Turbulent 18th Century Europe Unfolds in Serbia and Russia
Fragments recount Turkish plotted massacres thwarted in Salonica and Brailow actions. Russians under Stofleben press Moldavia against Turks on Danube. Salonican leaders seek Russian garrison aid. plan to flee between forces. Ibrailow siege yields 160 carrion and heavy Turkish losses. Danube drowning casualties reported. Stockholm notes new Franco-Russian treaty nearing ratification and subsidy arrears settlement.
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Sttyrnas
Warland
Gallitzing
Drewitz
Gatibir
Prince Gallitzin
Latzen
Prince Repnin
Stofleben
Moldavia
Wallachia
Bender
Brailov
Audi Pacha
Brelow
Liyden
Warsaw
Ibrailow
Brailow
Danube
Stockholm
France
London Sunday councils and court notices in brief
London dispatches report Sunday council meetings at the secretary of state’s Cleveland office with state officers. French ambassador held conference with Lord Weymouth. Earl Temple hosted nobility at Pall Mall. Granby and Paoli attended the royal drawing room. Queen’s missing earring reportedly worth a sum. Parliament expected to rise before April 11. A Patriot at the Robin Hood Society condemned public funds and access to power.
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Flate
Cleveland-tow
Lord Weymouth
Arlington-street
Versailles
Earl Temple
Pall- Mall
Marquis of Granby
General Paoli
St. James's
Robin Hood Society
Eharattedi
London
Court of Aldermen
Lord Mansfield
Fletcher Norton
Earl of
Halifax
Suffolk
George Pitt
Madrid
England
Havannah
Cadiz
Brailow
Constantinople
Hague
Dutch East India Company
Hamburgh
Warsaw
Baron Perrot
Justice
Yates
Reading
William Tuck
Blackfriars Bridge
New Road
Christ Church
King's Bench
Globe Tavern
Fleet-street
London City Remonstrance Controversy and Civic Reactions
Amid court and council reports, the City Remontrance debate grows heated as Aldermen and a high official convene. Proponents argue legitimacy while critics say the petition is illegal. whispers note influential families benefiting from political shifts.
Humane Hackney Fortune Lost On His Dog
A wealthy Hackney couple famed for charity mourn a pet dog's death after immediate veterinary care. Five servants rushed to the distressed animal as the family, moved by grief, showed visible sorrow during the prolonged illness before the pet expired.
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Hackney
Prief
Day powers of eloquence and a cat’s recovery tale
A tale describes an eloquent husband agreeing to pacify relations and a poor life, then shifts to a maid carrying a sick cat in a basket for hours in the garden. The cat improves, easing the household worry and bringing relief.
Remedy for the Goat and gouty disorders promoted
In this 1770 pamphlet excerpt a physician denounces learned doctors for ignoring simples and touts a herbal remedy. He claims gout is misnamed and that his preparation, composed of herbs and roots, can expel morbific humours through the skin. He cites eminent practitioners, appeals to public testing, and argues for natural methods over caustic medicines. He ends with location and date: George Street, York Buildings, March 16, 1770.
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John Curt, Bart
William Baker
Hans ,Sloane
Ed. Hullé
Latour
Stoick
Prometheus
Diana
Bigott
Cure for Scurvy by Merchant Drops in London
A London letter reports a patient cured of scurvy after using Marchant's Drops from Mr Norton of Golden Square. The claimant claims relief from stomach sickness cough and breathlessness and permits publication of the cure for public trust. Drops sold in bottles at 6s with signatory assurance by Norton in handwriting.
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Marchant
Norton
Golden-square
Piccadilly
London
Phi Norton
Joh Neseton
Marehantle
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Holland
Flanders
George-Street
York Buildings
Mr. Norton
Golden-squars
Stratford
Essex
Hawding
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