20 Apr 1792
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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 20, 1792
Page
1
The Polygraphic Society of Pall Mall denies any connection with public proposals to reveal the Polygraphic Art for a fee. They warn against mistaken beliefs they control such “revelations,” insisting their secret remains with themselves. Admission hours are from eleven in the morning to six in the evening.
A Gat-Fish traveler relays that 1300 Kentucky volunteers under General Scott moved from Licking before Christmas. They surprised and defeated Indians near Fort Jefferson, with 700 enemy killed and cannon and stores retaken. Scott returned with few losses, gathering additional volunteers to complete the operation. A Morgan Town Kentucky newspaper confirms the 700 scalp report and the expedition’s positive outcome. Government plans future frontier defense with economy and ample provisions.
A trial in Ireland features Mr Morton accusing a defendant of bribery over questioning his daughter’s legitimacy. The judge convicts the offender, sentencing him to two years plus a heavy security. Separate notes cover plough competition wins and a fatal fire at Collier’s house, likely lightning caused.
A historical population report details Edinburgh counts by Old Town and New Town parishes, Canongate and St Cuthbert's, with hospital totals and Leith. It notes average family sizes around five or four, showing growth from 1747 to 1775 and a higher female count in the Old and New Towns.
An analysis of military challenges in India notes Asian troops resist discipline, followers create dependency, and long supply lines erode efficiency. Difficulties include lack of magazines, reliance on slow pack animals, forage shortages, and fast cavalry that disrupts advance and hinders reconnaissance.
In Comrie Perthshire on a Wednesday night a party of seven or eight smugglers resisted officers Drawbridge and Newman as they searched a cart rumoured to carry over a ton of tobacco. A pistol fired near Mr. Drawbridge struck his face and foot. Both officers fired. whether the shots took effect remains unclear as the goods fled.
Improvers in agriculture are advised to note the Bath and West of England Agricultural Society public trial of ploughs near Tetbury on a wheat field. Seven ploughs contested including double furrow and Norfolk varieties, all drawn by two or three horses, plus a Lewin Tuckett wheel plough.
The King approves Mr Satissury’s An tiscoRBATIC Drops to boost trust in its genuineness. A fresh supply from Soho Square, London, is now at WILLIAM Brown, Tolzey, Bristol, in bottles costing 7d with directions and 690 cases noted. Also Spissury’s Treatise on the Scurvy and Diet, seventh edition, priced 2s 6d.
A poetic fragment debating women’s rights and freedom. The speaker questions whether true liberty requires overcoming a tyrant and whether women deserve equal treatment and opportunity. The verse hints at personal conviction and the pursuit of autonomy.
A distorted 18th century sample lists magistrates and offices in Middlesex and London districts. It describes Sir Laurence Cox and others as fustices with emoluments, notes divisions under Mr Justice Hyde and others, and mentions the distribution of profits from petty crimes, having a satirical tone about corruption and the patronage system across locations like St Martin's Leicester Fields Westminster Hyde Street Clerkenwell Green Worship Street and Bow Street Office.
An 18th century advertisement promotes Cream of Wroxels and Dream of Violets soap as refined feminine products. It claims cleansing, whitening effects, cooling properties, and market exclusivity via the Bank Buildings Cornhill office, warning against counterfeit sales and listing authorized agents.
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