May 6 Naval Movements Across Channel Ports
May 6 reports wind from the north as vessels depart and arrive. His majesty's ships Deptford and Dover remain in the Downs under Commodore Sir Piercy Bret. Other ships reach Cadiz, Portsmouth, Naples, Gottenburgh and St Lucar from Dublin, London, and York areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deptford
Portsmouth
Amazon
Sheerness
Downs
Dover
Piercy Bret
Cadiz
Duke O
Marlborough
Barcelona
Dublin
Taté
London
London Ambassadors to press Dutch neutrality over English aggression
A Hague letter reports Dutch States to resume deliberations to press London for neutrality and protests by Rotterdam merchants against English privateers. It notes Vienna, Versailles, and Petersburgh discuss inviting Poland and Saxony, while London's stance on Poland and Saxony provokes debate. Reports from Paderborn describe Granby’s forces and hopes for coordinated allied action, while Copenhagen letters dismiss mediation and foresee limited peace odds.
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London
Rotterdam
Seven Vinces
Republic
Vienna
Versailles
Petersburgh
Poland
Sweden
Berlin
Saxony
Paderborn
Marquis of Granby
Ferdinand
George Sackville
Germany
Maubert
Copenhagen
France
England
Department of
Stettin
Baltick
British and French naval moves and court notices in Duffel dorp
The article from Duffel dorp dated April 26 reports English retreat from the countryside, a Hanoverian backed camp at Hamon, and potential Prussian influence over field command. It details ships and prizes including the Leopard, Walter and Sarah, and multiple captains. It notes public executions, judiciary remarks, militia rerouting, and appointments in the British army with ducal comments on governance.
Fires, drownings, and a debated anatomy note
Local notices recount a fatal accident near Chichester where a horse bolted after a child in a hamper, leaving a man unable to speak and dying after a night’s ordeal. A Newcastle fire near Lilley Smith’s oil shop consumed rooms, while Bath reports a possible wilful murder linked to a throat-cutting case. Also included is a letter to explain anatomical terms and seven branches of anatomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coventry
Lilley Smith
Bath
Inigufbatch
Apartment on Church Street Edmonton for a family
Handsome genteel apartment in a house on Church Street Edmonton opposite the Seven Mile Stone. Suitable for a family with all conveniences. Enquire of Mr. Constable at the house.
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Church Street
Edmonton
Seven Mile Stone
Constable
Missing Essex man James Barnes sought in London area
Hereas James Barnes of Dunmow Essex has been absent from his friends for four years. He is believed to have worked in and around London and once followed a coal cart lodging in Brick Lane Spitalfields. A reward of two guineas paid by John Reynolds at Mr Pickard’s bakery Old Bray Street near the Royal Exchange for information leading to his whereabouts.
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Germany
Hodgson
Barrington
Buckland
Cornwallis
Griffit
Cagr
America
Hyde Park
Robert Dundas
Scotland
Robert Cragie
Shire of
Edinburgh
Lord Ferrers
Laurence Earl Ferrers
Royal Hospital of Christ Church
Merchant Taylor’s
St.Paul’s
Westminster
Eaton
Christ- Church
House of Commons
Fleet-ditch
Jack Ketch
Tower-Hill
Earl of Ferrers
Shoe Lane
Towerstreet
Kensington
James Arbuthnot
Lord Viscount Arbuthnot
Hastings
Sussex
Milward
Poultry Compter
Charles Asgill
Guildhall
Compter
Richard Maitland
Mark Lane
Woodford
Fe’mnight As —— Peachy
Petworth
James Barnes
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the Hague
Brufils
the Dairy Register of Commerce and Intelligence
Duffeldorp
Brussels “Gazette
Ynigt
Dup
Himy Déhand
Omnabrup
Haman
Landgrave of
Heffe
Clofterfeven
Prussia
Duke of Ormond
Leopard
Peale
Guadalupe
Temeraire
St. Maloes
Walter
Sarah
Butler
John and
Ann
Wilkinson
St. Michael
Yarmouth
Jennings
Whitby
Polgate
Charming Baby
Peterhead
Henry
Margaret
Jolly
Montrose
Gelly
Prince of Wales
Hill
Halifax
Marquis de Ja
Lisbos
Campbell
Delmendorst
Mediterranean
Europe
Florence
Revenge
Spithead
Grand Fleet
Middlesex
Carr
Regiment of Foot-Guards
S6th Regiment of Foot
Griffin
Lord Charles Hay
George Lenox
Newcastle
Shields
Manetho
Arhatis
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