01 Jul 1775
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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 01, 1775
Page
1
Hague term Fun 27 notes continuing uncertainty as Spanish forces gather at Carthagena. Letters from Tonis report local people and nearby regions in heightened alarm awaiting word on the fleet path and actions.
Foreign affairs report that the Permanent Council will discuss affairs of great importance this morning and afternoon. Polish estates of nobles who refused homage to the King of Prussia are under military execution, including Prince Anthony Sulkowki and M. Domfkier. Bohemia remains unsettled and Moscow letters note a Chinese prince in St Petersburg with a retinue. Sweden reports an army of 70,000 well disciplined troops.
Seafaring notices list arrivals and sailings on July 3 with numerous vessels. True Briton East-Indiaman and Pomona Green were in port with Quebec bound ships. Maryland Planter arrived from Maryland. British King and Swift updates noted. numerous ships passed by or arrived at ports including Hamburgh Grenada Poole Bremen Jamaica Cyprus and Dover with crews and destinations.
Late Saturday a messenger delivered dispatches from Ireland to Lord Suffolk's office. London and Kew discuss alarming Boston rumors. An American Delegates address was presented to the king. A Boston navy officer reports brutal acts in Concord and Falmouth, including ear cutting and burying a customs officer alive, as insurgents defy authority.
Extracts recount British fears of American independence harming trade, warnings that loyalists may suffer, and calls for naval and military show of force. Mentions Captain Wigrotz voyage delays, Spanish interference near Cape Spartel, and English reactions from Gibraltar to Amsterdam and Paris. Also notes royal entertainments, saddle designs for cavalry, and local acts like regatta wagering amid broader European turmoil.
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