Parliaments in France discuss Rennes packet and royal order
Foreign intelligence reports from Paris dated Aug 24 describe the French Parliament charging three Commissaries to examine a Rennes packet and report next Monday on its significance. They debate enforcement of royal directives and the suppression of actions opposing the King, with notes on Brittany counsellors reportedly carried off by royal order.
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Paris
Rennes
Britanny
Compeigne
Parliament of
Lam
Gina
Phelippeaux
Protest at Hamden Hall over non importation breach
A large gathering in New York at Hamden Hall read and unanimously adopted a protest against those who violated the non-importation agreement. The document, signed by many present, condemns actions seen as breaking the colonial unity essential for preserving liberties.
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American News
Nesu-York
Hamden Hall
Gloucester Trials Mix Death Sentences and Trials at Hereford
Gloucester dispatch reports multiple capital sentences for burglary horse stealing and other crimes. Edward Jones and James Trotter condemned to death then reprieved while Elizabeth Craddock and others receive transportation or branded punishments. Trials for Marmaduke Bowen and associates postponed to the next affizes amid legal maneuvering.
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Country News
Gloucester
Hereford
Edward Jones
James Trotter
Elizabeth Craddock
Thomas Hill
Thomas Bowles
Richard Craddock
John Gwillim
Elizabeth Jones
David Williams
Glamorganshire
Paxter
Martha Oakeley
Marmaduke Bowen
Lewis Lloyd Bowen
John Williams
William’ Williams
Powell
Serjeant
Jephson
Behilf
Serjeant Leigh
Justice Bathurst
Bearcroft
Maryadlike’ Bowen
Poo
John
Williams
Reascroft
William Walliams
Danish fleet in Minorca expect another squadron
Extract from a letter dated St Philip's August 10 reports three Danish ships of the line two frigates two bomb ketches six-store ships and transports in Minorca for three weeks they did not attack Algiers and expect daily arrival of another squadron Commodore Proby left harbour with money bound for Leghorn and other Mediterranean ports a Russian rear admiral joins a squadron in harbour and talk of war grows with twenty ships of the line seen at Toulon an English frigate reportedly fought two corsairs at Mahon and defeated them
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Minorca
St. Philips
Algiers
Proby
Leghorn
Mediterranean
Aquadron
Packet
Toulon
Smyrna
Szanderoon
Portugal
Lisbon
d’Oeiras
Baron de Dieden
Gibraltar
Fletcher’ Norton
House of Commons
Grantley
Rippon
Yorkshire
Suffolk-street
Berlin
Lord Chatham
Richmond
Hell
Jersey
Guernsey
Woolwich
Portsmouth
Jamaica
Westminster Bridge
George
Andi
Piccadilly
Duchess of
Ancaster
Axguineas
Invasion fears and court intrigue ripple through Lisbon to London
Reports from Lisbon warn of a rumored great execution and conspiracy against the King while Prime Minister Count d Oeiras faces distrust at home and the Danish envoy reports European tensions. London dispatches note naval movements, political maneuvering, and security concerns as wealth and people brace for potential invasion and upheaval.
Fragmentary notices from Liverpool and Gosport obituaries
Fragmented OCR reads like probate and obituary notices from Liverpool Dale Street and Gosport India Arms. Mentions James Whitehead Newport Wight Scrivener deceased, Robert Spencer Addingham York Tanner, and Count Isaacene parish Gargrave. Dates fragmentary with venues and legal terms.
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Beimade
James Whitehead
Newport
Wight
Scrivener
India
Gosport
Robert Spencer
Addingham
York
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Lewis
Lloyd Bowen
William Williams
Davis
Basingstoke
Hampshire
Monkey Island
Byay
Berkshire
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Severn
Thames
Salisbury
Somerset
Plymouth
London
Cyder
Newceassle
Aaron Chapman
Chapman
Barnes
Sunderland
Elton Bar
Stockton
Durham
Newcastle
Forth Banks
Mr. Knowles
Tess
Hoffe
Londown
Mahon
Oaney Corsairs
Alee
O&ober Tiex the Angel
Dale-street
Liverpool
M. Mich
Robinson
Liverp
Ireland
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