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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 11, 1790
Page
3
Reports describe wartime preparations and trade shifts, including tobacco monopoly changes and horse redistributions for scarcity areas. Omens point to a Congress in Lito vo, with envoys Keith and Haefton traveling to Warsaw for talks amid shifting alliances.
News from Jamaica notes abundant vendue provisions due to high imports, with fresh superfine Philadelphia fold sold at 37s per barrel. Sugar crops in the Windward Islands underperform expectations, while loss of the Endymion impacts salvage hopes. End of piece mentions Batchelor Higgs crew arrival from Turks Island and rising premium on Bills of Exchange, now about five percent.
A Wor cester to Birmingham mail by the Post-boys was stopped about a mile from Worcester by two footpads. The boy rider was knocked off his horse and his Stourport bag stolen. The attackers fled, leaving the horse and bag, while the boy suffered abuse and alarm at the failed attempt.
Reports from London highlight a Messenger delivering King's letters to Cabinet Ministers at Whitehall and Windsor, plus a noon dispatch of Pitt letters to the King. The Prince of Wales hosted the Dukes of York Clarence Bedford and Queensbury at Charles house, and the Royal Dukes attended a debate at the House of Lords on the Convention. The Duke of Clarence embraced the title of Duke of Cumberland as pending royal confirmation. An installation of Knights of the Garter at Windsor is prepared with listed royal and noble names. The piece also covers Church Decrees disputes in France, Potemkin’s Danube expedition, and various naval mishaps and societal notices.
Postscript notes a Lords session discussing the Convention with Spain. Lords urged laying memorials from October to February on the table for inspection, while critics questioned whether the papers fully justified the negotiated terms and navigation security. The Duke of Montrose and Lord Se moved the Address, with diverse views on government prudence and the Baltic focus of naval operations.
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