LONDON

... is to be the motion for what has been fo long talked; cf, fo long in vain wifhed and wanted, an equal land-tax? This fingle expedient of an equal land-tax would alone be ?? to fupply the deficiencies of the other taxes, and' make fuch an addition to the ...

Published: Wednesday 26 January 1785
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 896 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

COLCHESTER, Oft. 26

... an hour, in his way home. A man and woman were taken up on Tuefday, on a violent fufpicioi of having perpetrated the horrid deed. HARWICH, Oft. 26. Monday night Captain Bridge, of the Priaca of Orange packet, landed the mail at Loiveftoft. This day arrived ...

Published: Saturday 27 October 1787
Newspaper: Ipswich Journal
County: Suffolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 792 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LONDON, Sept. 24

... they are fitting out with t } His utmott diliyence wu number of men of war for America, which are to take on bowd a body of land foices ; the place of their deftination is fuppofed to Le the River de la Plata, or Buenos-Ayres. A Postugueze vetlel jutt ...

Published: Thursday 27 September 1781
Newspaper: Stamford Mercury
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 980 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Saturday And Sunday's Posts

... 2. His Swedith majeity re- turned here yefterday morning in perfect health from Finland, leaving the command of the Swedifh army, which had retired within the frontiers, to the duke of Oftrogothia, ‘The fleet is ftill lying in the harbour of Sweaborg. ...

Published: Friday 26 September 1788
Newspaper: Stamford Mercury
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1518 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

LONDON, July 18

... plan for feizing General Greene, and difperfing, if not corrupting, his whole army : Some lhort .time ago a man ran away with a horfe belonging to officer in Gen. Greene's army, and got to Charles-Town; the General a flag to the Commanding Officer of that ...

Published: Thursday 25 July 1782
Newspaper: Stamford Mercury
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2810 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Friday and Saturday's Posts

... Englifli Prifoners »J r,n the War, and of the Amount what, if due, and to whom, tor that up to i*s-h March n ComtnuTaruts of the Army who lately ferved are to undergo a perfonal Examination n'''' Committee of tbe Houfe of Commons, for of Matters of great Convener ...

Published: Saturday 14 April 1787
Newspaper: Northampton Mercury
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1014 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Narrative ofthe Efeape ofPrinceQ harles-Edward.after the Battle of Culloden

... by Ships. ■ He dreffed himfelf in Woman's Clothes, and palled as her fup- pofed Maid by the Name of Betty Boarke, an Irifh Girl. — They got off undifcovered though feveral Shots were fired to bring them to, and landed at Mug-tot, the Seat of Sir Alex. ...

Published: Thursday 13 October 1785
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2236 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

The BRITISH MUSE. ODE for the NEW YEA R. By William Whitehead, Efq. Poet Laureat. Set to Mufick John Stanley,

... ians. YE nations hear th' important tale— Tho' armies prefs, tho' fleets affail, Tho' vengeful war's collected ftores once united Bourbon pours, Unmov'd amidft th'infulting bands, Emblem of Britain, Calpe (lands; Th'all-conquering hods their baffled efforts ...

Published: Thursday 09 January 1783
Newspaper: Hereford Journal
County: Herefordshire, England
Type: Miscellaneous | Words: 768 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FRIDAY's POST

... letter was yefterday received from Longford, informing , that a young woman being apprehended a few days ago, and lodged in the gaol of that town, on a charge of robbery, party of the army quHtered there, with fire-arms, fwords, Sec. broke open the prifbn ...

Published: Monday 07 January 1782
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2053 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

FRIDAY's POST

... by land and fea, and guard againft the intrigues and artifice more than fufpe&ed enemies. * The capture cf Penfacola, while is of very great political confequence to the Spaniards, will the means of furnifhing near loco additional men to our army in America ...

Published: Monday 17 September 1781
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1911 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

number of fronts, feet high and feet in rliame ter, and the lower a mutilated pyi amid of zc feet

... engines could fupplied with waur, that upwards thirty houfes were entire ccnfumed, and about fourteen others greatly damaged. A woman and three children are mifling. , Several firemen were greatly bruited tire falling a houfe, particularly two belonging to ...

Published: Wednesday 01 October 1783
Newspaper: Saunders's News-Letter
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1041 | Page: 1 | Tags: none