24 Aug 1773
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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 24, 1773
Page
1
Clipped London Gazette text notes political tension around a throne dispute, with references to a claimant and opposition figures seeking relief for victims of alleged schemes. It mentions the Rhine electorates, a wheat and oats harvest, and predictions of a potentially wetter vintage if antiarchy measures fail.
In a terse report from Arcadule, Will Ellist receives a death sentence after a sequence involving transportation and related acts. The brief mentions the individuals and the legal outcome without graphic detail.
A list of ships arriving at Dover Yarmouth and other ports with crews and origins. Vessels include Triumph and Channing Sally from Georgitsa and Virginia bound ships. Also notes arrivals at Cork, Dublin, Helens, and Waterford with origins such as Hamburgh Gibraltar New York and North Carolina.
From a Berlin letter dated August 12, reports that St Vincent's station left in peace and quiet with caravans content with lands allotted by Government. Meanwhile discussions around Frederic and Henry, with Brunswick, indicate a planned set out to Silesia and Breslau. Rumors swirl of interviews with the Emperor, Poland, and possible Austro Turkish alignments as Europe nervously watches movements.
An extensive pick of 18th century notices reports ships and dangers in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, merchant concerns in Maryland over tobacco, emigration to linen districts in Ireland, and naval movements with vessels destined for Senegal and ships arrivals near Plymouth and Liverpool. Also included are fires, burglaries, magistrate proceedings, and a rash of local misfortunes with births marriages and deaths.
A notice announces a Winchester music meeting at St John’s with Oratorio Messiah and other works, featuring Signora Graffi and prominent performers, plus Italian songs and a ball each evening. It also advertises the English Preacher volume and a Bible dictionary, with multiple religious works by W Dod, H Venn, and others available at St Paul’s Churchyard and nearby booksellers.
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