Prolific Prussia News From Robeinus Letters
Letters from Robeinus report the King of Prussia quitting his Herman fortress and retreating at night between the 13th and 14th with the Prussian rear guard capturing several enemy prisoners. Hamburgh dispatches say Meratchy retires toward Silesia to end this year’s campaign while the Prince of Prussia also shifts camp to join the main army.
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Wiyettrdhg Y
P Willard
Flanders
Viena
Robeinus
Proffia
Herman Feiffen
Hamburgh
Meratchy
Silesia
Prince of
Pruffia
Catharinenberg
Pilnicken
Windbound and Arrivals at Sea in Grenadian Trade
Shipping notices list multiple vessels arriving or sailing to river routes with crews from Grenada Antigua Barbadoes and Guernsey. Ships named include Kitty Thompson Nancy Keys Experiment Elizabeth Rankin Farley Crombie and more. Additional arrivals include Magdalena Lingran Maria Charlotta Obry Recovery Rachael Peter and John with ports at Stockholm London Petersburgh Waterford and Grenada.
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S&s. Deal
Wind S. W
Kitty
Thompson
Grenada
Nancy
Keys
Experiment
Carey
Elizabeth
Rankin
Farley
Cook
Antigua
Tobago
Moran
Ranger
Crombie
St. Kitt’s
Brerman
Barbadoes
Morrison
Skindie
Olderman
Guernsey
Ditto
Penzance
His
Buffalo
Southampton
Magdalena
Lingran
Stockholm
Dub Din
Maria Charlotta
Obry
Catharina Sophit
Hemmer
Recovery
Wethered
London
Rachael
Henry
Peter and John, Shaw
Petersburgh
Waterford
Bath elects Crook mayor as Bristol names new sheriffs
Bath on September 30 reports Simon Crook Esq elected Mayor for the year ahead with Charles Philpot and George Chapman as sheriffs. Bristol likewise proclaims Sir John Durbin Knt renewed as mayor with Benjamin Loscombe and James Morgan jun Esquires as sheriffs. John Bull declined due to health. legality discussed by Recorder and prominent lawyers.
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Bath
Simon Crook
Charles Philpot
George Chapman
John Dorbin
Bristol
Benjamin Loscombe
James Morgan
John Durbin
John Bull
London News Roundup from 1778 Naval Actions and Court Life
An 18th century digest reports royal visits in London at Cavendish Square and Bath, with wartime dispatches from Brest and Plymouth. It notes Captain Hicks paroled to Guingamp, the Porcupine capturing the French East Indiaman Le Modeste valued at 300,000 pounds, and multiple privateers and ships sailing to English ports amid Keppel’s fleet. Dispatches describe prize wealth, underwriters’ cover, and ongoing Atlantic movement including Leeward Isle lines and Cape passages.
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Winchester
Duke of Chandos
Grace
Duke’s House
Cavendish-square
Hicks
Brest
Guimgamp
Britany
Plymouths
Finch
Canton
China
le Modestes
Admiral Keppel
Lisbon
England
Bath
Countess of Lauderdale
Bristol
St. Kitt’s
Ifrom
Cape
Ranger
Robbins
Seville
Renton
Antigua
Albion
Gardener
Jamaica
William
Mathews
Newfoundland
Naval and military dispatches from distant ports and a royal visit
Reports list ships arriving from Barbadoes Grenada Antigua Dominica and Martinique with cargoes and prizes. A fleet off Helston MazaroN northern Ireland and Cork is noted. The Pallas chases prize La Flora. Milford frigate escape. Lord Chancellor gout attack. pacification plans discussed. London arms review of King George III in Winchester Camp with 70,000 spectators and royal compliments.
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Portmouth
Kierivan
Barbadoes
Dover
Union Island
Rawle
Grenada
Germaine
Chalmersy
Ranger
Crombie
St. Kitt’s
Polly
Woolcomb
Richardson
Hogg
Dominica
Nancy
Keys
Experiment
Cary
Antigua
Fendall
Sarah
Horton
Penzance
Helston
Marazion
Keppel
Corke
Cove
Palas
London
Warren
la Flora
Martinico
Dunkirk
Segar
Pallas
Jamaica
Chace
Helvoetfluys
Holland
England
Elizabeth
Marseilles
Gibraltar
Jebb
Edinburgh
James Adolphus Oughton
Britain
Cannongate Council House
Scott
Dundas
Lyon
Stewart
White
Arthur’s Hill
East India Company
George Scott
Europe
America
Fires and naval preparations in London and Waterford
Reports note ships being fitted for immediate service under Admiral Daff and Dunkirk, plus the arrival of Admiral Spry to Waterford to recruit sailors. A fire in Great Wild-street Lincoln's Inn Fields destroys the spangle-maker home and damages neighbors with no casualties. Another blaze at the Bell tavern in Mincing Lane consumes the premises amid water shortages. Smithfield cattle prices are listed: beef two to three pence, mutton two to three pence, veal three pence to sixpence, pork three halfpence to four halfpence, lambs 13s to 31s 4d per head.
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St Margaret
Leon
Waterford
Lincoln’s Inn-Fields
Bell
Mincing Lane
Smithfield
Mighty pageantry at Winchester coronation levees and knighthood
The Royal marquee hosted Cob Mallam Pitt and 80 others at a separate table from their Majesties. By five the royals went to town to receive a 21 gun salute and public levees. An extraordinary gathering of nobility and gentry attended, with reports that the Mayor of Winchester was knighted.
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Elliot
God Save the King
Eastgate-house
Henry Penton
St. John’s House
Lord Amherst
William Howe
du Camps
Amherst
King
Calcraft
Lord Hitchinbroke
Col. St. John
Mallam
Cob Pitt
Ander
Winchester
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Country ‘News
Winchester Camp
Custom-House
R. S
East India
Rotherithe
King’s Warehouse
Rambin
University of Munpester
Corporation of the Sergions of London
G.ruenen
Lady Maria Medith
Bullda Artiefs
J. Pew
Paternofter
Toylady
Broad Almbery
Devin
Se. Anon
Black Friars
Augustus Toplaty
A.B. Price
T Plady
Mr. Toplady
A.B
T.W. Price
Mr. Toplacy
John Fellows
F. Mathews
G. Keith
Gracechurch-Street
T Valiance
Swieten
Henry Byerhave
R. H.field
T. Longman
Walker
Jorenh
Germany
Marshall
Minutes of Agriculture
Westminster
Cotheath
Gageral Keppel
Duke of Grafton
Enedals Amber
Sloper
Morrits
Williamson
Duke of
Geeat-Bottait
Comheath
Aid Abana
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