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Newspaper

Public Ledger

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Aug 21, 1760

Page

2

War News From Europe and Italy Trails of Battles

Reports from Paris to London detail intrigues over royal accounts and escaped intendants, while Italian dispatches note no major actions. Breslau siege updates describe Laudohn bombing and partial city collapse, with Prince Henry marching to Breslau to relieve it and Russians delayed. Silesian fronts see Austrian and Prussian skirmishes, retreats, and troop movements across Mingled theaters.

Niby Caen Alencon Italy Bellona Rome Portugal Paris M. de Rochemere Ferdinand Caffel Utrecht Luben Silesia Barco Traflocker Lusatia Prussia Bautzen Stn Hildehheim Hanover Hildetheim Brunswick Hamelen Magdeburgh Laudoln Breslau Tauentzien Laudohn Royal Albert-street Liffa Schweidnitz Francfort Oder Henry Prince Henry Landohn Trachenberg Pomerania

French and Allied troop movements signal potential big clash

Reports from Hanover detail French forces in Eimbeck and Volckmarten with Luckner’s corps driving them from Eimbeck as Luckner advances. Ferdinand unites detachments, while Allied and French HQs shift between Warburgh and Volckmarten. Nearby news note ships arriving at Hamburg and Liverpool, a Prussian minister’s death, and various local happenings.

Hanover Electoral Chamber War-Office Zell Eimbeck Prince Ferdinand Warburgh Volckmarten Scherfeld Velle Luckner Xavierus Saxony Landgrave of Heffe Caffel Brunswick Germany Utrecht Elliott Emsdorff Henry de Podewils War Department Prussia Nancy Dolman Bristol Jamaica Lord How New-York Gibraltar Sally Gelfton New York Hamburg Eagle Carr Hamburgh Constantia Liverpool Jariet Moyes Firth of Forth Dantzick Pitman Oporto Tenby Swift Grandwell Sunderland William Kent Bridgport Pool Sea Flower Riven Downs Elizabeth Clubb Gottenburg Friendship Craick Bergen Murray Firth Oswald Swarts Greenland Borrowstones Plymouth Polly Capt Roberts Penryn Ann Williams Jenkins Carmarthen John Wareham Dublin London Mercury Jones Sandwich Cumberland Morgan Milford Dover Tinmouth Dilience Portnonth Southampton Mourant Mary Prudence Cox Rebecca Catharine Rolner Christiana Weymouth Elliot Cooper Martha Andrews Margaret Hay Montrose Norway Constant Ann Fowler Stockholm Hull Baltick Portugal Holland Park Providence Tortola Betty Peggy Kenny Glasgow Ligonier North Audley-street Grosvenor-square Lewes Downs Lord Portmore Bosphorus Ron Duke of Richmond Muir Ishmael Matthew Featherstonhaugh Matthew

Port News Note on Ships Entering Downs

Deal dug. 19 wind south by west. The Badger sloop the Swift Devail sailed for Lisbon. The Smiling Nancy Todd bound for Cette remains in the Downs with the ships as before. His majesty sloop Hunter arrived with several coasters from the westward and the Woolwich man of war has just come down and remains.

Doctor Shuter Wadden Edinburgh Archibald Murray Murrayfield Peebles James Burnet Kincardine James Montgomery Francis Gairden Tait Jession Hugh Forbes Campbell Dalrymple Lord Drumore Guadaloupe Crump David Parkhill Leith Prince Edward Capt Lambert Nore Deal S. W Swift Devail Lisbon Nancy Todd Cette His Majesty Hunter Woolwich

Navy Office Notice on 1760 Bills and Prizes for War

The NavyOffice in Aug 1760 announces funds and bills from 1759 September to November will be paid to entitled holders. Victualling Office repeats the notice and invites proper recipients to claim these bills. Sick and Wounded Seamen Office offers tenders on Aug 28 for subsisting prisoners of war in Guadaloupe and for victalling and housing sick prisoners, with terms and rates to be tendered.

Navy Office His Majesty's Navy His Majesty Guadaloupe Jaid Coxtra&s

Claims on Estate of Francis Mannock Sent for Insurance Accounts

Persons with claims on the estate of Francis Mannock regarding subscriptions to insurance losses and returns are asked to send particulars to FI M. Details required include ships name master’s name sums subscribed subscription date sums claimed and the office keepers names with whom the insurance was subscribed at the Bir of the Union Coffee House Crowhill to aid account adjustment.

Francis Mannock Union Crowhill

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