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From the Evening Poo

... Dantzick, That the Ruffian Commndore Willebois continues there with the Frigats under his Command- for tho' the Swedes have engaged not to put to Sea to purfue him, til! the 48 Hours they have given him are expir'd, he is afraid to fall into their Hands ...

Published: Mon 02 May 1720
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 295 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

From the St. Tames'r Evening Poft

... Yefterday he heard great firing at Sea; this makes us cleflrous of G 2 further further Advice, to know whether the Swedes have engag'd with the Ruffian Men of War, or with the Commodore's Frigats. Schaffhoufen April 28. Cardinal Alberoni is certainly arrived ...

Published: Thu 05 May 1720
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 162 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

From the Weekly Journal

... of ail Parties, though it feems to be attended with fome Circumftances uncom- mon in the like Cafes ; and, inftead of the engaging Powers confederated in the War to ceafe their Military Preparations, and lay down their Arms, we find, if our Advices prove ...

Published: Mon 09 May 1720
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 573 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

From the Flying-Toft, May jth

... Arrival of Admiral Norris. The Swedifh Offi- cers have lately fent a considerable Number of chofen Mariners from hence and engage more every Day. The Danifh Minifter has ordered all the Danifh Officers that were here, to ยง0 to their Pofts in Norway immediately ...

Published: Thu 12 May 1720
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 213 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

From the IVhite-Hall Evening Toft. May %6

... making Difpofitions to attack them; but 'twas nop'd the Marquis de Lede would receive Orders foon enough to prevent their engaging. The Duke de la Force, who is nominated to go Ambaffa- cor extraordinary to the Court of Great Britain, is to let out to ...

Published: Mon 16 May 1720
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 685 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

From the St. James's Evening-Poft, May \%thl

... Sicily. And as they write from Vienna ofthe 4th Inftant, by Way of Poftfcript, that they had a Report, that there has been an Engagement between the two Armies. We expeft the the next Letters with the utmoft Impatience. Letters from France import, that the ...

Published: Tue 17 May 1720
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 148 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

From the White-Ball Evening Vofi* May 12

... to the fame Court. Letters from Rome and Vienna mentioning that they had a Report at thofe Cities that there had been an Engagement between the two Armies in Sicily j and thofe from Leghorn and Genoa informing us, that they hourly expedted to receive Advice ...

Published: Tue 17 May 1720
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 594 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

From Wye's and other Letters, London, May 14th

... Spa- niards, and if the Marquis de Lede had fupported his Men in that Redoubt, it would have drawn the Two Armies into an Engagement; but foon after, the General having received full Powers from his Mafter, to fettle the Eva- cuation of Sicily and Sardinia ...

Published: Thu 19 May 1720
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 490 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

From on Board the Barfleur in the Bay of Monde Hi,

... Spaniards. Had the Marquis de Lede fupported his Men in that Redoubt, it would have drawn the Two Armies into a general Engagement : But foon after this Adion was over, the Marquis de Lede receiv'd by a Felucca the King of Spain's Orders and full Powers ...

Published: Mon 23 May 1720
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 340 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

From Wyes and other Letters, London May 28

... From Wyes and other Letters, London May 28. The Czar, as was hinted in our Laft, feems determined not to venture an Engagement with his Fleet againfl that of Great Britain and Siveden, which, according to fome Advices by way of Lubeck have joined near ...

Published: Thu 02 Jun 1720
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 799 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

From the White-Hall Evening Poft, June 4

... Troops are to go on board the united Fleet to execute a certain Defign, and to endea- vour to bring the Mufcovite Fleet to an Engagement : But Time will fet this in a clearer Light. We have received Advice, /hat feveral Mufco- vite Men of War failed out of ...

Published: Thu 09 Jun 1720
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 450 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

From the Weekly Journal, June nl

... where notwithftanding the Inequality of Cirurnftance, that General, we fay, a&ed fo much to the Advantage of the Cauie he was engaged in, that his Mafter feemed to be too well fatisfied with his Con- du& to allow him to go to Peru, or any where elfe, if he ...

Published: Mon 20 Jun 1720
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 651 | Page: 2 | Tags: none