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General Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Aug 09, 1748

Page

2

Spectators Cheer as Colored Asses Parade at Gloucester

A crowded scene in Gloucester featured riders with various colored donkeys, including Sooty and Thomas Wake, drawing immense public attention. The event sparked large subscriptions and plans to expand support. Nearby, news notes cover a glittering royal progress, fevers cured by advertised remedies, and a flood of international dispatches about earthquakes, politics, and crime reports.

Methuselah Biar John Lamb Thomas Gregeg Thomas Wake Distin@ion Gloucester Villers Earl of Tedbury Miss Sterling of Newington Thomas Sterling Worcester Zoopol Gazette Pater Rilliam Little Hick’s Hall London J. Newbery St. Paul’s Church - Yard George-Yard Lombard-Sireet Italy R. Jones

Shou Tr ae WRee Deal Aug 8 Wind N E

Shipping notices report strong northeast wind on August 8 with no vessels in the Downs. Gravesend dated August 9 notes ships passing by Salvator and Stamper. The New-Ranger Hunter and Jane Dobson arrive from Riga, Pheremy Kennedy sails from North Carolina to Liverpool. Eagle Maflam sails from Smyrna to Mountiffee.

Downs Gravesend Salvator Thompson Norway Stamper Cecil Narvas New-Ranger Hunter Jane Dobson Riga Pheremy Kennedy North Carolina Liverpool Eagle Maflam Smyrna Mountif

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