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Fire at Bridge of Orleans Scarred Paris Amid Firefighting
Rome reports the pope banned wool exports after a May fire on the Bridge of Orleans in Paris. Guards and Grenadiers under Sieur Yapine and Givrays fought the blaze, saving much of the city though a house and stables burned, nine horses perished, and royal works were damaged.
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Yeterday
France
Rome
Paris
Fune
Orleans
Regiment
Sieur de Yapine
Grenadiers
Sieur Givray
Mons. Beaumelle
Mad
de Maintenon
Barnet
Swimmer
Hannibal
Martindale
Regulus
Chesnut
Sparrow
Panton
Sinfin Moor
Derby
England
George Hilton
Manchester
Higginson
Thomas Mortiboys
Stratford Upon Avon
County
Richard Haldane
Ely
Foot-Guards
Cape
Clavering
Capt
Leighton
Regiment of Foot
Gibraltar
Portingdon
Frederick and
Forbes
Regiment of Foot-Guards
Douglas
Cathcart
Savoy
Gravesend
Nova Scotia
Antigua, &c
St. James’s Park
Capt. Pett
Pringe
Trinity House