Philosophers of China and European vanity in learning
A satirical letter from Proteseans mocks China’s scholars for overdecorated dress and titles while praising practical knowledge. The piece recounts father Matthew’s eclipse challenge, debates on learning, and European pretensions, contrasting external status with true understanding amid global war news and public notices.
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China
Europe
Cam
Matthew
Miling
Spain
Flanders
France
England
Naval History offered in twenty numbers with engravings
Proprietors announce a comprehensive naval history work priced accessibly for youth and adults. Each Saturday a number will publish sixty pages of text plus a copper plate. Number II on February 7 features the engagement between Capt Tyrrell in the Buckingham and three French ships.
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Fleets Street
T. Carlon
Stationers Hall
G. Kearfly
Ludgate Street
Tyrrell
Buckingham
London News from the Loxpon Gazette on Diplomats and War
Reports from Whitehall and The Hague detail private audiences of envoys from the Two Sicilies Brunswick and Heffe with the king and the Duke of Cumberland. Appointments include Stanier Porten and others as Consuls General in Madrid Leghorn Madeira and the Canaries. A Paris letter laments resumed war and court intrigues.
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Loxpon
St. James's
Fans
Prince Sanseverind Albertini
Two Sicilies
Scomberg House
Fan
Base de Cramm
Duke of Brunswick
Duke of Cumberland
Baron Wittorff
Whitehall
Stanier Porten
Madrid
Esg Kinnels Ailkel
Ma- Haga
Stockholm
Paris
Prief
Farhous Peiire de Soubize
Marshal de Rons
Sultana
Marshal Belleis
Sonbize
Broglio
Belleisle
Marschal Bréglio
Brussels
Count Cobentzel
Vienna
Count Caunitz
France
Holland
West Frizeland
M. Borcel
England
M. Hop
London
Kower Rhine
Prince de Sandize
New Warehouse Opens Opposite James Street Covent Garden Market
Public notice announces a new warehouse in Long Acre opposite James Street Covent Garden Market selling butter in various brands from 15s per firkin to 2s per small cark. Gross weight and tare guaranteed to purchasers. Provisions for the poor include small quantities at four pence to five pence. A stout man for the business is wanted. inquiries as above.
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Long- Acre
James Street
Covent Garden
Belt Dublin
Waterford
Belfast
New Cork
Bandon
Port News Shipping Movements Reported
Port News from January lists wind directions and sailing ships. Sailed Maidstone for Sheerness Ruby and Whitewood for Leghorn Portland for Madeira Duke of York for Lisbon Naricy for Lisbon other coasters remain. Biddeford sails for Sheerness Downs ships Newark Tor rington Pitt Britannia for Gibraltar and transports with Thomas and Jane Gravesend victualler. Peggy Unity Diemond stock.
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Port News Dial
Wind E.N.E
Maidstone
Sheerness
Ruby
Whitewood
Leghorn
Portland
Randal
Madeira
Duke of York
Lannon
Naricy, Brown
Lisbon
Deal
Fan
Wind E
S.E
Biddeford
Newark
Torrington
Pitt
Jackson
East-India
Britannia
Scott
Ludin
Gibralter
Portsmouth
M‘auley
Barlow
Gravesend
Peggy
Dowsland
Stockholm
Unity
Stettin
Diemond
Ware
Petersburgh
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Lien Chi Ahangi
Fum Hoam
Pekin
Aden
T. V
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Toby
Bien
Drefiten
Pragian Military Directory
Duc
Ferdinand
Ufar
Uflar
Dudertta
Hamburg
Great Britain
M. Champeaux
Prince of
Soubize
Cardinal Deici
Sacred College
John Barrow
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