01 Feb 1772
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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 01, 1772
Page
1
The article notes a health state comparison favoring MorDow and reports a royal levee appearance by His Proffian Majesty in Berlin after illness. The levee drew a large crowd, with attention on recovery and public progress.
Intelligence from Holland and Naples notes the Duke of Gloucester arriving last month and staying in residence at court. A burglary near Wood & Gainertheitix led to four men forcing trunks and stealing contents. An earthquake shock on the 2d caused damage in Arthenay with a violent tremor at seven in the morning and one house collapsing.
Weather and ship notices report arrivals and departures from Lisbon St Sebastian London and Cork with vessels such as The Cheefgrove Morcum Catherine Torbuack and Dormer at various ports including Poole Vigo Portsmouth Corunna and Cadiz dated Feb 1 with wind and down conditions noted.
A Copenhagen ball report dated January 18 1772 notes the queen and nobles imprisoned at Cronenbourg while Count Ranzau Struensee and others are detained. The king and prince appeared publicly to calm a city in ferment as guards and regiments restored order. Further dispatches from Altona Hague and Vienna describe arrests of Struensee Brandt Gahler and others with sealed papers and inquiries ordered. Other items include Windsor visits, Hanover recruits, and commentary on politics and society amid turmoil.
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