Military and political notes from Lisbon to Brussels
August dispatches report Marshal Duke de Noailles listing artillery stores in Neapolis garrison towns as French troops prepare to return. Imperial Lucca troops advance toward Lucca while border sickness spreads. In Lithuania diet assembled. Count Sulkowski expected to buy restored lands. Siegen succession dispute continues. Paris notes prize for essays on military movements and earth fertility. Brussels lists tax proposal for tea and cocoa. Wurmbrand to govern Auvergne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke de Noailles
Kevenhuller
Milaneze
France
Lucca
Secchio
Farfar
Potterella
Stanislaus
Sulkowski
Great Dutchy
Lithuania
Ratifion
Ang
Marchioness
de Mailly de Nefle
Francfort
Elettor
Cologn
Schwetzingen
Masgentheim
Palatine Court
Paris
Elector of Cologn
M. de la Javeliere
Philiphbourg
Royal Academy Des Belles Lettres, Sciences & Arts
Europe
Duke de Force
Satan
Academy
Pet Te Goorges
Sieur Brun
Kiet
James
Brussels
de Wurmbrand
Aeth
Voyage of Capt Richard Brockway to Nevis and back
New London reports Capt Richard Brockway and Companys voyage starting June 30 1735 from New London Harbour bound for Nevis arriving August 24, then via Eustacia to Connestrtum and Ma hoon Bay where they were wrecked on November 18. After Indians fired on their boat and shelter among locals they reached Philip Goeld a Frenchman who aided them. In fear of attack they finally set sail March 11 and reached Newfoundland east of there by May 2. They endured leaks and near-starvation lasting thirty hours of pumping and eating shoes and fish guts before landing home health restored despite heavy odds and scant provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Richard Brockway
Nevis
Eustacia
Connestrtum
Mahoon Bay
Malagath
Philip Goeld
Connecticut
Brockway
Newfoundland
Death of a King's County gentleman in England
Dubin reports the death of a gentleman named Malone of King’s County as he arrived in England. The obituary notes his agreeable disposition and modesty, and mentions his burial yesterday in Gl anevin after a period of mourning and esteem among acquaintances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubin
Senday
Senmel Guy
Bey
England
Richard Malone
Eeadel
Henry
Malone
King's County
Hogring Fitlon
Evening death in Dawson Street and local notices
Thursday evening Alexander MacNaughton M D fellow of the College of Physicians died at his house in Dawson Street. A coachman who set fire to his master's stables at Glashevin died in Mercer’s Hospital. A city proclamation regulated peronstables by reducing their name. Dr Brennan of Cockfreet tested water from Lough Sheighs finding three Dracums bitter salts and bitumen. At Cavan affizes a thief was hanged for stealing cloth. a fake doctor sentenced to transportation. An old hospital man and soldier remained reprieved to next Saturday. Andrew Ptolemy and Thomas Connoly were executed near St Stephen’s Green for robbing Mr Nihil’s house Meathfirett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson-street
Alexander MacNaughton
College of Physicians
Glashevin
Mercer’s Hospital
Cavan
Coote-Hill
St. Stephen’s Green
Andrew Ptolemy
St.Patrick’s Street
Thomas Connoly
Nihil
Meathfirett
Marriages and Deaths Across London and Nearby Boroughs
A late 17th century London gossip page notes marriages of Dr Cotes MP for Tamworth to Miss Chifelden and a Ranter family alliance with Mr Nesbie the Green-street apothecary. It records deaths including Sir John D'Oyly’s heir at Sea, Lady Russell’s daughter, and William Tew a Common-Council member. Also mentioned are the burial of Mes ee a tert ek ames Jackton and the fatal accident of Mr Danie of Oxford in a coachman riding incident near Depford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cotes
Tamworth
Chifelden
Hes Majesty
Worcestershire
Tho. Ranter
Chasing-Cross
Nesbie
Green-street
Leicester- Fields
Mosge
Thomas
Richard D'Oyly
John D'Oyly
Chiilecampton
Osfordshire
Bengal
Masidyad
Bursday
I Russell
Thomas Scawen
County of
Surrey
Nix
Cawen
William Tew
Sourhente
Ramidon
India
Depeford
Vanie
Depaford
Danie
Oxford
Brewer
Malftex
Beenhouse
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lodi
Plantation News
Freeland
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