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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 26, 1771
Page
3
A fragment from a London era piece recounts a tangle within the East India gamblers and Whig factions. Members argue over a debt, bills of rights, and a letter demanding payment, while Wilkes faces critique and a challenge to settle accounts with a bearer.
A dated dispatch from the Ottoman Porte to Duke de Choiseul reports a new Turkey Russia peace treaty with England mediating. Abbe de la Ville seeks clarification from the disgraced minister at Chanteloup. The Duke returns the cipher for the King to verify the praise claimed for the minister.
A late June report from Norwich notes the Rev. Me. Toorogood Upwood was instituted to the vicarage of Wiggenhall St. Peter in Norfolk on the presentation of His Majesty. The broader news mentions ongoing tensions between England and Spain with officers pressing men for tea and other duties aboard returning ships.
Arrivals and readings from January 27 include numerous ships arriving at Dover Fairnorth and other ports, with bunishes and destinations noted. Vessels from Jamaica Alicant Dublin Leghorn and Rotterdam report movement, with names like Buckingham Cerberus Dromelly Neptune and Isabel a Maryも.
London reports no Board of Admiralty meeting yesterday but warrants for impressing seamen continue until a full 40 000 manpower is raised. Norfolk and Norwich sheriffs ordered to summon county city and borough representatives for Parliament on February 5. Rumor suggests Charles James Fox may become Vice-Chamberlain as Lord Grantham becomes Ambassador to Spain. List of commissioners and peers announced with numerous names included.
The article outlines a river survey from Bowlter's Lock to Mortlake showing 66 shallow spots in 41 miles, estimating 400000 cost for a canal alternative and noting potential time savings. It lists church appointments, a deputy apparitor, and remarks on horse transport figures. Also reports fires at Hazard ship near Rotherhithe and a Bride Lane hoste blaze, plus robberies, arrests, and a marriage notice.
A garbled OCR fragment lists names and places such as John Rooke at Coleman-street and Griffith Edwards at Littis Wild-sheer along with Edward Mills at Walton and Thorpe at Crutched-friars. It mentions James Wilson of Wensley and notes on average corn prices, explaining prior weeks’ values and quality degrees.
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