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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 12, 1774
Page
3
Reports from London and abroad describe heavy rains and floods causing widespread damage. The Thames and rivers rose to record levels, flooding streets and homes, affecting bridges, markets, and transport. News from Madrid Paris and Vienna notes military mobilization and diplomatic tension as European powers brace for possible war.
Gosport and Bristol report official orders to ready dockyard facilities by May. Heavy rains swell waters causing unpassable roads and property damage. wagons drown horses near Radstock and Sodbury. In Salisbury on March 11 five prisoners are sentenced to death, later reprieved, for cheese theft, burglary, horse theft, assault, and attempted rape.
A list of ships and captains arriving or passing by from Harling and Groningen to Stockholm and Oslo, names include Hannah Featonby Catharina Ffalberry Alberdina Hendrick and Young John, with vessel lines from Harling to Rotterdam and Ostend, and port arrivals at Portsmouth Providentia Stoker Gibraltar Cadiz from London Poole and Amsterdam.
A letter dated March 7 from John Howard, Cardinal, laments gaol conditions in England. He plans travels to Westmorland Cumberland Northumberland Lancashire Chester Shrewsbury and other places to inspect jails. He warns of gaol distemper spreading and criticizes debtors lacking bread and legal aid, urging reform.
A reader cites Dr Jortin Preface to Remarks on Ecclesiastical History arguing for stronger methods to curb vice and crime. The letter laments rising innuendo linked robberies and calls for actions to secure civil peace and protect vulnerable people. It contemplates future generations and moral responsibility.
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