongside cocoa coffee and spices. It also lists Caribbean rums St Domingo Jamaica Guadaloupe Bourbons and assorted sugars, rice and pepper. The entry reads like a shop ledger with numerous uncertain figures and old currency units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
St. Domingo
Martivico
Jamaica
Guadaloupe
Mariznon
Divers Cotton and Commodities Price List Fragments
Readable fragments show prices for cotton, yarn, flax, timber, metals, resins, dyes, and various colonial goods across Smyrna, Cyprus, India, Russia, and Caribbean ports. Includes per unit costs in shillings and pence, with many items labeled uncertain or variable by region.
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Leeward Islands
Lethuania
Paternofter
Helignan
Marenburg
Curc
Koning Paternofter
Podolia
Heino Riga Rh
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Ludlow
Joseph Maximilian Lord of
Holly
Horfy
Raphael
Correcoro
Tate
White
Arifforée
Hoyle
S Peak
France
Ligerty
Trutay
Paris
Xchangke
Whitechayel
C . Sr. Janeeyy
Borneo
Nene
Barba
Whity
Guadaloup
Sugar Jamaica
St. Kict
Antigua
Montferrat
C. Sugar Nevis
Hakeha
Ukr
New-England
Stockholm
Siberia
Moscow
Barson
Danizick
Guinea
Canada
Parchm
Bes
Philip Miller
Botanic Academy of Florence
Company of Apotheca
Haydon Yard
Minories
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