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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 05, 1776
Page
4
A lengthy sermon urges parents to seize early opportunities to instill duty to God, fellow creatures, and themselves. It warns that neglect breeds depravity, praises living godly and honest lives, and condemns lies and discontent. It calls for preaching temperance, obedience, and reverence, especially on the Lord's Day, to sustain peace and moral order.
Letters from Cadiz report troops embarking and a fleet due to sail within days. Brest dispatches say M. du Chaffault commanded squadron in port since November 12, with a planned departure on the 29th. Six battalions bound for American islands were to sail but now postponed. a new corps will reinforce colonial troops instead.
Letters from Philadelphia dated Sept 3 report Congress reflections on Lord Howe on Staten Island near Amboy. Franklin Adams Rutledge led a three person committee to Lord Howe. He offered peace talks but Britain sought submission. The report concludes no power beyond pardons and obedience, and independence remains with Congress. Other items note ship Reprisal from Martinique, exchanges of generals, West Indies raids, Brest fire, Duchess of Northumberland’s death, Caractacus at Covent Garden, a huge tunny catch, Guildhall lottery prizes, and local misfortunes and crimes.
The week’s papers announce a publication that shows the author facing no fear of Newgate and defying prosecutions and King's Messengers. The piece ridicules the powerful in explicit terms, with names printed at length. If the Genera Fast writer escapes the pillory, no prerogative is sacred to authors.
A lengthy letter defends the local body corporate against accusations of Jacobitism and republican sympathy. It rebuts claims of loyalty to the King and alleges the writer exaggerates the toasts and conduct at meetings. The author contends the council supports the King while casting doubt on other factions, including Presbyterians and Republicans, and criticizes honorary burgesses and patronage tied to the noble family. Derby, December 27. A Friend to the Constitution.
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