War news and trade from Malaga to Portsea and America
Letters from Spain advise ongoing war plans against England with a new battery at Malaga coast. Export reports show 800 quarters wheat 100 rye for Portugal 1000 wheat meal for Quebec and other goods to America and Europe. Ships sailed from Deal including Syren and Integrity while several others remain in the Downs. Wind changes to northwesterly.
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Spain
Malaga
Isnes
Portugal
Quebec
America
Germany
Gibraltar
Holland
Deal
Syren
Integrity
Younger
Philippa
Maitland
Francisco
Corriar
Lisbon
Dragon
Belt
Ditto
Matilda
Bolidia
Philadelphia
Fortune
Sally
Susanna
Hays
St. Andrew
Wallis
Oporto
Henrietta
Hill
Lifton
Lucretia
Green
Boston
Newbridge
Philips
Newcastle
Wind N
N. W
Bank Stock Prices and Annuities Noted in Market Report
A fragmented market note records various bank stock prices and annuity entries. Mentions include Redu Fitco Confol and values such as 71, 1-4th, 19726, and 1751 71 amid references to Indian and South Sea stock activity and a 3 per cent rate. The text is a partial OCR excerpt with unclear entities and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Fiat
Fitco
Amsterdam and Rotterdam figures in weekly shipment data
Readable data shows counts of males and females totaling 471, with entries for Amsterdam Rotterdam Antwerp Hamburg Paris and others. The fragment hints at weekly totals and distribution by gender, but is incomplete and lacks clear event or context.
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London
James Hervey
Kitchen
God
Herman Witsius
Francker
Utrecht
Leyden
Great Britain
N. B
Seconp
GHORT
Justine
Sion
John Rivington
Sts Paul’s Church Yard
I Véland
William Pain
Sarrys
Robert Sayer
Serjeant’s Inn
Fleet-Screat
Literary and Entertaining Articles to the Printer
A reader questions Mr P t s resignation and its national implications. The critic asks Aslam for clarification on his contested statements about national success and current prospects, arguing the need for truth and impartiality amid shifting affairs.
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Aslam
Resignation and duty in political testimony
A letter dated March 24 discusses post resignation sentiments and the speaker's hope that the recipient will act with honesty and truth. It appeals for clear accountability to the public and condemns praise that harms the present ministry, urging confession if cannot meet the standard.
Spain and Europe Reconsider War Prospects in Message
The text argues that Russian and Austrian shifts weaken Austria France and Spain's aims, suggesting Bourbon hopes in the West fade as Prussia Britain and Russia reshape strategy. It notes fear for colonies after Martinique actions and predicts renewed campaigns with harsher peace terms. A sailor’s letter from Martinique describes siege actions, casualties, and scattered ironies amid naval warfare.
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Portugal
Spain
M. de Buffy
Prussia
Great Britain
France
Martinico
America
Russia
Austria
Silesia
Westphalia
House of Bourbon
Germany
Ben Foresait letter ends with love and duty pledge
Fragmentary OCR shows a closing line from Ben Foresait expressing enduring love and duty to friends, with a signature style typical of a Gazetteer era note. The text implies a personal farewell or vow, lacking broader context or dates.
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Ben
Martinique Ballad and War Verse Excerpt
A historical verse fragment laments Martinique as British forces threaten shore defenses. It includes songs referencing Rodney, Monckton, and battle imagery, plus a longer Germanic war reflection on Austria and Prussia. The piece also prints an English Latin parody and translated excerpts from Oxford verses about the Prince of Wales’s death.
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Oxford
Prince of Wales
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Ane Rer Bank Confol
L Sexi
Navy
Prem
Con
Amsterdam
Roterdam
Antwerp
Bourdeaux
Exchange, &Cipes
Cadiz
Madrid
Rilboa O
Leghorn
Genoa
Venice
Porto
Dublin
Essin Cola
Mexico
St. James’s
Whitebaye
City of London
Tb. Ozedr. S
Houfhold
hHoufhold
Betty Primrose
St. Catherine’s Court
Old England
Lovine Beett
Martineek
Will Buntling
Will Hempseed
Grant
Jack Spanyard
Tom Marlin
Bacon
Martinique
Rodney
Monckton
Hobson
Gotham
England
Ledger
Frederick
Cafar
Isaac Keay
Ehoppus
Corporation of the London
Hoppus
E. Wicksteed
Coote
Paternoster Row
C. Hitch
L. Hawes
J- Rivington, &c
al Bookellers
J. Dodsley
Pal-Mall
J. Hinxman
R. Sayer
Free Street
Monsear Lz Buus
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