The first 160 editions carried verbatim extracts from The London Gazette, Spanish, French (in original or translation) and Russian, Court papers, Parliamentary debates, and proclamations, military and naval dispatches, local regulations, rates of exchange and reports culled from foreign newspapers.
160 edisi pertama berisi ekstrak verbatim dari The London Gazette, bahasa Spanyol, Prancis (asli atau terjemahan) dan Rusia, berkas pengadilan, debat parlemen, dan proklamasi, perintah militer dan laut, peraturan setempat, nilai tukar dan laporan dari surat kabar asing.