Contantinople News on Hoffan Bey and Wallachian Rally
Historic dispatches describe Hoffan Bey landing with 4400 troops to relieve Lembos Castle, capturing an enemy fortification and taking hostages. Ruffians and Greeks suffered heavy losses. a brigantine burned. In Wallachia Solyman Pacha rallied forces to fire on the Ruffians, forcing them to retreat. Cadiz reports ongoing defence works near the city. French Consul Lemaire fled the Morea with merchants’ families, while French settlements in Modon Navarino Patras faced similar fates. A Dijon fire damaged Chatipagus en Venromei.
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Conpantinople
Hoffan
VY. Bey
Dardahhelles
Lembos
Huffan Bey
Vienna
Bucharest
Wallachia
Solyman
Pacha
Brailow
Aiade
Cadiz
Maryseilles
Sieur Lemaire
Morea
Coron
Count Orlow
Modon
Navarino
Patras
Morrea
Paris
Dijon
Chatipagus En Venromei
King and Nobility Celebrate Dowager of Wales Birthday
The Dowager of Wales entered her 52nd year as King and Queen greeted nobility at St James's with a grand ball. Attendees included the Spanish and French ambassadors. royal children visited Carlton House to celebrate. Lord Mansfield attended court as Chief Justice. debates touched on Spain and potential war, with heralds ordered to be ready for immediate action.
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London
Dowager of Wales
St. James's
St. James’s
St. Andrew's Day
Garters
Bath
Thirle
Col- Majchies
Gloucester
Duchess of Grafton
Prince of Wales
Princess Dowager of Wales
Carlton-house
Lord Mansfield
House of Lords
Spain
Tald
Tie Honett
Lcanner
Houshold
Press and impressing seamen in 18th century Britain
Fragmentary 18th century notes recount debates on press warrants and sailors bounty. Mentions Lord-Mayor, General Draper, and North American deployment, with long numeric lists and Prize draws cited in the era’s naval context.
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Guildhall
William ‘Draper
North America
Lord Gage
Ship from Liverpool stranded near Douglas and more news
A Liverpool bound ship for Venice with cargo valued highly is stranded near Douglas causing alarm. Rev Thomas Knapp late of Queens College Oxford has been instituted to Englefield rectory in Berkshire. Philip Miller gardener at the Apothecaries Company Chelsea resigns due to age. The Betsey from London to Bristol also stranded. A fire at Covent Garden Theatre damaged the house and nearby properties. Capt Churchy, veteran naval commander, dies at his Westminster home.
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Ayor
Englefield
Berks
Salisbury
Powlett Wright
Philip: Miller
Apothecaries Company
Chelsea
Betsey, Jones
London
Bristol
Vague Maritime Log Fragments Mention Ships and Routes
Fragmentary nautical notes list vessels including the Duchess of Gordon Wynn Frott New York and Baltic Merchant Reed departing or arriving from London Venice Waterford Cork and the Creek. Entries refer to wind directions sails and undefined merchant activity with several personal names and ships unnamed.
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Magety
Albion
Minerva
Fair
Judith
Brett
Jamaica
Francis
Compton
Duchess of Gordon
Wynn
Frott
New-York
Reed
Lishon
Dial
Henrietta
The Court of Aldegpen and More in Gentleman’s Musem
An advertisement for the November 1770 Grand Imperial Magazine issue describes three copper plates titled Court of Aldegpen and Humour of Truth. It promotes the Fine Art engravings, original poetry, monthly chronicle, foreign and domestic news, and notices. The piece lists London publishers and sellers at Pater-noster-Row and various news carriers, claiming superior copper plates and value for a shilling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hellespont
Aldegpen
Curis
London
Ji Conke
Ty Evans
England
Speech in the House of Lords and public notes 1770
A fragmentary broadsheet discusses Chatham's speech in the House of Lords dated November 22 1770. It notes the document’s authenticity tests and aims to inform the public and a princely audience about Parliament's declarations, with commentary from W Bingley and references to bookellers and publishers in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
House of Lords
Spain
Hofpsyi
Bingley
Fragmentary note on oily altercation and displaced blade
The fragment mentions an oily altercation and a blade being stimulated or expelled. It cites locations Park Place S Street and Lane‑ ford’s at Pater-nofter-Row, Saint Paul’s, indicating a street or vicinity incident. The text is garbled, but implies a disturbance and imminent movement or removal from a place.
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Park Place
S Street
Laneford
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Vizi
Sas
Ates
Price Seapen
Een i Mati
S Bench
Hare
Barbery Sageinit
cJm
Miller
The
London Evening . Post
Queen's Head
Pater-notter
Hi Fort
Povnd
Mijetty
Hackne “Co
Oblers &c
Sudan
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