Methodists hold annual conference at Manchester
London reports the Methodists annual conference in Manchester with 259 preachers attending and an estimated 14 200 new members over the past year. It notes 20 preachers admitted after probation and many new chapels opened. Also mentions British arms orders and Sweden's new constitution with royal councils and native offices.
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London
Methodists
Manchester
England
Ireland
America
Fashions for September Mourning Dress and Walking Attire
A detailed catalog of September fashions notes mourning garments in black crape and imperial silk with gold tassels and topaz adornments, a Circassian grey silk dress, and a Grecian morning dress. It also describes hosiery, gloves, parasols, and specific trims, plus a walking dress in dark blue and tan fabrics and a long waits style. The piece shifts to public policy commentary on U S Britain relations and policy, reflecting pacific aims yet fears of renewed tension.
Copy of a Letter From Liverpool on Export Currency
Liverpool letter notes actual currency for export prices and says current quotes are merely nominal and not justified by the market with encouragement for shipment.
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Liverpool
Debate on British policy and European independence
A reflective critique condemns British cabinet for hypocrisy in opposing tyranny abroad while curbing liberties at home. It laments Ireland’s neglect, calls Bonaparte a greater foe than Britain, and argues that Protestant ascendancy shapes policy even as the century advances.
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Europe
England
Ministry of England
Ireland
Hanunopius
Dublin
The Faustus Association Anniversary Ode Published
The Bostex Patriot reports the Faustus Association marked its anniversary at the Exchange Coffee-House with an ode by A. T. Pate jun. efq. The piece celebrates art, printing, and the spread of knowledge inspired by Franklin and the progress of liberty through literature.
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Faustus Association
Exchange
A. T. Pate
Adams and Liberty
The Press as Temple of the Mind and Nation
A fragment urging the press to be a temple of intellect and virtue. It calls on the press to preserve arts, cherish science, and foster human freedom, warning that the press can cement or dismember a nation by its influence.
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Vetta
Armed men threaten prisoners as Augusta guards rise
In Augusta, residents face a week of alarm as armed groups disguised as Indians roam near the town and the jail. Citizens and militia provide guards while the sheriff seeks 300 troops to guard prisoners. The Supreme Judicial Court sat with Judge Sedgwick presiding as murder suspects in Chadwick case were arraigned and remanded.
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Augusta
O& G
Hallowell
Supreme Judicial Court
Sedgwick
Paul Chadwick
Foreign Intelligence Chronicle From Liverpool to London
News from Liverpool and London dated September 4 6 describes brisk stocks over a report of Lord Bentinck possibly heading to a continental Congress. Other items note British cavalry reinforcements to Walcheren and further troop movements to Canterbury Ipswich and the Downs while Wellington’s campaign in Spain draws cautious dispatches from Paris and Vienna peace talks progress.
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London
W. Bentinck
Lathor
King’s
Downs
South Beveland
Canterbury
Ipswich
Primoui
Britannia
Lisbon
Stanhope
Aidde
Lord Wellington
Spain
Paris
Markall
Geronz
Pino
M. de Champagny
Vienna
Altenburg
Hungary
Rath
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Cicero
Pomper and
Cafar
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Charleston
Anda
City Gazette
Yarmourny
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Agincourt
Walcheren
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Heligoland
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