BRITISH DEFEAT AT PRESTON PANS£75.00 “Sir John Cope and the troops under his command were attacked by the rebels on the 21st instant at daybreak,at Preston,near Seaton,seven miles from Edinburgh,that the kings troops were defeated…”
(Back page,1.5 cm of column space),in a complete issue of the stamped London Gazette, 24th Sept,1745
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LET OFF TAX IF YOU JOIN UP£100.00 Proclamaition by Charles,Prince of Wales,on the subject of various monies due to be paid to John Murray Of Broughton,ESQ,our Secretary,unless within 20 days they repair to His Majesty’s Royal Standard”,given at His Majesty’s Palace of Holyrood House ,on the 15th of October,1745,by His Highness’s Command, J.Murray.
On back page,column 1-2,18 cm of column space,in a complete issue of The Edinburgh Evening Courant,Friday,18th of October,1745.
Note-This issue is unstamped as the Stamp Officers had fled into the castle.
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NEWS FROM BOTH SIDES£75.00 -“On Sunday, a numerous party of Highlanders passed the Forth at Aloa,without any baggage but their knapsacks,and immediately took the road to Lanerk.
On Saturday the young Chevalier with his whole army,arrived at Carlisle,and on Monday continued his march southward.”(Back page,column 1)
LONDON NEWS-“We hear a Court Martial will sit in a few days at the Savoy,to enquire into the Affair at Preston Pans”.(Page 2,column 1)
Newspaper also includes other reports of interest-in all 17cm in various places,in a complete issue of The Caledonian Mercury Edinburgh,13th November 1745.
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HIGHLAND ARMY MARCH PAST CARLISLE£75.00 HIGHLAND ARMY MARCH PAST CARLISLE
“From Durham,York,and London,news of the British Army under Field Marshal Wade and other officers from Edinburgh that the Highland Army had been seen by the Garrison of Carlisle who “hoisted the flag of defiance and discharged several cannon-shot at them”.They were too far away however,and continued their march without making any attempt upon that city”.
Then this paper gives a description of Carlisle,who they say is a place of great importance.Reports in various parts of the paper totalling in all31cm plus 23 cm of the Carlisle description,in a complete issue of The Caledonian Mercury Edinburgh,15th November 1745.
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THE ANGLO DUTCH WAR DECISIVE ENGAGEMENT £125.00 Report from on board the Royal Charles “about nine of the clock the Red Squadron came up with that of the De Ruyter….the fight was very close and hot until 5 in the afternoon,and by the great example which the Prince and the Duke of Albemarle gave to the rest of the fleet,they all acquitted themselves bravely…”
Various Naval reports covering 75cm of column space,on both sides of this single sheet paper.The Current Intelligence,No 17,dated 26th-30th July 1666.
Note-This rare twice weekly newspaper ran from 4th June to the 24th of August,1666,and was the only rival to the Oxford/London Gazette.It ceased publication when the Great Fire of London burnt down its printing press,and never started up again
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QUIBERON BAY A GREAT NAVAL BATTLE BETWEEN THE BRITISH FLEET UNDER ADMIRAL SIR EDWARD HAWKE AGAINST THE FRENCH FLEET £75.00 Official report by Hawke on board the Royal George off Penris Point on 24th November 1759.83cm of column space from page 5(527) to page 6(528) including the names of the ships of both fleets.
Also-Letter from a gentleman on board the Royal George “When we engaged the French it was in a storm of wind and upon their own shore,and nothing but the tempest joined to the shortness of the days saved their whole fleet from total destruction….”(15cm of column space on page 6(528)column 2)in a complete issue of The London Chronicle,1st December 1759
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HMS SHANNON TAKES USS CHESAPEAKE BRITISH REPORT IN THE LONDON GAZETTE AND AMERICAN REPORT OF THE SAME ACTION IN THE COLUMBIAN CENTINEL BOSTON£75.00 The engagement took place in the War of 1812 (to 1815) on the 6th of June 1813.British report is by Captain P.B.V.Broke(48 cm of column space-front page-page 2)in a complete issue of The London Gazette,10th July 1813.
American report headed “The Chesapeake Captured!”(20cm of column space-page 2,column 5)in The Columbian Centinel.Both papers are complete.
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GOLFING SOCIETY NOTICE£75.00 Golfing Society Notice-of an extraordinary meeting upon matters of importance on page 3,column 4.Red tax stamp on front page.The Caledonian Mercury-Edinburgh,13th December,1792.
Other news-the French National Convention debate the Trial of the King,referred to as“Louis the Last.”
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THE GOLF CLUB OF BLACKHEATH£75.00 First meeting of the session announced on the front page,top of column 2.The red tax stamp appears inside on page 3.The Times,3rd April,1793
Easy to frame,this is an early issue,as the first issue of The Times was in 1788 only,5 years before.A large 4 page issue
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SILVER CLUB AT ST ANDREWS£75.00 Notice for both the Silver Club and The Gold Medal matches on the front page,column 1.The red Tax stamp is on page 3.The Edinburgh Advertiser,22nd, September,1809.
