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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 26, 1774
Page
1
The Susannah, captained by Corke, left Lisbon laden with salt fruit and oil for this port. The vessel ran ashore on the coast of Portugal but the captain and crew were saved.
Gloucester April five: Thomas Cartwright, a transported convict for hay stealing, hanged himself in the Castle. Jurors declare him felon of conscience and publish a caution noting a written claim his ruin came from keeping company with lewd women. Newcastle April twenty two: Mary Cathrick sails from Sunderland with 100 emigrants bound for Halifax Nova Scotia. more to follow.
Deaths noted as ships depart with crews and passengers. Arrivals include Grosvenor Brown for Piscataqua and Britannia Hayman for Montferrat. Other vessels listed: Success from Dublin, Dispatch from New London, Ysemonger from Gusrai, Jupiter from Leghorn, and multiple ships arriving at Dover Corks Dublin London Cowes Waterford and Lisbon with varying origins and captains.
The House split into a Committee to study a life insurance bill, with Oliver guiding the fill of blanks and a report due. Petitions from Alexander Donaldson were read, and motions to amend older statutes were discussed along with dock and port works for Hull and an India Company tea bill. Postings on the Bank of Ayr and colonial loans drew sharp exchanges, with the House voting to commit the bills to next Tuesday May 3.
Reports from the Upper Assembly pass a bill to curb naturalization inconveniences. Brompton and Portsmouth trips loom for royal visitors with naval reviews planned at Spithead and Plymouth. Navy movements include transports en route to Boston and a frigate bound for Cronstadt. Royal letters discuss donations, diplomacy, and the Jesuit question in Paris. Local racing results and street improvements accompany crime and social notices.
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