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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 10, 1775
Page
4
A fragment from a concert at Vauxhall Gardens with songs and dialogue led by Dr Arne. Characters beg, appeal for relief, and shun the beggars while urban bustle and stage cue lines interrupt the performance. References to a Play-House, My Lady’s chariot, and a trailing street scene close the piece.
A late July mail from Holland reports that Cheick Daher of Syria has been stripped of his possessions and expelled from his residence. Aboudaab dies soon after, triggering a collapse of the Egyptian army. The Porte sends Captain Pacha to Syria with fleet support to recover the scattered remnants as Divan plans to deter Persia. Zendi Kerim Kan has drawn near Turkish territories in Kurdistan while Spain states a fleet returned to Cartagena after a failed expedition against the Algerines.
On the birthday of the Prince of Wales the royal family received nobility at Kew. A grand Council at St James's was postponed until ministers arrived. Dispatches from Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight reached Lord Barrington. Admiralty ordered twelve large boats for ships bound to Boston. Gage and Lord Dunmore reportedly granted leave and on their way to England. Reports from Jamaica and Sweden note naval movements and dockyard builds for France. A Varied batch of criminal trials and local notices fill the balance of the day with executions, robberies, and public warnings.
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