Fragmented 18th century dispatches mix wars and prophecies
Disjointed notes report various events from April to May, including a conference in Rome, a note on Dutch nobility and marriages, mass casualties from a drill or accident, a king’s bounty to a merchant, an earthquake near Sem c hoontinusd, plague precautions in Moscow, and a plan for an Empress congress in Bucharest. References include Garshes Matilda, Polenta Gen., 800 to infantry, 2,008 men, and the Grand Signior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poe Robert. Massay
Keith
Gronenbau
Rome
Garshes Matilda
Polenta Gen
Antry-Land Auhlans
Magadgmugeattis
Heatta Saci Koffakowsky
Irikees
Petca
Dragovias
Geirg Haddich
Cour
M. Sheaid
Es Peers
Cherch-Yard
Farnese
Sieur Giydnell
Aries
Letete
Petersboure
Inha
Pitante
Moscow
RFP
Petersburgh
Rofia
Sho
Bucharest
Roffia
Leant -Orlew
Ofinah Effendi
Reis Efendi
Imael Bey
Death sentences in Bristol forgery and theft case heard
In Bristol on a Saturday session Jonathan Britain and Thomas Pipke Piercy faced forgery charges while James Clark John Osborne and John Clough faced related theft and assault counts. Britain and Osborne were condemned to death but both were reprieved. Piercy Clark and Clough received mercy. Britain objected to the jury as improperly selected, prompting a fresh panel and a calmer judge who granted a new jury. Britain remained detached throughout the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Jonathan Britain
Thomas Pipke-Piercy
James Clark
John Osborne
New Ship Departures and Arrivals At Sea Clock
Incoming and outgoing vessels off the coast report several arrivals and routes. Ships Glory Seaford and Cruizer head east. Marquis of Granby from Lisbon arrives at Hull. Ceres from London reaches Dublin. Jenny Orr from South Carolina in Bremen. Mabella Fleming from Bordeaux at Portsmouth. George Collins from St Martin’s at ditto Good intents from Seville at Southampton. Brothers Hutchinson from Bristol at Dublin. Ano Connolly from Cadiz at Waterford. Wind northeast, strong. several vessels bound eastward or to Ireland and England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deal
Louisa
Beyves
Maryland
Downs
Glory
Seaford
Cruizer
Marquis of Granby
Calder
Lisbon
Hull
Ceres
Daverton
London
Dublin
Jénny
Orr
Fragmentary 18th century names and places
A garbled OCR snippet lists several names and locations including Southampton Portsmouth London and a mix of unclear terms. Reads like a historical register or ledger with personal names, places, and possible titles but content is fragmentary and not coherent.
Danish Sentences for Struensee and Brandt at Copenhagen
Extra reports from Copenhagen describe the Grand Commission passing sentence on Counts Struensee and Brandt for crimes against the state. Struensee’s fate includes forfeiture of honor, estate, and life, with dismemberment and exposure. Brandt’s sentence mirrors the punishment, both read with unusual composure. The executions occurred at eight in the morning before the city gate on a scaffold. An accompanying Hamburg letter notes the British king granting the queen of Denmark a retreat in his German dominions and plans for her travel to Stade and Zelte, with prior access to the castle ramparts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bion Don
Copenhagen
Grand Commission
Struensee
de. Brandt
Vaz
John Brederic Struenee
Ashe
Brandt
Committee of Inquiry
Struenfee
Robert“Murray Keith
Nation and society in motion amid palace removals and debates
A long page details royal movements from the Queen's Palace to Kew postponed due to renovations, a Lords of Ireland appeal outcomes, and Commons actions including bills for Marine Society incorporation and Protestant Dissenters relief. It notes fisheries duties for Isle of Man, a pitying speech on salt water distillation, projected committees, and a flurry of foreign and domestic news from Rome to Minorca, Paris, and St George's Fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen’s Palace
Kew
House, of Lords
Earl of Belvedere
William Rochford
Ireland
Marine Society
House of Commons
Commons
Isle of Man
Great Britain
Great Briton
Charles Irvin
East-India Committee
Commission of Admiralty
Earl of Sandwich
John Buller
Henry Viscount Palmerston
Charles Spencer
Wilmot
Lisburn
Augustus John Hervey
Thomas Bradshaw
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Branco
Country News
Dow
Frotter
Southampton
Bema
Portsmouth
Ditto
Betiger
Tefford
Asaph
Pertcopp
Vienna
Paris
D’ Artois
Dauphin
Amelia
Elector of
Saxony
France
M. Pignerelli
Holy See
Russia
Winemburg
Lincoln’s Inn Hall
Alder
Chambers
Vinerian
University of Oxford
Blacktone
England
Fhursday
Michael Franklin
Nova Scotia
St. John’s
Halifax
Magdalen’ Hospital
St. ‘George's Fields
Drapers Hall
Throgtaorton
Incorporated
Sociéty of “Astiste of Great Britain
Richmond
Northumberland
Giardini
Hook
Minorca
Awas
Holland
Hyde-park
Church of Rome
St. George’s
Hanover Square
River
Ica
Jatt Neriff
Aldborough
Mediterranan
The
India Company
Oro
John Scott
Earl of de Lorraine
Thomas Kempe
Carey-freez
Wilmot Vaughan
Middle'Temple
Draka Hollingbery
Earl
Hardwicke
Iceletham
Sussex
WinekeHta
Woxbh
St. Martin’s-lane
St.George
Hanover-square
Veltenberg
Old Bailey
Joshua van Neck
S.acquittlal
Bailey
James Barret
William
Syreenlands
Ago Brady
Eleanor Drastdery
James Forrester
Elizabeth Matthews
Thomas Hart
John
Beezgley
Attin Cardinal
Jane Bend
Jd Bailey
Shadwell
Smithfield
Haddock
Terrigt
Lincoln’s-Inn- Fields
Hyde Park
St. George
Clapham
Charles Farsham
Gerceer
Bow-lane
St. Paul's Churchyard
Samuel Freeke
Dolphin-court
Ludgate-hill
Lodoe Free
Yeterd N Eadices Orhie Hashmeerdeg Clarsmarket
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