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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 19, 1747
Page
1
From Petersbourg to Genoa and Paris, the latest dispatches describe Britain and Austria negotiating troop movements, Sweden approving a defensive alliance, and French forces massing in the Low Countries. Reports detail Dietz and Antwerp troop dispositions, Dutch Stadtholder preparations, and Genoa facing finance and military mobilization amid looming campaigns.
A Carlisle express ordered the return of 13 Rebel prisoners sent to Liverpool for transport. They had not undergone trials due to sickness or lack of evidence. A French privateer captured a Swedish vessel between Blyth and Colourcoats, looted money and provisions, then released it to Shields. William Peareth, Esquire, was elected an Alderman of the Corporation, replacing the late Cuthbert Fenwick, Esquire.
London reports claim French intelligence, via UK customs men, revealed the extent and duration of Mr Anson's late voyage. A Dutch informer from Rockley allegedly betrayed his own. Admiral Anson used the ruse to draw enemies out, lengthen his cruise, and thwart foes off Galicia. Britain’s veteran sea officers celebrate renewed fighting spirit.
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