War-torn Europe Eyes on Armies and Fleet Reductions
Dispatches describe Britain trimming naval force at Brest and other ports, shifting focus to land armies in Germany. Reports cover Spanish mediation fading, Indian ships arriving richly laden, and a broad panorama of European mobilizations, disease in Saxony, earthquakes in the Levant, and shipping movements across Atlantic waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rying
Brest
Great Britain
Germany
Hones
Frizeland
Switferland
Saxony
Paris
Spain
Our India Company
Indies
Port l’Oridot
Rochfort
Groyne
PORT NEWS. SHIPS ENTER AND SAIL IN FEBRUARY JOURNAL
In Deal and South Carolina ports on February 22 and 23, vessels sail for Barbados Bilboa St Kitts Lisbon Jamaica and other destinations. Outward bound and arriving ships include Leopard Skinner Rozara Revelo Antelope Otter Alarm Aquillon Tweed Experiment Praffin Hero Martha Barrington John and Thomas Goodwin Elizabeth and more. wictuailers remain with ships of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiralty-office
Anna Masia
Gerret Duls
Rochfort
Hamburgh
Brighthelmstone
Sussex
Thistle
Leith
Charles Grieg
Berwick
Lisbon
Yarmouth
Philadelphia
St. Kitt’s
Arundel
Antigua
London
Cork
Milford Haven
Providence
Bayonnie
Bristol
Tryall
Lyme
Gibraltar
Venice
Warwick
Coates
Hull
Humber
Wright
St.Kitt’s
Spithead
Downs
Norfolk
Bonham
Duke of Richmond
Godfrey
Lord Mansfield
M'Cload
East India
Ann
Moale
Exeter
Oporto
Lizard
Fowey
Portmouth
Dea
Leopard
Skinner
Barbados
Rozara
Revelo
Bilboa
York
Beech
Hawk
Blaze
Tweed
Jutt
St.Mary
Davison
Jamaica
Deal
Christie
Romney
Waddy
South Carolina
Praffin Hero
Wafie
Martha
Campbell
Barrington
Ogilvie
St. Croix
le Meruire
Quebec
Goodwin
King of Spain orders crackdown on contraband trade in colonies
London reports the Spanish king instructs governors in South America to curb contraband trade with utmost vigilance. European coastal governors are told to tolerate no hostilities within cannon range. The States-General, meeting on the 15th, named the Prince of Nassau Weilbourg as general of the Republic’s foot forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Gazette
Hague
Caroline
Prince of
Nassau-Weilbourg
Saxony
Brunswit
Chemnitz
Hefse
Prince Henry
Prussia
Anckersdorff
Wittemberg
Willidruf
Charles
Ziethen, Wedel, &c
Marshal Daun
Vienna
Hambourg
Mary of
Francfort
Prince of Deux-Ponts
Bamberg
Lisbon
Syria
Constantinople
Damascus
Antioch
Tiberiad
Safat
Jaffat
Tripoli
Sayde
Acris
Cadiz
Prince
Lima
St. Martin
Valparto
Bristol
Avon
Black Friars
Milne
Milner
Smeaton
Gwin
Philips
Chambers
Surry
Wye
Godalming
Germany
London
George Sackville
Tis
Board of Works
Westminster-Hall
Guild-Hall
Hickes’s-Hall
Riday
Jamaica
Charles Hay
Admiral Saunders
Earl of Westmorland
Hanover Square
Kent
Taylor
Ramillies
Vincent
Plymouth
Tothill-felds Bridewell
John Fielding
Tothill-fields
Sidbury
Gracechurch-street
Chatham
Fleet-lane
Mew Lifton
Scotland
Roger Hog
Ely
Basinghall-street
Rock
Bewdley
Mence
Evesham
William Baylies
Worcestershire
Spain
South America
Europe
States-General
Prince of Nassau, Weilbourg
Republic
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Portsmouth
St. Helen’s
Dorsetshire
Holland
North America
M* Kenzie
Jay
Shutes
Devon
Joan Pole
Bart
Frit
John Mills
Woodford Bridge
Essex
Mr Palmer
Camile Rawleigh
Chelsea
Knightsbridge
Joshua Mendez da Costa
Salvadore
White-hart-court
Bishopsgate
Garcia
Darby
Kidderminster
Drury-lane
Aquileia
Covent-garden
Tho. Crichton
Mary
Martin Southern
Fangar
Cato
Spencer Smith
Streights
Charming Phillis
P. Mollet
Guernsey
Dorothy
Elizabeth
John Burton
Ja. Reid
John Smith
West Indies
Prince George
Purfér Dowers
Barbadoes
Portland
John Davison
Kingston
B. Smith
St. George
Jac. Waters
Maryland
Wigan
Pilgrim
Standith
University of Cambridge
Richard Clayton
Adlington
Eig
Saltcombe
Pascoe
George Drummond
Morris
Bruntisland
Norea
Lombard-street
Mons J. Debarralle de
Heer
Samuell, Hoftkins and Son
the. Gro
Wm. Smith and Co
Miles John Belton
Mons
Cole
John Fellows A. Sig
Antoni Martins Jacob Mageilfon
Wm. Travell
Wm. Rogerson
Brooke Bridges
Thomas Sextor
John Ward
William Burke
Thomas‘Somervell
Linnen-Draper
Robert Miller
India
Bank
Consol
Ditto
Bank Royal Assurance London
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