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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 02, 1771
Page
3
Hague reports that officers of the horse guards were tried by the grand council of war for a February fast day disturbance. They were cashiered, barred from serving again, and condemned to 39 additional months confinement, to be served at their current cantonment. Also notes the death of Emanuel Duke of Silva in Vienna on March 6.
Portsmouth reports the June frigate under Capt Stott and the Hound, Capt Burr, with the Florida Transport sailing from Spithead for Falkland Islands. In Wick near Downton a fire destroyed six poor families homes, three barns and hay. Signs removed at Winchester as new pavement work begins. At Shrewsbury two prisoners convicted but reprieved. three prisoners for robberies remain for execution at Warwick. a Dawley coal pit accident burned a man and a horse in a pit fire.
Dear April 2 wind north east sails several East Indiaman ships to India and other ports including Speeke East Indiaman for India George Packet for Georgia Britannia for Barbadoes Ipswich for Jamaica Venice Packet for Venice Trimley Page for Maryland Canadian for Montreal Betsey for North Carolina Nassan Smith Smith for Boston Richmond for Africa Loyal Briton for St Kitts Charlotte for Mogadore Molly Barron for Virginia Isabella Randal for Dublin Gravesean April 2 Count William Zendorf from Rotterdam Betsy Blanchard from Lisbon Arrived Topsham Charlotte Jeffries from New England Beaumaris Totners Hudson from Virginia
London officials reject reports of a rush on Bank of England notes as unfounded and driven by malice. The Courier from Spain is not linked to March dispatches about Falkland Islands affairs. A forthcoming Paris return of Lord Rochford, and a Cabinet Council at St. James's, are noted with expectations Parliament will delay dissolution until late May.
Report from the Tower notes the Lord Mayor issued a warrant to unload coal flips from a large fleet in the river. Merchants plan to press him in a Tower meeting about export restrictions. A risk of prosecutions is hinted amid ongoing liberty disputes and public support for the chief magistrate.
The county of Gloucester records two notable notices: at his seat at Afton Hall near Newport Shropshire, William Hill Esquire recently passed, and at his Hampstead residence John Brighter Esquire is listed in the same notices.
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