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... Viliii.g ; ?? at the lafl Afli.vs, foi rhc levefal Often eel c.l S-armul, Abufe, Swearing-, Ye. was put in :Ye- cmi .11 on a Scaffold erected before the Town-Hall, by fevciing bis Tongue from the Roof of his M nth: He was attended to the Place of Execution ...

Published: Saturday 01 September 1753
Newspaper: Oxford Journal
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 400 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LONDON

... firftlnftant, in which feven of thefrench 4 were killed, and all the refl taken Prifoners, except 4 three, who made their Efcape, but were afterwards 4 met by fome Indians in Alliance with us* who kill'd 4 and fcalped them. The Prifoners came down to ...

Published: Saturday 20 July 1754
Newspaper: Oxford Journal
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1616 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

L ON D O N

... Detachment employed in th's Expedition, entered the King of Sardinia's Territory without Licence firft obtained, and even killed about a dozen Peafants, anJ wounded feveral more, among a great Number that aflembled to oppofe his Paffagc. The ( Governor ...

Published: Saturday 07 June 1755
Newspaper: Oxford Journal
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1791 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

L O N D O N

... Lower-deck Guns, and killed 40 of their Men, and feven Officers ; which, with what we kill'd afterwards, made her an entire Slaughter-houfe. She had 700 Men, and we but 420, Boys and all. We had our firft Lieutenant wounded, and fcxen Men killed, and about as ...

Published: Saturday 26 July 1755
Newspaper: Oxford Journal
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1862 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Projeft concerted to attack him an tv&y S'ule it might have been po&ble to break in upon him; and that

... Oxen, IL9 d. Halfpenny per C. he Portfmouth and 500 Oxen for Dover, Price unknowr. The 3000 Oxen to be killed at 240 per Week, and the 10.000 Hogs killed 800 per week. Yefterday Man who was found guilty laft Seffioni if defrauding Mr. Deputy Long, and feveral ...

Published: Saturday 16 October 1756
Newspaper: Oxford Journal
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1852 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

This ftrange Conje£hire among the Country People, it is draining the County of Grain. Salijbury, Feb 7. Richard ..

... their Ffcape in the Boat; and though the Privateer fired eight or ten Swivels at them as they were getting away, not a Man was killed or wounded. It is now faid that an Accommodation is on Foot between his Pruflian Majefty and the Kmprefs-Qucen. Extrotl of ...

Published: Saturday 12 February 1757
Newspaper: Oxford Journal
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1818 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THURSDAY’S POST

... Quarters of an Hour. At the fecond Broadfide our Colours were fhot away ; they ftill continued firing for Half an Hour after, and killed one Seaman, and wounded feven, five of whom are fincc dead. The Prize never fired a Gun, nor made any Refinance! An Officer ...

Published: Saturday 09 April 1757
Newspaper: Oxford Journal
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3491 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

OXFORD JOURNAL

... more than ever between the King and the Parliaments. While Damien was in the Town Houfe, juft before he was brought to the Scaffold, he declared that there was neither Plot nor Accomplices in his execrable Aftair. LONDON, April 12. As fnon as the Affair ...

Published: Saturday 16 April 1757
Newspaper: Oxford Journal
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 4310 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LONDON. July 13

... a Fortnight the Execution ...

Published: Saturday 15 July 1758
Newspaper: Oxford Journal
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2953 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

cn ith. icu- cn, ioe *y) Your'i truly, Bsn. Coolit. P. S. We’re happy hire io our Commander* { My

... o'clock in th« Morning, while three or four Regiments of Horfc and Foot were under Arms, the Marchionefs de Tavora afcended the Scaffold, where, after very little Ceremony, fat down on a Seat for that Purpofe, and at one Blow the Executioner ilruck off her Head ...

Published: Saturday 03 February 1759
Newspaper: Oxford Journal
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 935 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THURSDAY’S POST

... the Rack often, that be was hardly able to get up the Staiis of the Scaffold. He was brought thither in an open Cart with the Duke d'Aveito, who remained in it, at the Foot of the Scaffold, while the other was difpatched before his Eyes. After they had taken ...

Published: Saturday 10 February 1759
Newspaper: Oxford Journal
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2312 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

OXFORD JOURNAL

... as above. The Veftal, by three lucky Shot, took the Frenchman’s three Mads the Board. They had Men killed, and wounded ; Capt. Hood had four Men killed and 20 wounded. After the Engagement all Capt. Hood’s Topmafli, being fo much wounded, fell on his ...

Published: Saturday 10 March 1759
Newspaper: Oxford Journal
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 4415 | Page: 2 | Tags: none