09 Apr 1772
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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 09, 1772
Page
1
Reports from the Lords and Commons include Queen Denmark’s arrival plans, political maneuvering, and civil matters. Mentions of royal household shifts, notable arrivals, corruption probes, bread prices protests, mad house abuses, burglaries, maritime orders, and local marriages and deaths fill the day’s notes.
A garbled report describes Austrian forces in readiness and Hungarian contingents moving toward Prag at Pra ey Pragat with orders to push. It notes a letter from Werf in March and mentions a French secretary, Duchloss, and the death of an official. Deputies across Wilna and surrounding districts arrived to pledge loyalty to the king and coronation.
Leeds reports a village sale where bidders split the purchase, later choosing a real buyer by a game. Also noted are the death of Rev. Samuelson of Kirton West Retford, militia penalties for two Hornsea stablemen, violent seas disrupting Ramsgate harbour, a Jew linked to Ely jail for mail robbery, and suspects named in additional mail robberies near Chatteris and St Ives.
Wind at 8. W. The Providence, Duke for Gibraltar. Dalrimple, Gray, and Lively Brine for Leghorn. Providence Wills for Piscataqua. Catherine Keppen for Virginia. Nelly Broging for Bourdeaux. Granada Planter Roper for Granada. Little Dick Holloway for Dublin. Patuxent Lewis for Marliax. Fortunate Molly Makie for Ayer. Arrivals: Lane Parker from New England at Grenades. James Bellinge from Africa at ditto. Berry Knowland from Georgia at ditto. Jono from South Carolina at Liverpool. Veats Williams from ditto at Holylake. Simond Tobin from London at Madeira. Success Donn from Dublin at Dover. Tagus Innis from Lisbon at ditto.
London describes their Majesties the Prince of Wales and the Bishop of Ofenbirgh at the Court and Drawing-room yesterday. Yesterday the Duke of Hamilton took leave of the Majesties before his upcoming travels abroad.
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