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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 13, 1746
Page
1
Reports describe fleets equipping and possible troop embarkations toward Feistein to ease tensions with Denmark. Paris and Vienna circles hear measures seeking balance, with Prussia and Saxony movements near Antwerp and Mechlin, and Genoa and Lombard forces mentioned in Italy.
Dublin letters report the marriage of George Purdon of Terenure, Clare to Miss Caufabon daughter of Col. Caufabon Cork, described as a young lady of merit and fortune. Also noted is the death of Hugh Villoughby knight of Monaghan at his seat last week.
An Aberdeen May dispatch reports Lord Loudon and the Laird of Myleod with about 12,090 men in Badenoch occupying wards. Rebels head toward Inverness while forces, including Duke of Kingston’s, pursue. Prisoners are moved to Edinburgh Newcastle and other southern prisons as troops patrol and search Buchan for hidden rebels. Reports also claim Leyak taken, Cromarty wounded, and Royal forces dispersing rebels across the north with dragoons active toward Montrose and Frazerburgh.
Fragmentary report notes battles and figures at Culloden, referencing Sob Rel Histaghs diesris and Argylithire Men. Mentions Lord Reputee, Parliament timing, and route plans for Carlile. Intelligence suggests seating near Foxt Augustus with small attendants.
A fragmentary OCR piece describes a man and his party marching toward Lochaber with Beton to rejoin his friends amid French foes. The text hints at flight or pursuit and shifting allegiances while maintaining a historical tone. Names and full context are unclear due to damaged source.
A tour of Antwerp describes its crescent shape port, fortifications, gates, and grand churches. It notes Our Lady's Cathedral with its marble doors and bells, Jesuits Church with marble floors and Rubens pictures, and the vast Citadel built in 1567 by the Duke of Alva. The piece links Antwerp’s wealth to trade, the Scheld river, and the impact of Dutch revolt, Parma’s siege, and Austrian control, ending with distances to Brussels and other cities.
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