Oath and pay of officers in 1762 Havana general orders
Extract from general orders of the army dated Havana October 31 1762 detailing each officer and soldier’s oath share and the distribution of ship produce sums. It notes Albemarle Elliot La Fauville Keppel brigadiers and field officers, includes dead men’s pay, per diem tables, and lists ranks with payments amid a harsh colonial recruitment context.
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Havanna
Albemarle
Elliot
la Faufille
Keppel
Mall
Haldiman
England
Commentary on political manipulation after Culloden
A late 18th or 19th century pamphlet voice argues that after Culloden the French plotted to place a masked papist on the throne via a preceptor to shape the young prince’s beliefs. It accuses Mr. Pitt’s administration of failing to avoid costly wars and a ruinous peace, and claims efforts to provoke war with Spain and leverage unrest in America.
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Culloden
Price
Pitt
America
England
Remonstrance on Home Defense and Factional Influence
A writer urges preserving the realm by narrowing the constitution to its core principles and resisting foreign interference. He advocates unity at home, opposing payment for war, and delaying any conflict until a corrupt majority supports it, arguing the true friends and enemies are domestic and papist-backed factions.
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Roper
Falkland Island seizure report from War Office details
From the War Office report dated Thursday December 6 the Spanish fleet under Don Juan Ignacio Madanaga Don Josua Vianes and Don Dominico Portez with 1103 sailors and 524 soldiers seized Port Egmont in February 1770 after demanding it with a parchment roll from the King of Spain. The English garrison abandoned the woodhouse citadel and surrendered along with artillery arms and stores. The account notes Spanish bombardment and capitulation with inhabitants submitting to Catholic Majesty.
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Falkland’s Island
War Office
Buenos Ayres
Port Egmont
Spain
Industry
Juan Ignacio Madanaga
Joshua Vianes
Andelusia
Dominico Portez
St. Rofe
Francisco’ Bill
Bath
John Tgnacia
Madanago
Deptford
Cape Horn
Falkland Island
Wood-house
Crown of Spain
Earl of Hillsborough dispatch to Bahama Islands off New Providence
An express from the Earl of Hillsborough's Office was sent to the Commander in Chief of the Bahama Islands at New Providence. The packet will touch at Bermuda with dispatches for Governor Brewer. The Earl of Bute is due in London in spring but will not intervene in state affairs. Lord Mansfield had a long private audience with the King at the Queen's Palace. The Council met yesterday with many in attendance to discuss Irish affairs.
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Earl of Hillsborough
Bahama Islands
New Providence
Bermudas
Brewer
Earl of Bute
London
Lord Mansfield
Queen’s Palace
Conngil
Foreign intrigues and naval preparations overshadow Britain
Reports from Westminster detail ministry moves on a potential Spain treaty hostage demand and a Chatham plan to curb stock-jobbing. Commodore Proby returns from the Mediterranean as embargo relief and Atlantic fortifications unfold, with fleets set for Portsmouth and Spithead and Jamaica voyages planned amid ongoing coastal guardship changes.
Fragmented OCR: partial news item from Paris area
An incomplete OCR snippet mentions Paris but provides no clear event or names. The readable portion lacks actionable details or identifiable entities to form a proper summary.
Maritime Dispatch Amid Mixed Court and Wages Talk
Fragmentary notice describes naval impressment and wage disputes, referencing Adairal Geary and the queen’s orders. It lists ships and captains including the Happy Return, the Supply Lyon, and Diligence Snudden, with ports from Plymouth to Falmouth and Downes.
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Etianele
Adairal
Aestalic
Lyon
Plymo LF
Snudden
Falmouth
Theatrical Intelligencer Notice of London Shows
Evening program at Covent Garden features The Alchymist and Cyrus with Mrs Yates, Mr Smith, Duke and Lane in a varied lineup including Atyages arke and other acts. The notice lists theatre venues and performers for December 6 in Urbarsday era.
This Day Its Publication and Fashion Plates Offer
A fragmentary 18th century page lists public notices and accounts, detailing engravings, attire, and royal references. It mentions manners, dress plates, receipts for skin care, carving terms, and a male club, with scattered prices and a Ranlagh collection.
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George Hlote
Therinces of
Wales
Royal
Ranlagh
Hacka
Newbery
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Admiralty
Portsmouth
Woolwich
Chatham
Grand Fleet
Britain
West Indies
Conway
Essex
Surry
Kent
Sheerness
Spithead
East Indies
Achilles
Jamaica
Honduras
Ares
Fez
Gibraltar
Abraham Lander
Duke’s
Bentinck
Whitechapel
Chelsea
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