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Newspaper

General Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Feb 15, 1776

Page

4

Postscript reports delays in Constantinople grand news

A chaotic summary notes that a Sultana gave birth to a dead Prince delaying rejoicings, with scattered references to theaters, debt, diplomacy, and military actions. It mentions 15,000 troops sent somewhere and a prisoner in Crimea, plus various dispatches from Paris and Copenhagen about affairs of state and governance.

Horrans Constantinople Sultana Guerdy Crimea Cer Iif Ewo Anadels Paris Famsn OM Garnier Oye Choiee Prana Englan Et Put iRbeiy Conia Wisk

Treaty references and bill actions noted in session

The record mentions treaties between his Majesty and Hesse-Cassel dated January 5 15 and 76 and January 6 76, with earlier readings and orders to lie on the table. The hereditary prince of Hesse-Cassel figures in the paper, and the session notes the bill for the fifth time and adjourns after the five o’clock hour.

Aires Ana Hesse-Caffel

Measures Read In Commons On Trade And Poor Laws

The House read an account of the quantippal hard and fat soap imports for 1708 and the Sutton Inclosure bill for a third time. A bill to perpetuate the present King’s act on import duties for beef pork butter and live cattle from Ireland was presented and read a frit time. The bill for correcting misnames in the Ladd Tax bill was read a second time and committed for Monday. A bill for the bestget employment of the poor in St bore parish was presented and read a first time. A committee was appointed to inquire how orders about the employment relief maintenance and cloathing of the poor have been complied with and to consider further information to provide for the employment and relief of the poor and to apprehend vagrants and idle persons.

Gese of Commons Trinjonr MR Maidiot Medea Fedar Ireland St. Bore Spres Froufe

Privilege debate on Ireland troop subsidies and British duty

An Irish House debate pivots on Lord Harcourt’s message calling for 4000 British troops to Ireland with conditional subsidies from Britain. Critics argue the Crown breaches British Commons privileges. supporters defend the policy while acknowledging parliamentary control. The session adjourns with tensions over funding and military transport to America.

Pi Townshend Lord Harcourt Ireland Parliament of Great Britain Ghautthe Lord Midaletng Powis Broderick Cavendith Dunning Lord Fruhems Charles Fox Commons of Great Great ‘Britain Mir Fox Fox House of Commons of Ireland England House of Commons of Lord Clare Welbore Ellis Dundass Lord North George Germaine Lord ‘North House of Great Brixain Profi Rufia Ganhathey Pajantaes Streat-Britain House For Commons

Report of Lord Dunmore conflicts and troop movements

An extract notes a clash with the Yankeys in Virginia and several regiments marching from Kenie. Lord Dunmore's force grows, with five counties said to have joined. Provisions are scarce and dear, with ships from England and Nova Scotia selling beef at high prices.

Ireland Lord Dunmore England Nova-Scotia

Weathered letters and unrest from the era report war tides

An 18th century communiqué notes American action near Boston with brief prisoner exchange and Clinton present. It also mentions a boost in port trade due to ships fitting out, and new launches built at Woolwich for the war effort. Miscellaneous notices touch on land sales, annuities, and local political committees.

Svat Shingel Boston Monte Carte Clinton Liverpoole Woolwich America Spea Ballambanghaia Lenge Putite Worcester Fife Kingfot Clattoh-bridge Kingtte London Lord Mansfield Reed Humphries Hackney Woodford

High Water Timings Confuse Loudoun-Baisa Meet

Fragmentary OCR notes detail water-related timings with scattered numbers and names. The garbled text mentions Loudoun Baisa and Mohd times such as 1a morning and 7 sh after, plus afternoon, noon and other digits. Clear specifics are unavailable in readable form.

Loudoun-Baisa Toomorrow Mohd

Fragmentary financial quotes from a historical market page

A partial OCR fragment shows percentages and security names such as 9 per cent 14g2 3 percent IndiaAnn 14 per cent 1798 14 per cent Consol Bank India 65 Br. Navy and Bank Long Ape 2513g with unclear context. It reads like a market quote listing bonds or shares without complete data.

Fternoon IndiaAnn Consol Bank An India Borde Br. Navy, &c. Busy Reall Bank Long Ape

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