15 Dec 1770
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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 15, 1770
Page
1
Envoy Extraordinary from the court of Sassia returned to Rome and Naples. On the 22nd the Great Duke and Duchess arrived from Vienna via Venice, with high officials greeting them at the palace. On the 23rd the Great Duke attended the State Council. on the 24th, the Great Pochele’s birthday, a public gala and ball were held.
Fragmentary intelligence notes a royal navy count of 64 ships of the line plus 18 more frigates, ceded by the India Company. It mentions odious damages and loss of lives across 28 parts of the kingdom, with references to Constantinople, Bucharest, Soliman Pacha at Rabiaow, and a night in early June.
A garbled 18th century text describes ships from Newfoundland and Plymouth, arrivals at Dartmouth, and notices of royal sermons at St James's Chapel. It mentions augmentation of marine forces with first lieutenants, government commissions, and a Guildhall posting. A long lottery-like list of numbers follows.
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