Imperial Agents and Campaign Echoes Across Europe and England
Yesterday's mail from Holland and Lisbon reports negotiations over a large sum of money with terms unclear. M Castres the English Consul notes Father Monfort’s release. the Court directs Portugal's minister in London to ensure chaplains refrain from meddling in public affairs. In Hamburg {March 23} a 200000 florins gift is pledged to the Emperor on his ascent. Lubeck and Bremen gifts totaling 900000 florins are mentioned. Antwerp reports the Prince of Waldeck behind the Dyle with 26,600 German troops due early next month. in Hague Field Marshal Bathiani arrives with a large retinue and possible command reallocation to General Grune. Count Wallenaat’s negotiation outcomes are uncertain. BrusseI garrison fate unsettled amid Patriot sentiment and a proposed ransom. Local thefts and a Norwich stage coach robbery are noted, as well as a death sentence and transport orders for several convicts at Suffolk Assizes in Bury St Edmunds.
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M. Castres
Father Monfort
London
Hambourg
Lubeck
Bremen
Antwerp
Prince of Waldeck
Dyle
Nethe
Germany
Hague
Count Bathiani
Waldeck
Grune
Count
Tournay
Dendermond
France
Gibraltar
Cape Breton
Louisbortrg
England
New-England
Louisbourg
Kensington Palace
Snowhill
Edward Walmerley
Farringdon Without
Chapel Fowler
Frayting
Essex
Thorington
Thurrington
Aberdeen
D' Strathbogie
Bland
Phochabers
Devern
John Roy-Stewart
Coventry
Skelton’s
Richbell’s
Handasyde’s
Mordaunt’s
Scotland
Lords of the Admiralty
Thomas Hanway
Windsor
Woolwich
Nutt
Martin
Thomas Drury
Overstone
Malden
Sywell
Northamptonshire
Chelsea
Charles Polkinghorn
Hampstead
Thomas Keteriche
Ely
Flett-street
Farringdon
York Buildings
Strand
Thomas ‘Bacon
Roper
St. Nicholas Cole- Abbey
de. Stebbing
Lavington
Tasines
Ds Camwright
Dé Alle
Tipp
Ds. Colaien
Berriman
Moore
William Bucknall
Oxhey
Watford
Hertfordshire
Doughty
Savoy Hill
Pentait
Mabb
Bishopsgate Street
New River
Canbury House
Dresden
Count Rutowski
Low Countries
Petersbourg
M. de Dieu
Madrid
Havanna
St. Andero
Reggio
Spain
Italy
Milan
N.S
Parmezan
Gravesend
India
East India Company
Woodstreet Compter
John Bramston
Jacob Houblon
Gates House
Thomas Be Veil
Spithead
Royal George
Harrison
Prince George
Parry
Yarmouth
Lisbon
Dunkirk
Scoland
Ostend
Cambridge
Hubbard
Leeward Islands
Guernsey
Mary
Fish
Lancaster
Cork
Jamaica
Havannah
Agnes
Betty
Brame
Maryland
Bilboa
Maynard, Brooks
Port-Louis
John Galley
Blandy
Frederick
George Packer
Mediterranean
Sicily
Notable Deaths and Political Scandals Across Dublin and Kildare
In Kinsale and Dublin dated March 11 and March 18, obituaries report the deaths of several notable figures: John Purcell Elq Captain-Lieutenant in General Irwin’s Regiment. Elizabeth Lady Burrowes, widow of Sir Kildare Burrowes, Bart.. Whitfield Doyne Esquire, son of the late Lord Chief Justice Doyne. Colonel Samuel Warter Whitfred Brigadier General and MP for Wicklow. Lady Hammond Smith, wife of Charles Smith MP for Limerick City. and mentions of political figures and bills returning from England. Additionally, a plot near Clonmel involving Burrane and accomplices to enlist men for the Pretender and seize arms was thwarted by a trooper's vigilance.
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Ireland
Kinsale
John Purcell
Irwin
Regiment of Foot
Ballamoor
Dawson’s Street
Samuel Warter Whitfred
Dragents
Wicklow
Jast
Dublin
England
Clonmel
Burrane
Advancing Guards and Dutch Troops Near Murray Firth
Reports from Edinburgh dated March 7 and 18 describe the Guards of the Army under the Duke preparing at Old Meldrum and Aberdeen for a march via Strathbogie toward the Spey as well as Dutch troops embarking for Holland. Dispatches indicate Royal forces in Ross and provisioning ships readied to move to the south side of the Murray Firth, while western men of war have landed and damaged local countryside.
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Scotland
Fidinburgh
Advame
Igi
Duke
Old Meldrum
Aberdeen
Strathbogie
Phocabers
Earl of London
Rosshire
Murray Firth
Edinburgh
Holland
Notable Horse Theft Case Ends in Death Sentence
In Noravich on March 22 a court at Thetford Norfolk County found Jeremish Pratt also known as John Wilson Rayner and Madison guilty on three indictments for horse stealing and related offenses. He was sentenced to death.
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Country News
Noravich
Thetford
Norfolk
Jeremish Pratt
John Wilson
Rayner
Madell
Gitil Nen
Weathered strategy delays Louisbourg relief and risks fleet defeat
London reports advise delaying a spring expedition to Louisbourg due to severe winter weather and fleet readiness. French forces at Brest ready to sail may reach Louisbourg before British ships arrive, risking strategic loss. Additional items recount naval appointments, local deaths, and various military movements across Britain and Europe.
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Norwich
St. Stephen’s Gates
Long
Spixworth
Ecealen
James Wingfield
Bury St Edmund’s
County
Suffolk
William Rook
Daniel Partridge
James Snell
Sarah Stave
Shire Hall
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