Curious old London parcels offer Jamaica rum and Batavia arrack
A London listing describes large parcels of old brandy Jamaica rum and Batavia arrack for sale at varying prices per gallon. It notes cheaper coniac brandy available at three shillings per gallon, and promises delivery to any part of London in any quantity, with discounts for five gallons. Publicans and others may pay ready money and receive goods with or without credit.
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Felton
Ging Co
Batavia
Son’s
Keys
Jamaica
London
Polish Prussia towns defy noble confederacy manifesto
Warsaw reports Thorn Elbing and Dantzick protest against a confederacy formed by nobles of Pomerelia. The manifesto, filed with the tribunal of Dantzick, warns that the towns will not be responsible for potential calamities from the cabal.
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Warsaw
Thorn
Polish
Prussia
Elbing
Dantzick
Sieur Sanffen
Pomerelia
Star‘gard
Univ. Animorum
Cadiz
Gibralter
Dalmatia
Senate
Leghorn
Felucca
Isle of
Elbe
Porto Ferraio
Porta Ferraio
Carsairs
Algiers
Brett
Lannion
Catliz
Rome
France
Corsica
Avignon
Provence
Bourbon
Harvest Aid Committee Formed To Feed Needy In Laval
In Laval, after a poor harvest, leading citizens appointed 78 commissaries to assess need and raise funds. About 4300 residents contributed varying sums to provide one pound of bread daily to the hungry until the next crop. Local authorities also chased away vagabonds arriving from other areas.
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Laval
Dublin Lords sign taxation and prorogation bills
In Dublin Castle the Lord Lieutenant signified the Royal Assent to bills for duties on beer wine tobacco hides and lace restrictions on cambricks and lawns and a tax act to fund interest. The Lord Lieutenant spoke against a parliamentary journal entry and prorogued Parliament to March 29. News from Gilway reports Admiral Hawke of Corke wrecked near Hare Island after nine weeks at sea. crew safe though vessel and cargo likely lost.
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Dublin
Castle
House of Peers
Great Britain
House of Commons
Gilway
Admiral Hawke
Corke
George Waters
St. Eustatia
Rotterdam
Hare Island
Court and Government Life in London Yesterday
Yesterday’s grand levee at St James's drew nobles and state officers. A cabinet council met with the king and ministers, followed by dinner at the Queen's palace. Dispatches arrived from Turin and the Hague while a Dutch envoy conferred with the Lord of Rochtort. Rumors spoke of a major bill to repeal game art suppressions and pensions reform, with Mrs Cocks appointed as a new bankruptcy commissioner.
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St. James's
Amelia
Turin
Count de Walderens
Earl
Rochtort
Hagué
Admiral Elphinton
Portsmouth
Yorkshire
Worcestershire
Somerfetshire
Herefordshire
Northumberland
Newcastle
Petit
Attis
Erin
House‘of ‘Commons
Great Assembly
Lincoln's Inn Fields
Pye
Awintoh
Government dispatches and naval movements reported
A wide range of monthly news items are recorded including naval orders to General Coote for Portsmouth and embarkation for the East Indies. Sailors’ wages are raised to 2s 6d per month with a three guinea gratuity. Tower shipments of halfpence for North America. various European and colonial political updates from Vienna to Lisbon. Reports cover confederacies near Podolachia, a new canal region threat, and letters about prizes, commerce, and health updates from Prague to Jamaica.
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Ioma
Sastien
Lowery
Savoy
St. James’s Park
Coote
Portsmouth
Indies
Grang
India House
Lord Baltimore
Vienna
Prague
North America
Hopewell
Young
Liverpool
Calais
Elfingur
Dee
Falsterforn
Warsaw
Piazerzona
Podolachia
Lisbon
Brazils
Berlin
Etter
Paris
Berg
Cheefee Smongers
Manchestery
Claudius
Ning
Les van
Wimple-sireet
Miles Sapylton
Bart
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ASNEW
Royal and Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
Europe
Militarya
Ranhamatian
Avro Inolele
T. Mar
Somiealy
Grimparvallom
Ras
W. Bingley
Newgate-street
Dusham
Junius
Flanders
Trelan D
Lon D'O
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