European War News from May Reports and Paris Dispatches
Dispatches from Vienna Paris and London detail trials of war as Ottoman neutrality is declared, French siege at Antwerp intensifies, Imperial troops move from Heilbronn to the Low Countries, and Genoa and Leghorn report fleet movements and preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter- Heiden
Luxembourg
Ruremonde
Hanover
Brussels
Marquess de Fimarcon
Scotland
Dunkirk
Herenthals
Antwerp
Etrees
Mons
Namure
Empire
Flanders
Paris
Duke d’Anville
Brest
Rochfore
Marshal Noailles
Italy
Madrid
London Gazette
Leghorn
Genoa
Republick
St. Andrew
Maillebois
Novi
Gavi
Polcevera
Belagna
M. de Lages
Marseilles
Toulon
Vienna
Rhine
Marshal Bathiani
Bohemia
Nura
Montalto
Placentia
Pagina
Fire destroys market house and homes in Maghara town
May 13 reports from Maghara in Londonderry reveal a chimney fire spreading to the Market-House causing extensive damage to two dwellings and several offices. Town authorities felled two houses to avert greater ruin. Also, last Thursday William Taylor Elq MP for Askeaton and former Malow collector died at Hoghill house.
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Ireland
Belfast
Maghara
Londonderry
Hoghill
Wiliam Taylor
Askeaton
Malow
Hessians to encamp in Burntisland and Leith Links
In Scotland, Edinburgh May 19 reports say four Hessian battalions will encamp at Burntisland and two at the Links of Leith. A countryman’s rector Cullen who aided the Duke was murdered last week. Rumor says Commodore Smith’s squadron attacked the vessel carrying the Pretender, sending him and others toward the mountains. Leith oatmeal price hits ninepence a peck.
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Porte
Persia
Shah Nadir
Smyrna
Marseilles
Port- Mahon
Constantinople
Seugo
Ottoman Empire
Bashan
Montalto
Marquess de Castellar
Gages
Placentia
St Lazare
Griolengo
Trebia
St. Lazare
Cardinnal Alberont
Baron d’Andlan
Hatfch and Neuhaus
Vienna
Charles of Lorrain
Prince Lobkowitz
Heilbron
Leipsick
M.saxe
Augustus
Poland
Gard
M. D'Ellees
Haumontz
Bércey
Slippénbach
Maestricht
Bruséls
Antwerp
Binche
Count de Clermont
Rhine
Wesel
Emmerich
Calcar
Hesliah
Scotland
Italy
Prince Lichtenstein
M. de Gages
Placemtia
M. Cuastellar
Parma
Trevia
Barnet
Paris
Brest
Aic
Rocheile
Duke d’Anville
Rochtort
Edinburgh
Burntisland
Leith
Vicor Cullen
Bridegroom of Gloucestershire Marries Clifton Heiress
In Bristol on May 24 Bridgman Ely a Gloucestershire estate owner wed Miss Cove heiress and former goldsmith’s daughter at Clifton parish church. The stormy days last week brought extraordinary hail near two and a half inches in Dundery causing window and garden damage. Last Saturday Mrs Fis Ballemur was elected master of Norwich fire school succeeding Rev. Timothy Ballemur who resigns.
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Bristol
Bridgman, Ely
Gloucestershire
Clifton
Cove
Dundery
Fis’ Ballemur
Norwich
Timothy Ballemur
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