Letters on European folly and Chinese fashion in Pekin
A satirical note from Lien Chi Ahengi to Fum Hoam ridicules European theater and Chinese dress, focusing on the length of women's trains. It contrasts European barbs at Chinese fashion with China’s own shifting styles, praising trade benefits while lampooning vanity and social excess. The writer muses on global contrasts and the economy of silk driven by the tail fashion.
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Lien Chi Ahengi
Fum Hoam
Pekin
China
Europe
Confucius
Pasquarielo
England
Suniof
Famie
Prussian War News From 1760s Fragmented Dispatches
The text reports on Prussian military movements, Hanoverian actions, and diplomatic strain amid ongoing conflicts. It mentions the Duke of Marshal, General Beck, and the defeat of Hanoverian forces, with description of camps, baggage, and captured troops. It references Vienna and Prussian domination affecting civilians and property, and hints at a forthcoming battle around the 25th.
PORT NEWS Deal of 3 Winds and Vessels Sailed
The report lists multiple Royal Navy ships and merchant vessels sailing or remaining in the Downs and Plymouth area. Ships include Basilisk Baltimore Fowey Dolphin Wager St George Lyon Rippon Hind Industry Phoenix Gathorn Salisbury Yarmouth Tarver Eleanor Cooper and Young Samuel Singleton. Movements cover sails to Plymouth Portsmouth Gibraltar Dublin Jamaica Virginia Barbados and Lisbon with several ships remaining in the Downs.
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Deal
Wind N
Siveat
Montague
Bottom
Plymouth
Gabriel
Portugal
Union
Cool
Providence
Duke
Dublin
Bristol
Powell
Speedwell Hunter
Plymouths
Wind
S.S
Downs
St.George
Lyon
Rippon
Hind
Industry
Pothery
Phoenix
Gathorn
Virginia
Salisbury
Mackilwain
Goodwill
Draper
Portsmouth
Yarmouth
Tarver
Lymington
Eleanor
Cooper
Falmouth
Young
Samuel
Singleton
Barbadoes
The Necessity of an Association to Protect the Poor
Quoted fragments argue for preventing poverty by opposing price hikes and oppressive combinations. Democritus urges a cautious plan of associations to shield the poor, contrasting charity with measures that disable the lower classes from subsisting. The text questions unequal taxation and criticizes schemes to raise consumer prices, urging restraint and reform.
Unclear fragmentary note with oath reference
Fragmentary text references an oath of allegiance to an Empres Queen and mentions a person named Ghatxy Soper. Context and meaning are obscured by garbled OCR. No complete events or details available for a solid summary.
Privateer chases Guinea slave ship off Cape George
A Virginia paper reports a French privateer from Cape Francois captured the Guinea ship Industry with 115 slaves off Paint-Comfort Cape George after chasing it from the Cape. The pilot Stanner was killed and the privateer took several prizes before releasing some captains and men. The colony fears further attacks on trade if such raids continue.
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Stanner
Cape Francois
Nicholai
South Carolina
Cape Hatteras's
Philadelphia
Dyer
Charles-town
Jamés River
Glasgow
Miller
Indle
Hampton
Appointments as Commissioners of the Revenue of Excise
The King appoints William Burton Johnn Orlebar Augustine Earle John Wyndham Bowyer Frederick Frankland David Papillon the Younger William Cayley and George Lewis Scott with Henry Poole to be his Majesty's commissioners of the revenue of excise within England Wales and Berwick upon Tweed in the room of William Mellish. Admiralty Office reports Capt Patton has brought in the Elizabeth privateer of St Malo from Cherbourg to Spithead after a ten day voyage. she carries six carriage and six swivel guns and 41 men and had taken nothing.
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London
Nosfalle
Nelson
Moénheur
Hamptonread
Pruffian Commmissaries
Weel
Marshal Duke
Miakeg
Roth
Geni Wangenheim
Manbert
Ruile
Corps-D'Armee
Beck
Thirtythree
Landshut
Lowofitz
Parchwitz
Whitehall
William McHiff
S Customs
Roger Townshend
William Burton
Johnn’ Orlebar
Augustine’ Earle
John Wyndham’ Bowyer
Frederick Frankland
David Papillon the Younger
William‘Cayley
George Lewis Scott
Esgrs
Patton
Spithead
St. Malo’s
Cherburg
Portland
Surrender of Montreal Report Reaches Portsmouth with Dispatch
London reports that Vengeance arrived at Portsmouth bearing news from Montreal via Capt. Deane and Major Barry, under Amherst, Murray, and Haviland. The regular troops, about 3000, are to be sent to Old France. Canada is described as in the unmallefied possession of the English, militia, and Indians, all disarmed. A second express from New York aims at forts prior to Montreal. further details await Gazette extraordinary.
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Portsmouth
Vengeance
Nightingale
St. Laurence
Deane
Lord Colville
Major Barry
General Amherst
Amhérst
Murray
Haviland
Montreal
Old France
Canada
New York
the Gazette
Barry
North America
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Port News
Pubic Lapeer
Democritus
Wight
Plandess
Plantation News
The
London Gazette
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