Consul murdered near Ragusa as Naples envoy wounded
Confantinople Sept 3 reports a consul residing at Sa lonita on the Ragusa republic murdered while returning home at dusk. The Naples consul accompanying him was gravely injured. Orders sent to the town governor to conduct a diligent search for the assailants. Port news from Falmouth and Deal lists arrivals and sailings of vessels. A letter from Portsmouth urges reform of old charities and outlines plans for oversight and future endowments.
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Salonita
Ragusa
Naples
London Guildhall 1759 Subscription and Militia Notices
A 1759 Guildhall notice set terms for a public subscription to fund able bodied Landmen for his Majesty's service and details on surplus return. It announces a bounty of five guineas for eligible Landmen within one month, certification requirements, discharge conditions, and committee meeting times at Guildhall London.
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Glyn
Guildhall
City of London
Chamber of London
Hodges
Great Britain
Hodges. N. B
Middlesex Committee Calls Men for Service in His Majesty
A Middlesex and Westminster committee announces meetings at St Albans Tavern and St Martin in the Fields to enlist able bodied men for His Majesty's land forces. A bounty of five guineas is offered upon enlistment with terms of service for three years or duration of the war. Subscriptions to bankers are invited and meetings continue through November.
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Portsmouth
Sir Edward Hawke
Glasgow
Bickerton
West Indies
Norfolk
Hughes
America
Kirk
Panther
Montagu
Allen
Brazils
Mr. Thurot
Dunkirk
Solebay
Boys
Plaistowe
Essex
Middleton Howard
Villars Street
York
John Bach
Court of King’s Bench
St. Bartholomew’s Hospital
Great Arthur Street
Thomas Tipton
New Prison
Newgate
Mars
Red Lion
Plymouth
St. Alban’s Tavern
St Alban’s Street
Middlesex
Wedminster
Lereby
Nbility
Clerey
Westminster
St. Abhan’s
St. Alban's Street
Ateff
Drummond and Co
Charing-Croft
Backawell and Co
Pall-mall
Campbell and Co
Giflingham Cooper
Mel. Snow
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Port News
Falmouth
Good Intent
Shirley
Guadalupe
New Bosphorus
Anon
London
Sneights
Lisbon
Countess of Leicester
Cocunnas
General Wall
New York
Wind
Deal
Arthur
Ware
Meric
Mortmain
W.hy
Tustus
Thomas Smith
St. Paul Govent Garden
Cumberland
Groger
Patrick Dowdall
Liverpool
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