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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 21, 1773
Page
3
An August 18 incident at a chapel under construction near the Orphan-hospital in Edinburgh ends in multiple deaths and injuries. Foreman Hale and Dovey are reported killed, with others injured as a lath and jolts fail. Corroborating notes describe a generally anxious North country scene marked by destruction and a poor harvest outlook.
News from Salisoury and Canterbury detail violent weather with thunderstorms, fires, and crop damage across the island. In Warwick high treason led to the execution of Janes Duckworth. Monastic and social notices mention the Duke of Gloucester's Newport visit and local disturbances amid a turbulent week.
Maritime listings show the Unity and Ebenezer bringing passengers from Norway, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam while a separate ship from Hart and Elizabeth Colville arrives at Gravesend on August 22. Additional arrivals include vessels from Dover Milford Haven Providence and Plymouth with crews and passengers from various ports including Riga and North Portsmouth.
An officer’s July 14 letter from Vienna reports Russian forces crossing the Danube below Brahilow towards Silistria. It notes Weilman and another general advancing, encountering Ottoman detachments in a fortification, with Cossack or cavalry actions and counterattacks on both sides.
Fragmentary chronicle recounts Turkish and Russian military actions, with names like Weiliian and Romanzow, plus scattered city news. It also covers weather, storms, property damage, robberies, counterfeit coin arrests in Liverpool, and late 18th century marriages and deaths. The text blends war, crime, and social notices in a dense, period-voiced mosaic.
The piece discusses an English translation of the Fables of Phedras printed for E Johnson in London. It describes three parts comprising the original text, commentary on construction, and a parsing index with accenting to aid pronunciation for Cambridge readers. It notes the edition as a better fit for teaching Latin to young learners and cites a Monthly Review endorsement.
In a period of numerous scientific dictionaries the author announces a Christian dictionary to fill a noted gap. The preface stresses public need and intent to supply a fearless undertaking despite possible difficulties.
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