European War Dispatches Shed Light on Fronts and Diplomacy
Reports from Stockholm to Hamburg detail Franco Austrian pressures on Sweden and Prussia while skirmishes loom in Silesia and the Lower Rhine. The Russian, Austrian, and Danish theaters hint at uneasy peace talks, troop movements, and expected declarations of treaty terms, with Prince Ferdinand due and French forces advancing toward Arnsberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westphalia
Stockholm
France
Austria
Senate
Berlin
Silesia
Laudoln
Marshal Daur
Prince Henry
Miffen
Pomerania
Mecklenburgh
Lusatia
Rmny
Sweden
Thornly
Sockholm
Russia
Denmark
Petersburgh
Howover
Ferdinand
Herrenhausen
Arensberg
Prince of Conde
Lower Rhine
Hagne
d’Afiry
Paris
Marshal d’Estrees
Spain
Portugal
M. O Dunn
Lisbon
Madrid Troop March to Portugal Delayed for Artillery
From Madrid dated April 13 letters report a delay in the march of the force bound for Portugal as they await artillery and other prep items. Meanwhile a detachment has been sent forward to begin operations and push progress toward the intended campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Madrid
Portugal
Prices of Bank Stock and Annuities in Old Ledger
A fragmented price list shows bank stock values and annuities with figures like 96 7-8 and 69 3-8, including old and new annuities, per cent bonds, and Navy and other government securities. Entries mention Consols, India Anns, Bank Redu and 4 per cent bonds with dated references such as 1752 to 1762, indicating a historical ledger of financial instruments and their quoted prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
South Sea
Bank Redu
Litto Consol
Achatt Bank
Awe
Bank Consol
Linda
Prem Navy
Ict
Long Ann
LETT TO LET AT AERBURY OXFORDSHIRE DESCRIPTIVE ESTATE LISTING
To be let and furnished and entered upon immediate possession the late dwelling house of Sir George Cobb at Aerbury in Oxfordshire two miles from Atfrop Wells three from Bimbery twelve from Woodstock nine from Oxford with a hall parlours stables gardens lawn and nine acres of meadow and two carriages wagons and access to turnpike roads inquire at the house or with Mr Simeon attorney Reading Berks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cobb
Aerbury
London
Simeon
Reading
Berks
Signs and opinions on signs in literature and courts
The piece discusses the origin and use of signs and signs at doors from ancient to modern times, debating who invented them and why tavern and public-house emblems persist. It includes a critique of current display practices and a letter to the printer defending Rochester affizes and court decorum, urging retraction or publication of the sender’s name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wain
Jafte
Flaming
Perjiers
Courtezans
Pandoras- Portrait
Rheinsius
Salmasius
Scaliser
Nantz
Palatinate
Lewis
Xivch
France
Bow Street
Lez Y Kent
Thor Tachs
Rychester
Rochester
Maidstone
Fir
Strand
Racheitsr
Calcutta
Doufly
Tho
Gregory
Fragments of a Victorian Street Scene and Odd Symbols
A garbled 19th century text describes a street scene with a man in a gown, a head in a frame, and puzzling symbols. It mentions a Jew and a “head-ake” in a strange setting, promising further explanation and a future physical lecture on signs and Nessie symbols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibernian
Paddy
J A Tal
Moorfilds
Togenes
Junior
J Ledger
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Connoitre
Elvas
Flanders
Havannah
Hungary
Mecklenburg
Eugene of
Vienna
Marshal Daun
Silesa
Prussia
Poland
Saxony
Rhine
Wesel
Sindshelm
Munster
Brusils Gazette
Rallingen
Hague
Tapis
Count de Weldern
States of Holland
Great- Britain
Portmouth
Buckland
Pillar
Exeter
Johanna
Lond
Guernsey
Santa Cruz
Saunders Snow
Rolfe
Rebecca
Haywood
Gibson
Swifssure
Stanhope
Jamaica
Monte Christi
Guadalupe
Deal
Otter
Britannia
Bull
Antigua
General Wolf
Sulman
Hawke
Coverdale
Nancy
Eaton
Lyon
Crabb
Montferat
Young
Rickman
Westcombe
Portsmouth
Duke of Marlborough
Story
Amsterdam
Sizhe
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Price Hamburgh
I-Haty
Uf. Ag
Bourdeaux Ditto
Cadiz
Bilboa
Leghorn
Genoa
Venice
Porto
Dublin
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