Constant and perilous European maneuvers and ship actions
From Constantinople to Paris and beyond, a flurry of diplomatic notes and military moves unfolds. The Grand Duke of Tuscany and Queen of Hungary are acknowledged as Emperor and Empress while a resident departs for Vienna to assume a nuncio role. In Sweden a high profile case sees Dagenaer condemned to death but commuted to perpetual imprisonment after French intercession. News from Denmark and Hamburg discusses Holstein’s pledges to Vienna, Swedish officers in French service causing friction, and Swedish plans to land in Scotland to join Highlanders. Dresden reports hopes of reconciliation with Prussia and a French envoy condemns Vienna for protraction. Dutch and British sea actions near Dunkirk, Ostend, and Flushing reflect ongoing naval strife. In the Low Countries Austrian forces advance, Sardinia reports success against French mail, and Italian theatres show shifting fronts with Parma, Placenza, and Milan in flux as the siege of Milan shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscany
Hungary
Germany
Vienna
Stockholm
Dagenaer
Gopenhagen
M. de Holstein
Petersbourg
Slerwick
Petersburg
Holstein
M. Titley
Britannick
Gottenbourg
France
Scotland
Firth of Murray
Dresden
Miffen
Poland
M.d’aubigny
Empire
Elector of
Bavaria
Mary Anne
Hague
Dunkirk
Ostend
Flushing
Bohemia
Low Countries
Maastricht
Turin
Sardinia
M. Leutnim
Dauphiny
Royal Dragoon officers appointed in Ireland
Ireland’s March 11 report lists John Wynne as Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Dragoons in Ireland, with John Warburton as Major, William Higgins and Lewis Griffith as Captains, William Ross as Lieutenant, and Edward Young as Cornet. The Groom Porter is abolished saving families from ruin, though the Master and Deputy salaries continue for life. Also noted are the deaths of merchant Andrew Morgan and Counselor Doyne last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
John Wynne
Royal Regiment of Dragoons
Ireland
Richard Lord Viscount Molesworth
William Cope
John Warburton
William Higgins
Lewis Griffith
William Ross
Edward Young
Earl of Chesterfield
Laft
Andrew Morgan
Doyne
Ormond Quay
Rebels Move Near Argyleshire Amid War Dramas
Edinburgh reports news from Aberdeen due to harsh winter. Rebels number in Inverness area and are said to control Fort Augustus. An attack on Fort William failed with heavy losses. Rebels march toward Argyleshire while the young Pretender lies ill at Elgin. A Cumberland pulpit order urged rebels to surrender arms and locations for royal mercy, but many misinterpret the offer and some join the rebellion. Several rebel clans reportedly offer to submit on terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Aberdeen
Inverness
Fort Augustus
Fort William
Argylshire
Elgin
Forfar
Duke of Cumberland
Death Sentence For William Gibbs At Ebrington
William Gibbs of Ebrington near Campden was sentenced to death and scheduled for execution on the 27th for breaking into Richard Fletcher’s house at night with intent to murder and rob. The trial showed he used a Jorge Mason hammer on Fletcher and a nephew, causing serious injuries, and the prosecutor was his close friend in several emergencies. Michael Lareman also faced charges for breaking into the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country News
Gloucefer
William Gibbs
Ebrington
Campden
Richard Fletcher
Jorge-Mason
Michael Lareman
Death sentences at Salisbury Assizes for Wilts criminals
Edward White and Jane Hartland on two indictments for shoplifting were condemned but reprieved. Thomas Alcock and William Bishop, condemned at the last assizes and reprieved, were ordered to be transported for 14 years. At Salisbury assizes the county heard six death sentences for murder theft and livestock crimes including Alexander Harper and Thomas Haywards for murder, Joseph Gale for robbery, Charles Hutton for horse stealing, Mary Brown for linen theft, and John Presly for sheep stealing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward White
Jane Hartland
Thomas Alcock
William Bishop
Salisbury
Wilts
Alexander Harper
Thomas Haywards
Zachariah Baily
Westbury
Joseph Gale
Peter Rold
Savernable Forest
Charles Hutton
Mary Brown
John Presly
Smugglers Treachery and War Time politics in London
London letter reports public security debates over smugglers during wartime. It notes Lord Chancellor at Lincoln's Inn Hall delivering the Great Seal to two clergymen, new magistracy commissions for Dorset, and the monarch’s attendance at the House of Lords with passes for multiple Bills on duties, coinage, justice, and military funding. Also mentions India Company finances, courtly appointments, Breton troop movements, and recent marriages and deaths among naval and colonial figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Vii
Channel
Lincoln’s Inn Hall
John Boddley
Throwley
Devon
Exeter
Thomas Haines
al Saints
Leicester
Lincoln
Dorset
House of Peers
Richmond and
St. Albans
Also Mentioned on This Page
Constantinople
Arts
Maillebois
Alexandria
Soler
M. Lentrum
Jefs
Parma
Placentia
Milan
Parmesan
Paris
Strasbourg
Landau
Alsace
Rochelle
St. Dormingo
Asti
Italy
Bernelau
Mantuan
St. Benedetto
Voghera
Guastallo
Great Britain
the India Company
The
India Company
Burroughs
Worth
Houghton
Coast
Bay
Misener
Warwick
Bombay
Lockwood
Homer
Lisle
Serle
Adams
Sandwich
Tavistock
China
Thomas Williams
Edwinsford
Carmarthen
Nicholas Williams
Henry Pelham
Exchequer
Denburgh
Lords Commissioners
the Treasury
James Wright
Deceas
Frampton
Newton
Thomas Newton
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