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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 02, 1771
Page
3
A damaged narrative recounts the rise of a gifted Irish actress, her fashioning of a dramatic life, and entanglements with managers, lovers, and scandal. It details her move from York to Dublin, marriage under pressure, and later triumph on English stages, with sharp focus on personal bonds, rivalries, and the tumult surrounding her ascent.
In Sct Mary Radcliff parish Bristol last week a young man abducted an indulgent aunt’s daughter by force, rifling her drawers and valuables. He was captured next day and confined for trial at Salisbury on March 4. Also, Coroner Mr Clare was found dead after a fall from his horse near Devizes.
The cargo and passenger ships list wind conditions and arrivals at Dover Plymouth South Carolina Brighthelmstone New York and Portsmouth with vessels including Cerberus John and Mary Royal Charlotte Elizabeth Squirrel and Britannia along with crews and origins from Dunkirk Leghorn Cádiz and Bristol.
London reports the king will attend the House of Lords to pass bills, a Knights of the Thiste chapter at St James's invested the Earl of Roseberry, a Rochester writ issued for William Gordon, and various letters from Hanover noting royal birth and Polish peace talks. Rumors describe Russian support and Austrian positioning as Europe negotiates stability and religious rights amid cold weather and military updates.
Fragmentary report recalls Ottoman and Turkish positions on the Danube left bank with enemy fortifications at Rufzig and Schurfehieve. It also notes detachment actions by Turkish forces and a hot pursuit by Olitz forces, signaling ongoing regional conflict and shifting control. Also mentioned are smuggling clashes off Dover with casualties and seizures, plus a Dover bound mail from New York and various local notices and promotions.
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