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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 01, 1775
Page
4
Pall Mall letter from Cha. Belliard denies believing Mrs. Rudd’s fortune tale and asserts no fortune was shared. He states only a ring was returned after a suit with Sir Thomas Frankland, remains an alfer of above 3000, and mentions an anonymous intermediary known for near shoe years.
A detailed report of the 1775 Admiralty trial at Old Bailey for Captain Fletcher accused by Boyd and Merry of murdering Cochran aboard a vessel bound to Guinea. The witnesses disputed the killing as a fever death, Boyd’s credibility was challenged, and the jury swiftly acquitted Fletcher as evidence showed no murder. A publican Mason corroborated plans to blame Fletcher to recover wages, suggesting a diabolical plot by Boyd and Merry. The piece notes no public reason given for denying Fletcher a copy of the indictment.
Dispatches report that 147 Barcelona ships reached the Isle of Ivica as Spanish forces threaten Cadiz and plan to seize the port. Dey orders all European merchant ships to clear the harbor for privateers while London braces for a possible attack and the Common Hall confirms new sheriffs and petitions the throne for support.
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