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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 23, 1771
Page
3
A fragment from a Thursday notice places Charles Teavn in Acorizag South Carolina during February with ambiguous date. The readable portion notes a person and location but lacks clear event details or outcome.
In Jamaica six hogsheads of raw silk and 154 hogsheads of tobacco, both provincial produce, are reported on ships bound for London and Bristol respectively. Also note the death of Augustine Merida, Esq., a judge of the Court of Common Pleas, in Kingston on Tuesday.
Portmouth reports last night and this morning the Ramillies Ajax Centaur and Defence, with Beverley Transport, arrived from Gibraltar to undergo quarantine at the Motherbank. Several ships remain to cruize in the Mediterranean. Weather in Litchfield is described as extraordinary with snow hail thunder and lightning. A fire near Odstock burned about a hundred acres of furze owned by Mr Moody causing about fifty pounds damage.
The text lists numerous ships arriving and sailing from Lisbon Cadiz Jamaica and other ports, mentioning vessels such as Shrewsbury London East Indiamen and Arran Drinkwater Arabella Bradshaw Nancy and more. It also notes that Parliament will not rise soon due to many bills, including a live cattle export ban and a copper coin counterfeiting bill with penalties and enforcement details. It mentions testimony on the Durham-yard Embankment Bill and expert opinions on navigation benefits though limited by witness engineering knowledge.
The article outlines city governance actions including embankment petitions for river wastes at Wapping, royal leave requests for embankment, and bids for city offices and municipal roles. It notes a habeas corpus granted for officials, a sheriff election plan, naval officer pay offs, and a Stockholm treaty copy arriving. Also reports Saint George’s Day Antigallicanans feast and a disturbing incident of a Toyman luring a servant boy with alleged bribery to drop prosecution.
A bizarre epitaph in verse honors Francis Miles Atgs describing him as a motley dancer of life and time. It notes a cheerful yet frightful countenance, a heart deemed spotless, and public adoration despite a duplicitous nature. It praises his role as a father and entertainer, ending with hope for immortal happiness through divine mercy.
A fragmented notice lists an auction for curiosities and oddities with stage names and characters. An, Mungo, Lord Mayor Oliver, and Mr Wilkes appear among the listed items. The text is garbled but centers on a sale by auction of remarkable curiosities and theatrical or satirical pieces.
A humorous anecdote about Captain William Montagu a witty Navy commander and brother to the Earl of Sli recounts his quip at a Portsmouth dinner describing Dutch sailors with hands in pockets after a shipwreck. The Dutch captain Mynheer bets Montagu and loses, then retreats to his ship to save face.
Col Matthew becomes Equerry to the King in place of the late Timothy Carr. Col Fielding succeeds him as Equerry to the Queen, and Col Wynyard takes over as Gentleman of the Privy Chamber. Also announced are marriages at St George's Church between Henry Stapleton and Miss Sally Grimes, and Abraham Hume to Miss Egerton. Died: Sir Thomas Hope, Bart, at Hope Park.
Dentist Jacob Hemet announces a new ESSENCE OF PEARL and PEARL DENTIFRICE claimed to whiten teeth, strengthen gums, stop looseness, prevent decay, cure gum disease, and freshen breath. Sold wholesale and retail by W Bayley in Cockspur Street and J Price near India House, London, price 2s 6d.
An elderly farmer from Caldicot with a decade of illness and scurvy is reportedly cured after using a vegetable syrup promoted by Dr. Burrows. The testimonial claims rapid recovery within five weeks and a complete return to activity, with sales locations listed in London and Cambridge for the remedy.
An advertisement extols Baume de Vie as a universal restorative for stomach ailments, gout, scurvy, rheumatism, jaundice, and female disorders. It notes its signature bottles to curb counterfeiting, lists multiple London outlets including St Paul’s Churchyard and the Strand, and ends with a note of a narrative of extraordinary cures.
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