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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

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

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

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

Edinburgh, July 6

... LONDON, July 3. Mr Sylvefter, one of his Mjj city's MeiTengers, is juft arrived at Whitehall, with difpatches from tbe Biitiih army on the Continent, containing the im- portant intelligence of Peace being about to be concluded between the Electorate ok Hanotek ...

Published: Monday 06 July 1795
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1378 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

I PARI-, Deceir.her IZ

... to be made with gun boats, drawing 110 moie than two or three feet of water, and where in a moment the whoie force could be landed on. the call ?? *. . Thefc ligiit barks ought to have a fmal! fail like the filhing boats, nnd a great'number of oars. They ...

Published: Monday 25 December 1797
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1361 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

London, September 8

... command ofthe army on the Continent. And to be fucceeded, it is fasd, .by Earl Coiriwaliis. The Prince of Saxs Cobourg has certainly resign- ed the command of the combined aimies, and has been fucceeded by General Ctairfait. The Count ?? will land in Jerfey ...

Published: Thursday 11 September 1794
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 986 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

DEFEAT OF THE FRENCH

... certainly loft all their cannon, ammunition, baggage, and military cheft. The few who efcaped id, with the remainder of their army, towards Hombourg, leaving Landau entirely defencelefs. — There is therefore every reafon to fuppofe, that the furrender of ...

Published: Monday 16 December 1793
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 746 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Edinburgh, Auguil 3

... Paris (a diftance of about 140 miles) aie Cam- bray, Peronne, and Senlis ; ail ftrong places : before, however, ihe combined armies can reach the laic place, they muft dot's the river Oii'e. The immediate confequence of th; capture of Va- lenciennes will ...

Published: Saturday 03 August 1793
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1110 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

London, November 25

... reft* 1 ' poled to have joined the Royalift army, w -# ' near Granvii.'e, to whicli place they ?? ; when retaken. Tiiey fay likewiie, that tt*« rK ' the-cour.tiy through which they palled vif ?? Royalift army was approaching ; that it 7V I ftiong; that ...

Published: Thursday 28 November 1793
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2524 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Fit-FI-IN, Afrit l£

... ble plan for employing the corps in the execution of the duties whicii are nov.- performed by filial! detach- ments of the army, in cafes where the Generals may think the adoption of fieh a meifure expedient ; and permanent pay will be ifiiied to thofe ...

Published: Saturday 21 April 1798
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 791 | Page: 3 | Tags: none