London Mail Reports Tea on Board London and Public Inquiry
A New York Gazzetres note from April 275 describes Capt Cham bers aboard the London taking on 18 boxes of tea at the port of London, with marks removed from the cocker. Philadelphia advices followed, sparking citizen scrutiny and a vigilance committee. The Nancy arrived at Sandy Hook with damage. Cape Cham bers demanded practice and protest rights, but locals urged restraint as a probe into possible ministerial manipulation continued. The city formed a Committee of Observation to accompany Captain Lockyer, keep him away from the Custom-house, and monitor departure plans while interrogations with Captain Lawrence revealed a pocket-book memorandum matching Philadelphia notices about the tea.
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Tea ship incident sparks mass departure of Captain Chambers
An English port reports a tense sequence over tea on a vessel bound for London. Citizens erupted in anger after learning tea was aboard, boarding the ship, seizing the cargo, and forcing Captain Chambers to reveal the cocket. By dawn the crowd dispersed, and Captain Lockyer departed with the tea ship amid cheers. A separate dispatch notes a St Kitts vessel seized by Spaniards, with one survivor, prompting a British escort to London.
Paris letter hints at minister recalls and Berlin ambassadorship
A Paris excerpt reports ministers may be recalled and new appointees sent abroad. It notes Count Miverna as ambassador to Berlin and mentions Duc de Choiseul possibly recalled. A Dantzick memorial seeks Prussia’s aid against royal oppression, requesting court intervention.
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Tythe Resolutions and Transport Orders Noted
At a Tythe Committee meeting heads of a bill were prepared on the fourpence rate to ease the tythe burden, including a fixed per cent composition in lieu of in kind payments and a method to value tythe. Lords of the Admiralty ordered transports for government service. A humorous Burghers meeting proposed a broad cloth manufactory. Other items include church livings, dispensation for rectories, births, marriages, and deaths across various locales.
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