Pages are loosely folded.Very easy to frame as this is a smaller paper(but with 8 pages).Is half the size of the one above.
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PICTURE OF A GAME OF SHINTY 1835£30.00 Front page picture of the Game of Shinty in progress.The curved sticks in use resemble those “used by Golf players”.The Penny Magazine,31st January 1835.
Note-A small size 8 page London magazine of the “Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge”.
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BATTLE OF CORUNNA FIRST NEWS£100.00 London Gazette Extraordinary,dated 24th of January,1809.
Official news: Lt. General D. Baird reports of the death of Lt. General Sir John Moore,”who fell in action with the enemy on the 16th instant”(9 cms of column space,front page,column 1).
Official dispatch from Lt. General John Hope,”who succeeded the command of the army”,and reports how the army withdrew and embarked “without the enemy having discovered the movement”(96cms of column space,front page,column 1 to page 3,column 2,in a complete issue of the London Gazette.
Also-Supplement to The London Gazette Extraordinary of Tuesday,the 24th of January,1809.
Naval report from the Honourable Michael De Courcy,Rear Admiral,on the embarkation of the army,”to the last man”(35cms of column space,on a single sheet).
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TALAVERA THE TIMES 15th AUGUST 1809£75.00 First news of the battle from various sources as the official London Gazette had not yet been published.
Sources include details to the Lord Mayor,a bulletin from Downing Street,a translation of the Spanish Gazette of the 31st of July,including General Cuesta's report,followed by a final summary(In all,98cms of column space).
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TALAVERA 16th AUGUST 1809£70.00 Official report from the London Gazette Extraordinary,including casualty lists(In all 177cms of column space,Page 2,Columns 1-4),The Times leader(43cms of column space,Page 2,column 5,to page 3,column 1).Other oddments including a letter from an officer in General Crawford's brigade(20cms,page 3,column 1).
Condition-As this issue of The Times has 5 columns(Majority 4 columns),the outer column shows signs of wear,especially in the center.
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ECKMUHL THE TIMES 10th MAY 1809£75.00 The first French bulletin reporting the Battle of Tann,the Battle of Abensberg, the action and capture of Landshut,the Battle of Eckmuhl,and the action and capture of Ratisbon.The second bulletin follows.
"The first bulletin contains a narrative of the several engagements,the second speaks of the results".
First bulletin(38cms of column space,back page,column 1),the second bulletin (9cms of column space,back page,columns 1-2).The Battle of Eckmuhl contained in the first bulletin is 12cms long(Part of the 39cms).The Times comments on both bulletins(back page,column 2-3,in all 26cms of column space).The Battle of Eckmuhl was a French victory.
This issue also contains a House of Commons Parliamentary debate on the fighting in Spain and the death of Sir John Moore.
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ECKMUHL THE TIMES 11th MAY 1809£75.00 The same two French bulletins as in the previous issue,except giving more details.The Battle of Eckmuhl on the 22nd is reported in smaller printing(12cms of column space,page 3,column 4-page 4,column 1).The second bulletin is 20cms of column space(back page column 1).
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ASPERN THE TIMES 14th JUNE 1809£75.00 Important intelligence that Buonaparte had recrossed the Danube with 80,000 men,with the full intention of annihilating the Archduke Charles's army,that an action took place and terminated in the COMPLETE DEFEAT OF THE FRENCH, with the loss of 30,000 men!
News received by Captain Hope of the navy,cruising in the Baltic(2 1/2 cms of column space,back page,column 2).
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ASPERN 16th JUNE 1809£75.00 Long report from Brietenlee-"The French Army commanded by the Emperor Napoleon in person has been totally beaten on the 21st and 22nd of the month at Aspern and Essling by the Austrian Army commanded by the Archduke Charles..."(50cms of column space,page 2,columns 1-2).
More news from Europe.French bulletins,No's 13 and 14,and other reports including a letter from Prague praising the victory.General orders of the day starts "The days of the 21st and 22nd of May will be eternally memorable in the history of the world...."(170cms of column space in all,on back page).
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WAGRAM THE TIMES 22nd JULY 1809£75.00 French bulletins,No's 25 and 26.First section on general matters(75cms of column space,page 3,columns 1-2).
Battle of Enzersdorf (10cms of column space,page 3,column 2),and the Battle of Wagram with comments about it(79cms of column space,page 3,columns 3-4).
Times comment:"Such is the account given us by the enemy!We know not how to offer consolation upon a subject in which we ourselves feel so great grief..."(17cms of column space,page 3,column 5).
Condition-As a 5 column paper(usually 4),the last column has a tiny repair, with dust marks only affecting the advertisements.
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WAGRAM THE TIMES 24th JULY 1809£75.00 The Times Leader-comments on points on which the "Bulletin is in a great part silent-operations of the right wing of the Austrians before it was obliged to retreat..."(53cms of column space,page 2,columns 3-4).
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