Ratisbon and European War Circles Debate Empire Safety
Extract from May reports showing Swiss Swabia circle deliberations on forming an Army of the Circles for Empire safety. Paris letters note Noailles and Argenton praising Prince of Orange’s Stadtholder election and opposing Saxe’s Dutch attack. London, Hague, and Nice items report Allied ministers’ war plans, Neutrals fears, and naval transports, with Byng and Medley in action near Corsica and Savona to support Savona–Bifagno operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tapis
Berlin
Austrian Netherlands
Swabia
Ulm
Franconia
Upper
Lower Rhine
Count Cobentzel
France
Rhine
Alsace
Dresden
Empire
Prussia
Vienna
Europe
Paris
Marshal de Noailles
Count d’Argenton
Prince of Orange
Count Saxe
Lowendahl
Dutch Flanders
Holland
Marihal Saxe
de la Vile
Hague
United Provinces
London
Turin
Nice
St. Marguerite
Var
Byng
Medley
Vade
Holcomb
Savona
Corsica
Genoa
Marquess d’Ormen
Count Schulemberg
Sardinia
Sestri
Bifagno
le Roque
Death of William Wall MP at Poolnamuck and church appointment
On May 5 in Dublin, William Wall of Poolnamuck Esq. died last Saturday. He served as Member of Parliament for Knocktopher borough. The Great Seal was granted to Rev Arthur Gruebar MA to hold the Dysert Rectory with Athlone Vicarage after the death of Rev William Jones.
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Trelan
Dublin
William Wall
Poolnamuck
Knocktopher
Arthur Gruebar
Dysert
Athlone
Meath
William Jones
Thomas Ward
Brockley
St. John’s College, Cambridge
Mother of All Saints
Suffolk
Rebecca Gibson
Edgar Gibson
Wetheringset
Vernon
Mitchelson
Arriv
Deptford
Trade arrives with convoy and captures French privateer
From Edinburgh May 7 the Tuesday night convoy Serpent and Furnace Bombs escorted the Trade from London. The privateer was chased near the Holland coast, captured, and sent to Leith yesterday morning. The vessel carried 4 guns and 8 swivels, had 28 men, and sailed from Ostend days ago. Also noted is the death of Sir Walter Riddel of Riddel Barr and the passing of Rev. James Haddo, principal of the New College of St Andrews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Edinburgh
London
Cromar
Chace
Holland
Leith
Ostend
Walter Riddel
Riddel, Barr
James Haddo
New College of
Highland Watch Arrives in Newcastle To Recruit in Scotland
A party of the Highland Watch arrived in Newcastle from Flanders and sailed north to recruit in the Highlands of Scotland. From Tinmouth they report that on the 7th the Serpent's Prize engaged and captured a French privateer off Cromer after more than four hours of battle.
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Country News
Newcastle
Highland Watch
Flanders
Highlands
Scotland
Tinmouth
Cromer
English Patriotism and Tax Grievances Across War News
The piece rails at French pride and urges continued public funding for victory, condemning tax fears as Tory or Jacobite. It notes the Rev Mr Ward’s induction in Suffolk, shipboard misadventure ending with a lost ear, royal dining plans, MP elections, and various appointments. It mentions fisheries schemes, a potential Earl of Stair death, and local obituaries and court notices.
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Bellona
Paris
Westminster
France
Lowendahl
England
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Joan Bytx
Uno Avulfo
Tonyit Bellona
Tai
Virg
Haworth
Hull
Richmond
Kensington
Thomas Frankland
Ely
Rose
Thirske
County of York
Bart
Deceas
Henry Munro
North Britain
Earl of Cromartie
Excise
Jackson
Bell
Orkneys
Greenland
Iceland
Shetland
Earl of Stair
Great Britain
Southwark
Richard Mullins
King's Bench
Wing-street
Westsminster
Ramsay
Exchequer
Earl of Orford
Covent- Garden
Richard Mitten
John Meare
Elemen Fton Hardwick
Gloucester
Essex
St. Alban’s
Diocese of London
Mortmain
Newgate
Rofswell
Taylor
Mason
Patterson
Willet
Cheshire
Warsaw
Dantzick
Poland
Stockholm
Blackwell
Count Horn
Milan
Count Brown
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