Surrender of Brindisi and Sicily fortresses report
From Naples comes word that the garrisons of Brindisi and other strongholds have capitulated. Castellamare Castle fell after a 30 hour siege. Count de Marsillac entered Messina after the governor retreated to the citadel. The count appointed Gonzague. Sicily’s inhabitants rose against the Imperialists and outfitted vessels to patrol the coast, hindering succor and escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Brindisi
Sicily
Castellarmara
Count de Marsillac
Messina
Gonzague
Marriages and court news from Gosport and London society
London notices recount the Gosport wedding of John Nicholas to Mary Thompson heiress of Sir Joseph Thompson, with Holland dispatches and various courtly happenings. Other items include marriages of Grance the trumpeter, a Coldstream guard's parade incident, aldermanic elections at Yarmouth, Franco–imperial war updates, nobility weddings, and other court and city affairs with numerous named figures and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gosport
John Nicholas
Mary Thompson
Joseph Thompson
City of
York
Deceas
Holland
Grance
Christian Cole
Middlesex
Venice
Coldstream Regiment of Foot-Guards
Mr. Cantillon
Newgate
Great Yarmouth
Fuller
Yarmouth
Paris
Mirandola
Concordia
Konigsegg
Marshal de Beaglie
Marshal Corgay
Sardinia
Coigni
Broglio
Mantuan
Prince
Brandenbourg- Sewedt
Bagn
Earl of
Sy Cart
Grosvenor Square
John
Duke of Argyle
Earl of Crawford
Dysart
Countess of Essex
Turin
Treybeck
St. George’s Hanover Square
Prince of
John Woodrooffe
Admiral Hofies
Warden
Diocese of Canterbury
Fetherston
Bethersden
Etough
Mr. Snett
Thurfeild
Roystone
Hertfordshire
Sherock
Hastings
Guildhall
Edward Bellamy
Knt
John Williams
Micajah Perry
John Salter
Westminster
Exchequer
Merchant-Taylors Hall
Admiralty
Lieutenant Hawk
Kingston
Edward Hawk
Wolf
Wilks
Hockley-Hole
Victualing Office
Navy
Smithfield
Tower Hill
His Majesty
Hunt
Anthony
Edmonton
William Mannock
Francis Mannock
Barr
Wright
Elizabeth Spencer
Robert Earl of Sunderland
James the Second
Copenhagen
Ireland
Donagh Viscount Muskerry
Basil Earl of
Thomas Gery
Kat
Coventry
St.Mary Ax
Palmer
Walter Bacon
Norwich
Chancery
Prussia
Society of Free Masons
Montferrat
Plymouth Town
Royal Garden
Pall Mall
Prince of Wales
Also Mentioned on This Page
Italy
Guastalla
Randy Gas
Giche U
Kew
Clayton
Jamaica
Bowder
Thomas Kitchingman
Martha Morgan
Bristol
St. Michael’s Hill
Kitchingman
Owen
Kitchingman’s
Martha Maggan
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