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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 13, 1776
Page
4
The piece laments sacrifices for common good then labels Pleasures, profit, and Morel as subservient to a wishful common cause. It praises a patriot many would have admired, notes public spirit, and contrasts grand claims with the reality of a troubled, disjointed speech. It mentions horchumbere and torch imagery in a debated context.
A letter to the editor recounts Sonnert’s voyage described in French, noting hot river water near Manila and extraordinary fish behavior. Separate dispatches report Capt. Forrester’s defeat of 700 rebels at Lake Champlain, exchange of prisoners with the 26th Regiment, and preparations for winter theatre music at Covent Garden and Drury Lane. Other items cover royal praise, Windsor rainfall, and odd medical cases in London.
Neighbors report seven valuable brood mares and two fine horses stolen from a Newmarket pasture. Vandals broke into a barn and drove off two thieves, corn, and cattle fodder, leaving the animals five miles away by daybreak.
No 35643 in the Lottery Magazine asks the purchaser of the issue to return it as a present to a young family. A cash gratuity awaits the finder who delivers the magazine to Greesland coffee-house Cornhill or to Publisher No 4 Ludgate-hill. The appeal stems from a dream by a married lady in pregnancy and requests compliance.
The East India House announces on 14 August 1776 that on Wednesday the 23rd instant proposals in writing sealed for supplying copper for battery brass uses manufactured copper and copper bars in imitation of Japan will be received. Bidders must state the lowest prices as no abatements will be allowed. Conditions can be viewed by contacting Mr Coggan at Clock to the Committee, and bids must be left before twelve noon on the day.
The excerpt records high water at London Bridge with times listed for the following day and Saturday. It notes 26 minutes after midnight in the morning and 53 minutes after 3 in the morning, plus 6 minutes after 4 in the afternoon, indicating fluctuating tides.
Prices of stocks and bonds listed with various notations include percentages and dates. Entries mention Boon Stock 138343 India, South Sea ditto, Old Aun ditto New, along with multiple percent figures and bank announcements. A sale or meeting is noted for one o'clock this afternoon.
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