The French plan to divide Prussia and control Europe
A historical London chat outlines French ambitions to carve up Prussia and dominate Europe, with France aiming Rhine boundary expansion and dominance over the Dutch Republic, then turning to naval power and Holland shipping. It discusses Austrian intrigues, Hanover risks, and British war plans, plus merchant elections and naval preparations in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prussia
France
Rhine
Republic of the United Provinces
Holland
House of Austria
Hanover
AuJic Council
Germany
Laudable Society for Widows Proposed at Paul’s Coffee House
A distressed state of widows prompts a new Society to aid them. Proposals outline eligibility, subscription terms, pension amounts, and governance by thirteen directors. Members must be Protestants, married at least twelve months, aged 21 to 45, with initial five guineas and half yearly two and a half guineas. Pensions rise with continued payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East-India Company
Ireland
Theatre Royal
Drury Lane
St. Paul
Newgate
Kennington Common
Court of Common Council
Southwark
Crisp Gascoyne
Magdalen Charity
Irongate
Lady Bacon
Park Street
Grosvenor Square
St. Asaph
Marsden
Llandyfhil
Montgomeryhire
Edinburgh
Grant
John Sherwood
Middle Temple
Mills Jones
Langford
Somersetshire
John Middleton
Sally Goldsborough
Frome
Dublin
Lord Clanrichard
Francis Vincent
Bart
Verdun
Germany
Thomas Howgrave
Sergeon
Buckland
Stamford
Lincolnshire
Thomas Minors
Birmingham
St. Paul's
St. Paul’s Churchyard
Admiralty notices for court session and store contracts
Admiralty Office announces a March 30 session of Oyer and Terminer at Old Bailey for high seas offences under a parliamentary act. Navy officers invite bids for stores including hemp, tar, Dantzick and Riga goods on specified dates at the Navy Office in London.
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Admiralty Office
High Seas
Admiralty of
England
Furtice-Hall
Old Bailey
London
Navy Office
His Majestys Navy
His
Norway
Riga
His Majesty’s Navy
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King’s Arms
Cornhill
Thomas Harvey
Jonathan Barnard
Robert Kingscote
William Bowden
Thomas Littler
Thomas Burfoot
Charles Meredith
James Clarke
William Nath
Henry Clarke
Samuel Read
Richard Coope
Richard Sclater
Peregrine Cult
Edmund Smith
John Dupré
Thomas Smith
Charles Foreman
Thomas Truman Joseph Godfrey Samuel Turner Rich.Glover
Stracey Tilman
James Walton
James Johnson
Knights of the Bath
Kat Indies
Woolwich
Elliot
John Mordaunt
Rochfort
Marquis of
Granby
Piscataqua
Bolton
Martinico
Connecticut
Amherst
Boston
Rose
Barbadoes
Campbell Dalrymple
Guadalupe
Capt
Gardner
Rawlinson
St. Christopher’s
Lancaster
Fyal
Duke
Dillon
Falmouth
Leeward
Jamaica
William
Antigua
Portsmouth
Alborough
Oporto
Ozfar
Williams
Susannah
Hayes
Ceres
Bulman
Swift
Develle
Nancy Tulk
Young
Harlot
Peers
Ann Galley
Webb
Pycock
Neptune
Hubbard
Hill
Ann
Wye
Lillies
Forbes
Portmouth
Namur
Buckle
Superb
Rowley
Lynn
Calderton
Lisbon
Sterling
Torrington
Lucas
Plymouth
the Sound
Edgar
Portland
Tweed
Niger
Diligence
Scorpion
Peggy
Marshal Broglio
Ferdinand of
Branwick
Ueh
Atlas Historique
Elector OF
Cologn
Charles Wenman
Royal Exchange
Punch House
Port News
Deal
W.S. W
Amazon
Baltimore
Biddeford
Downs
Associate
Watson
St. Mary
Davidson
Elizabeth
M‘neal
Launceston
Clarke
George
Richard
Cummins
Joseph
Adams
Africa
Seahorse
Ogilvie
Oxford
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