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Trfinflation of a letter from a Swifs officer, in ths.fervice ofthe King of P raffia, to bis Brother in.■Em; land

... party. • We then diflodged fome bodies of their troops, which returned towards the grofs of their army, where Marlhal Daun was. When ive confidcr tbat an army of 76/000 (frong, commanded by an ex- perienced General, pofted on an eminence, the accefs to which ...

Published: Wednesday 07 January 1761
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1867 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

ANECDOTE

... ANECDOTE Of an old Scots woman, who was futler in the Duke of Marlborough's army. It fo happened that this faithful follower of the camp was one evening talking to a venerable filter of the fame profellion but not of the fame country, on the probable ...

Published: Thursday 14 January 1796
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 116 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

r J rived the Mails from Flanders

... of the t troops was retarded by the floods which |: fi e J 3 vaft tra-ft of land near Cv uUntinopie. ■ ftd tie Grand Vizier has lately paifed the 'tat the head of his army, and that a body ffoo Turks hasbeen difpatched towards Afoph, ?? i,, r (o Jiflodge ...

Published: Saturday 17 June 1769
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 358 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

PARIS, Aagafl 14

... with the addition of the troops already in fervice, the armies of the Republic will amount to the enormous number of one million of men. The following is the difpofiticn and the (trength of each army : - I In the North, are . 120,585 Men. 3 In the Ardennes ...

Published: Saturday 31 August 1793
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 619 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Extraa of a letter from Paris, Sept. 12

... remainder of that detachment ; and that Gen. St Clair was preparing to follow up this viaory, by attacking General Bargoync's main army. Extraa of a letter from Tarnfpuih, Sefi.-i. 2. . The kite high winds have done a great deai of damage 'in this coaft : ...

Published: Saturday 20 September 1777
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 404 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

EDINBURGH

... time fince fent ro feveral of the Governors of the Weft Indies, to raife a body of land forces, to be ready to join the fleet and land forces on their arrival from Eng- land, to act in conjunction in attacking Martinico, or fome oilier place. On Friday ...

Published: Saturday 16 February 1760
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1416 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

PROSERPINE FRIGATE

... Prolerpine frigate, Capt. Wallis. No- thing particular happened for the lirft two days ; on the 3 1 ft we were dole up with Heligoe-Land and got erf a pilot.' The fame night we lay at anchor at the mouth ofthe Elbr. The following morning we weighed and proceeded ...

Published: Monday 11 March 1799
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 607 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ST EV ST ATI US PHTZE MONET

... Comiaraf.i'.ers in Chief by fca and land, each 5750 1 . . L. 11,500 To the Flag and General Officers, . 3500 To the Captains of the Navy and Field Of- ficers, . . 14,000 To the Lieutenants of the Navy, Captains of the Army and Marines, each 49 1. 12 s. iod ...

Published: Saturday 15 February 1794
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 686 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FOREIGN INTF.I.LIGENC£

... Sept. 8. A courier juft arrived from Finland, has brought the difagreeable intelligence, that our army being attacked on the ift of Septem- be T, both by land and by fea, at Hogsfors, has been sbliged to retreat from Ruiiian Finland to Abborfbrs, after a ...

Published: Saturday 03 October 1789
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 408 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

From the Lo.md.oh. Papers, October 14

... Recruits. A Body of 6000 Men of Prince Henry's Army, is marched to Dippolfwalde, to turns one ?? ofthe Army of the Empire, and cut off its Communication with Freyberg. The Carriage of Provifions to the two Armies is attended with great Difficulties for Want ...

Published: Thursday 19 October 1758
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1403 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LONDON

... Bales of Woollen Goods are fhipptng for the ■I*fe ofthe Hanoverian Army ; and we hear that a very cosifiderablc Train of Artillery will alio loon be lent to Stade for the Uie of the lis id Army. A French Privateer of eighteen Gun, is taken by the Tyger Pri- ...

Published: Tuesday 28 March 1758
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1244 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

London, March 3

... vifeed the French army of the North, we can alfure our countrymen, that it is in a flate of great diftrefs, from the want t.f every ?? of life. The common allowance is cne pound .-.f breai per day for a man, and half a pound for a woman, which they are ...

Published: Thursday 06 March 1794
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1974 | Page: 2 | Tags: none