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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 24, 1776
Page
4
A festive verse extols Christmas Day with praise for liberty, clergy, doctors, and prosperity. It contrasts past and present virtues, mocks corruption, and envisions a year of peace, plenty, and national unity amid references to Magna Charta, Rome, and state ministers. The tone blends satire with celebration of civic and religious life.
Dispatches arriving via vessel from Quebec report Howe halting Rhode Island plans as assemblies in Pennsylvania and Rhode Island oppose Congress. Letters from Halifax and Nova Scotia describe repulsed fort assaults and province-wide pledges to resist rebels with local forces. Sailors bring notices of convoys to Spain and the Caribbean as turmoil in New York and Philadelphia continues.
In Chester on December 24 a lamp-lighter fell from a ladder at Goodman’s Fields when the iron gave way and was killed. Reports describe bands robbing carriages and horsemen between Whalebone and Stratford. attackers were armed with pistols and cutlasses. Charles Bartletts, master of the Coach and Horses, died in the city.
A readable tale recounts Americus, raised by a kind father Anglo, who shelters and nurtures him. As Americus grows he rebels, ignoring advice and assistance, later aided by the very father who once protected him, highlighting ingratitude and fractured filial duty.
State Lottery advertises One Hundred Popads for One Shilling by Jon Funcer and Co. Stock-Brokers at No 46 Little Old Bailey Snow Hill and No 5 Gray’s Inn Lane near King’s Road. A valid ticket promises varied prizes up to £100 for first or last draw and other sums for large numbers. Tickets sold nightly via news-carriers. bank arrangement ensures payment on demand.
Water levels at Loata Bridge expected tomorrow with early morning and afternoon tides. Morning high water around 3:57 and afternoon peak near 3:57 PM, with subsequent 4:00 AM and 4:00 PM values noted.
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