Foreign Intelligence Updates Across Europe and Atlantic
Reports from Vienna Smyrna and London describe court decisions delays and diplomatic moves across Moldavia Poland and Algiers. Dispatches note Denmark mourning Queen Carolina Matilda and Rome Vatican actions urging simplicity among clergy amid unrest. Extra letters from Liverpool report Watt arrival with potential U S proposals and Dunmore quelling Williamsburgh mutiny over gunpowder.
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Vienna
Porte
Moldavia
M. Thurgot
Hay
Smyrna
Mr. Murray
Warsaw
Zytomiers
Volhynia
Moscow
Count de Romanzow
Poland
Winnica
Copenhagen
Carolina Matilda
Sit
London
Deval
Britannick
Denmark
Leghorn
Funez
Algiers
Morocco
Venice
Count de Falckenstein
Rome
Ricci
St. Angelo
Tripoli
Paris
Powder heist sparks Williamsburg demand for guard
From the Pensylvania Packet May 8 report, Capt Collins and a Marine escort seized twenty barrels of gunpowder from the Williamsburg magazine. The Commons Hall addressed Governor Lord Dunmore, warning of internal danger and urging protection as the powder supply sits within the city.
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Pensylvania
Williamsburgh
Virginia
Law
Collins
Magdalen
Lord Dunmore
Burwell’s Ferry
John Earl of
James River
Lod
Levee attendance and royal audiences at St James's today
Reports describe attendance at a levee at St James's by the Dukes of Ancane and other nobles, with extracts of letters on Privy Council consideration. The King received the eldest son of Lord Sondes, Lord Robert Spencer, and Mr Greville, all involved in foreign travels. Envoys and officials took leave for Holland and France as diplomatic moves unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Dukes of
Ancane
Bury
Berl
Wth
St. Janes’s
America
Privy Council
Lord Sondes
St. James’s
Robert Spencer
Duke of Marlborough
Mr. Greville
Earl of Warwick
German Spa
Italy
Count de Welderen
States General
Great Britain
Hague
England
Holland
Mont. Gernier
Count de Guines
France
Lord North
Paris
Court of Chancery
Duchess of Kingston
Meadows
Duke of Kingston
City of London
Goldsmiths Company
Fisher
Woodward
Dublin
Manchester Theatre Licence Granted for 1775 Term
On Tuesday a licence grant was issued to Joseph Younger and George Matlocks to establish a theatre in Manchester for twenty one years from June 15 1775. They will keep a company of comedians for acts licensed by the Lord Chamberlain for his Majesty’s service. The account also notes related maritime news and a ruined tea shipment in Cheapside after heavy rain.
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Quondam Theatre
Joseph Younger
George Mattocks
Theatre Royal Covent Garden
Manchester
Baltimore
England
Boston
Lunn
Sophia
Maryland
Pickering
Cork
New-York
Hoare
Plymouth
Bengal
Chapman
Gottenburgh
China
Coast and Bay
St. Helena
Cheapside
Bow Street Intelligence on Robberies and Printerrow Dispute
Rumors swirl as Mac Mahon faces a robbery charge on Putney Common and related thefts in Marybone Street and Twickenham Common. Witnesses describe three men, two in mourning, one in white, with two still at large. Sir John Fielding and Mr Reynolds clash over published accounts and a printer’s peril. Intrigue widens to accusations of misreporting by Bow Street and the Public Advertiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bow Street
Duke of Portland
Mac Mahon
Putney Common
Warren
Marybone-street
Twickenham Common
M‘mahon
Reynolds
Old Bailey
John Fielding
Justice Wright
Justice Addington
Morning Chronicle
Carce
Bow-street
Baron Burland
Old Bailey Court
Rudd
Court of King’s Bench
Lowad
Prig of
Parnassus
Hadibras
James Donaldson
Fitch Street-Hill
Mills Sedgwick
Blandford
John Readman
Massachusetts Bay
Execution Dock
Wapping
John Gregory
Cleft Intelligence Hay and Straw Prices and Surrenders
Tuesday market at Smithfield reports hay prices from 21 16s to 31 108 per loads and straw at 21 to 21 13s per ton. Various bankrupts and debtors surrender dates and locales listed for Richard Fynney John Kelsey Cornelius Van De Waal and others with associated attorney names and surrender venues. Deliberations include Guildhall Leek Lewes and Bull Street Birmingham with creditor dividend dates noted.
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Smithfield
Richard Fynney
Cheddleton
Stafford
Cliffe
Lewes
Suff x
Wheeler
Uly
Cornelius van de Waal
London
Guildhall
John Kelsey
Birmingham
the Swan
Bull-freet
Birningham
Ship News From Dean and Dear The Wind Shifts
Shipping notices list outward-bound vessels sailing for Philadelphia and various indiaman ships, with wind direction changes and arrivals noted. The Thames and Ceres are mentioned among East India Company ships, along with India Pilot and other sloops, detailing fog, speeds, and voyage notes.
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Dean
N. E
Grace
Knox
Philadelphia
Céres
Unclear event schedule listed for London Barpag
A fragmentary note mentions a Saturday at London Barpag with ambiguous times including morning and afternoon slots and numbers such as 3 46 and 4 12, but no clear event, participants, or outcomes. The text is garbled, hindering precise interpretation of actions or entities.
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London
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Yeterday
Matt
Flanders
Liverpool
Watt
Boiton
S&s
India
Fiat
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