Madrid Letter Expects Genoa Aid as King Supports Ministry
Extracts describe measures to bolster Genoa with two or three battalions from Barcelona including miquelets and long serving infantry kept near shore to avoid English warships. The piece notes court intrigues, minister resignations, Queen mother’s reduced influence, and fear of Genoa’s fate amid continental shifting alliances and ongoing wars. Coastal passages and messenger details underscore strategic maritime moves and political shifts.
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Marquess de Mari
Genoa
Provence
Barcelona
Marquess de Villarias
Marquess de la Enseneda
Treasury
Don Philip
Ferdinand VI
Don Garlos
Amsterdam
Sweden
Denmark
Prussia
Finland
Count de Teffin
Baron de Korff
Constantinople
Seraglio
Shah Nadir
Italy
Piedmont
Dauphiny
Lombardy
Versailles
France
Vienna
Republick
London Gazette
Messina
Elizabeth
Henry Gannet
Levant
Elias Hampton
Smyrna
Hence
Cape Spartovento
Turin
Nogs
QC Donnel
Arriv
Count Brown
Villa Franca
St. Honoree
St. Marguerite
Ely
Ceuta
Naples
Minorca
Venice
Read
Constantine
Bristol
Esperance
Marseilles
Hagué
Rez
Martinigo
Earl of London joins Edinburgh from the North
An express arrives with news of the Earl of London’s return to Edinburgh from the north. Captain Alexander Mackay leads from Fort Augustus in his absence. Embarkation for Flanders postponed. Reports the death of the Countess of Sutherland at Dunrobin this morning.
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Scotland
Edinburgh
Earl of London
Alexander Mackay
Fort Augustus
Flanders
Countess of Sutherland
Dunrobin
Subpena'd Witnesses for Lord Lovat Trial Travel to London
An excerpt from Newcastle dated February 28 reports sixteen men and boys leaving for London as witnesses for Lord Lovat, each bearing ministerial certificates declaring loyal behavior during the late rebellion. Also noted are maritime incidents: a Whitby vessel saved in a long boat during a storm and a privateer engagement with heavy damage but no crew injuries.
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Newcastle
London
Lord Lovat
Gauwin
Whitby
Lynn
Greengroft
Dur
James Clayeying
John Davidson
Sunderland
Amsterdam
Goree
Royal orders and troop movements amid colonial pardon
In London a royal pronouncement notes patents issued for regiments of 35,000 men to be ready for the campaign. Duke of Cumberland’s retinue sails to Gravesend for Holland with Hawley and others. Dean Poyntz and Capt. Hollwell depart for Holland. A pardon authorizes transport of rebels to Crown colonies in America. Jonathan Belcher appointed Governor and Commander in Chief of New Jersey.
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Council of the States of
Helsland
Duke of Cumberland
St. James’s
Gravesend
Holland
America
Jonathan Belcher
Island
New Jersey
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Madrid
Pert Louis
Azores
Bourdeaus
Nantz
Paris
M. du Bois de la Motte
St. Domingo
Martinico Thither
du Bois
Cape Tiberon
le Monte de St. Nicolas