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Foreign News
February 18, 1763
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Translation of a French pasquinade satirizing lodging arrangements for foreign ministers at a peace congress, assigning mocking addresses to representatives from the Emperor, Russia, France, Austria, England, Prussia, Sweden, Poland, Empire princes, Duke of Wurtemberg, Holland, and Spain.
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LONDON, Dec. 1.
Translation of the French Pasquinade.
The Houses where the Ministers of Foreign Courts at the Congress for a Peace are to lodge.
The Minister from the Emperor, at the Good-Will, Impotent-street.
Russia. At the Castle in the Air, Maggot-street.
France. At the Cock tripp'd of his Feathers, Canada-street.
Austria. At the bad Alliance, Invalid-street.
England. At the Fortune, Victory-square, Subsidy-street.
Prussia. At the Four Winds, Fox-street, near Guinea-square.
Sweden. At the passage of the Couriers, Whimsical-street.
Poland. At the Sacrifice of Abraham, Innocence-street, near Superstition-square.
Princes of the Empire. At the Diet, near the Hospital of Incurables, Mountebank-street.
Duke of Wirtemberg. At the Don Quixote, Hobgoblin-street, near the Mountain in Labour.
Holland. At the Whale, Cheese-Market, near the Great Observatory.
As your Friend in Holland forgot the Spaniards, please to add.
Spain. At the Fool's Cap, pride-street, near the Court of Deceit.
Translation of the French Pasquinade.
The Houses where the Ministers of Foreign Courts at the Congress for a Peace are to lodge.
The Minister from the Emperor, at the Good-Will, Impotent-street.
Russia. At the Castle in the Air, Maggot-street.
France. At the Cock tripp'd of his Feathers, Canada-street.
Austria. At the bad Alliance, Invalid-street.
England. At the Fortune, Victory-square, Subsidy-street.
Prussia. At the Four Winds, Fox-street, near Guinea-square.
Sweden. At the passage of the Couriers, Whimsical-street.
Poland. At the Sacrifice of Abraham, Innocence-street, near Superstition-square.
Princes of the Empire. At the Diet, near the Hospital of Incurables, Mountebank-street.
Duke of Wirtemberg. At the Don Quixote, Hobgoblin-street, near the Mountain in Labour.
Holland. At the Whale, Cheese-Market, near the Great Observatory.
As your Friend in Holland forgot the Spaniards, please to add.
Spain. At the Fool's Cap, pride-street, near the Court of Deceit.
What sub-type of article is it?
Diplomatic
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Peace Congress
Diplomatic Satire
Pasquinade
Foreign Ministers
Lodging Mockery
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Satirical translation listing humorous, punning lodging addresses for ministers from various foreign courts attending the Congress for a Peace.