Proclaimed Mogul and Nabob Conflicts at Patna Crisis
An eyewitness journal recounts Nabob Ramnarain and Shah Zuddah politics near Patna. The writer describes reluctance to proclaim the Mogul, Nabob’s shifting loyalties, and military movements as Major Carnac prepares to escort Shah Zuddah while Ramnarain seeks settlement of accounts with the Nabob. The piece ends with tensions rising and a continuation promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ito
Patna
Ah Zadda
Hindostan
Ramnarrain
Purnea
Nabob
Carnac
Shujah “Dowla
Shujah Dowla
Vansittart
Shah Zadda
India
Watts
Public notice on forged ten pound notes
The public compliment the Bank of England Directors and ask why the forged ten pound note first announced in this paper remains a secret. They inquire if the Bank will compensate losses from accepting counterfeit notes and threaten a public description to warn others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of England
Court Busy Day Banned by Queen’s Cold at Kew
Reported delay at St James's as her Majesty rests with a cold at Kew. Bets mount on soon war with France or Spain within two months. France allegedly refuses to aid Spain, sparking talk of a Spanish ambassador’s departure. Venice notes of insults to Britain surface as court secrets in Westminster. Istanbul advices claim a Seraglio vault holds a vast treasure buried during a past uprising.
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St. James’s
Kew
France
Spain
Great Britain
Constantinople
Seraglio
Letters from Cadiz and English public notices abroad
Letters report two English ships sailing to meet Spanish vessels, while Amsterdam accounts claim 200,000 louis d or paid to French fund holders and promises for the rest. Gossip, crime notes, fires, robberies, lawsuits, and local incidents fill a long summary of London life including launches at Deptford and Chatham, storm damage in France, and public moral critiques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadiz
Amsterdam
Duke of Cumberland
Burerells
Vauxhall
Piccadilly
Capt. Jones
Newgate
Ridgell
Lord Hillsborough
Lord Dartmouth
Copenhagen
Aingly
Taylor
Deptford
Prince George
Chatham
Roan
France
Stepney Fields
Deptford Road
Vaughan
Long-acre
Hyde Park
Southwark
Shoe-lane
Holborn
Horfelydown New-stairs
Tucker
Horfelydown
Calcutta Indiaman accident and Islington wager fight in Islington fields
A woman fell from the Calcutta Indiaman at Deptford days ago and died the same night after a separate incident the daughter of a grocer fell upstairs with a child in her arms but was unharmed. Later in Islington fields a twenty minute wager between Bruising Moll and a Saffron Hill girl ended with the latter victorious amid claims of foul play. York races results follow with multiple horse names and prizes. Deaths include Mr Gilbert Throrold of filks fortune, Stephen Warbeck, and Mrs Grant. Market quotes for India and South Sea reflect financial notices.
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Deptford
Moll
Mall
England
Sydenham
Gilbert Thorrold
Colemanftreet
Stephen Warbeck
Grant
Leadenhall Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lefex
Journal
Jen
Holloway
Islington
Falesman
The
Middlesex Journal
Postscript
London
York Races
Aqth
York
His Majesty
J. Smith Barry
Ragamuttin
Mr. Witdman
John
Lord Rockingham
Pluto
Mr. Jolliff
Mr. Wentworth
Mr. Blake
Guider Ld
Rockingham
Hippocrates
Mr. Turner
Yellow Boy
Dodworth
Edward Wright
Wych-street
Butcher-Row
Temple-Bar
Jamaica
Coniac
Lisbon
Mountain
Stockton
Winston
Durham
Gentleman’s Magazine
St. Paul's
Missisippi
St. John’s Gate
D. Henry
F. Newbery
St. Paul’s Church-Yard
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