20 Aug 1742
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Newspaper
Daily Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 20, 1742
Page
1
The author argues that general luxury and corruption flow from fashion, fed by those in power, making corruption spread through society. He traces how leaders, profits, and public opinion sustain debauchery, noting trade decay, rising luxury, and a sputtering public spirit. The piece ends by warning that without miracles, liberty cannot be restored.
Reports from Lisbon to London describe arrivals from France and Flanders. Spanish and Neapolitan armies occupy the neighborhood with officers in the city, and a large sick list sent toward Pesaro. Montemar fortifies camp, cuts trees, and guards a passage for possible Sardinian kingly aid. News of subsidies, fortifications at Fredericksham, and Diplomacy with Denmark. Royal George arrives at Chatham with arms for the Tower. Ship news from Bristol details Spanish wool and East India Company appointments. Obituaries, church livings, and appointments in Worcester and surrounding areas. Fire at Harp Alehouse, Neptune taken by Algerines, and goods traded with various ports. High water at London Bridge and South Sea trading updates.
In port news Dover and Gravesend report several ships arriving or passing in heavy winds. The Jamaica, Packer and others from Amsterdam Riga and Bremen sail or are noted near Lifton London while ships from Stockholm Cork and Gottenburg navigate the Downs. An August 17 dispatch from Bristol reaches New York with other Baltic and European movements through Aug. 18.
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