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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

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

Surprising examples of Inflact animals

... battle.—The oppofing armies have their refpedtive chiefs, and officers of feverai fubordinate ranks, and the various cornbatans appear obey orders, and proceed with the fame regularity that men upon like occafions. After the two armies have fought with /tones ...

Published: Monday 01 July 1765
Newspaper: The Scots Magazine
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 629 | Page: 46 | Tags: none

ai. At Glafgow, Mis Rebecca Wallace, widow of James Douglas Mains, Efq; and mother of die Duchefs-dowager of ..

... widow of James Baird of Chcfterhall, Efq; aB. At Edinburgh, Mrs Katharine Threip. land, wife of the Rev. Mr William Harper. At Wingrave, in Bucks, Faith Ginger, widow woman, aged xoB. She retained her health and fenfes to the laft. At Londonderry, Col. ...

Published: Sunday 01 April 1764
Newspaper: The Scots Magazine
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: FamilyNotice | Words: 317 | Page: 63 | 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

EDINBURGH

... is an accounr, that he Ruffian grand army had a de- figii to take up their wimerquarters in G.eatPoland, butbeing|made fenlible by :he inhabitants, thar it was impoifible for them to fupply fuch a' nume- rous army with provifions and forage during the ...

Published: Wednesday 12 November 1760
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1212 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Extrafi of a private Letter from London,\Jan. 17

... general engagement between Prince Ferdi- nand's army and. that of Marfhal Broglio, in which the latter has been defeated. ■* We hear the troops deftined to reinforce Prince Ferdinand ot -Brunfwick s army, are actu- ally embarking at Gravefend and other ...

Published: Monday 21 January 1760
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1583 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Extr-act of a Letter from Mafulapatam, Auguft 20,.1760

... to the nearest land and taking a protest, as is usual gives ground for suspecting fraud. The long boat got up a sail, and was seen to steer for the coast of England or Kirkcudbright. We hear from Ratha, that fome days ago, a poor woman in that place, ...

Published: Saturday 29 August 1761
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 908 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

/Confiitutional and Political EnglifhCatech'fm;.neee Hary for all families

... one's income. &. What are tlie chief curiofities in England ? A. It is a land lertilein wonders ; the following, as they are nioft rare, are reckoned the moft curi- ous.—A modeft woman of qoafity, a primitive Bifhop, a real maid of five and thirty, an excife- ...

Published: Wednesday 21 May 1766
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1467 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

L O N D O N

... were juft put in march for Lubna, near K iow, where Ihc grand Ruffian army i_ to rendezvous which will be com- manded by the Prince Gaiitzin : General Romanzow is to command. another army, deltined to penetrate into Tnrky: General Soltikow will have the command ...

Published: Wednesday 11 January 1769
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1192 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Extratl of a letter from Char left own, July i.g

... Fort Prince George. He ordered the army to carry with them a large gang Ot cattle, and 4 00 pack horfes laden with ffour ;e- Very private man, over and above, carrying with -1™ ?? provifon for himfelf. On rhc __d, army Crofted Kehowee river. On the a_d ...

Published: Saturday 23 August 1760
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1373 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

The manners of the POLES;

... excepting even the bilhops, who, as they do not ferve themfelves, give great pay to dieif Lieu- tenants. This army, or rather thefe two armies, fhe Polifli 2nd the Lithuanian, have each their grand General, independent on one another. It has been already ...

Published: Monday 07 November 1763
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1784 | Page: 1 | Tags: none