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Newspaper
English Chronicle Or Universal Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 22, 1784
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text presents a Prologue about Lord Russell with garbled lines. It appears to reference Poets Corner, poetry, liberty and justice themes, but readable content is limited to scattered phrases. The piece reads like a dramatic prologue with mentions of freedom, fate, and historical figures.
A Dublin dispatch reports misgivings about India peace ratification. Major Falanog supposedly moved against Tippoo Saib with a strong army, amid French court intrigues. A dangerous ambush in Arabia cuts a large party returning home, while further dispatches promise details on cavalry movements yet to be revealed.
Reports from Windsor describe a busy royal levee with the King and Queen visiting, feasts at St James, and a Cabinet Council meeting. A smuggling seizure on the Rambler near the Isle of Wight ends with two smugglers killed and Captain Wilson badly wounded as the cutter Rambler pursues the lugger.
A London correspondent reports on imminent administration changes before Parliament breaks, with talk of appointing a leading figure to key access to power. The piece critiques a proposed tax on tea and windows as a misaligned policy, noting public impact in London and debates over smuggling and monopoly.
In Charleston April 28 1784 Governor Garrard issues a proclamation denouncing Tory disturbances and ordering 13 named individuals to leave the state within ten days or face consequences. A secret committee circulates further warnings and a public notice lists merchants and associates pressured by anti British actions amid postwar tensions.
The passage lists odd sketches of stage-like performances and political figures in a late 18th or early 19th century setting. It mentions Lord Malgeawe, Lord Band, Lord Mountmorcise, Sir Pashia, and others in a barrage of caricatured scenes and courtly scenes, ending with a note about Miss Coultton in Warwickshire.
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