Debates Over America War Taxes and British Policy
Lord Camden and Lord Weymouth clash over America strategy and tax policy. Speakers dissect military expenditure, mercenaries versus allies, and the tea duty's impact. The debate centers on debt, manufacturing, and Britain’s legislative supremacy amid colonial unrest and potential bankruptcy.
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London
England
Frazer
Prasia
Lord Lyttelter
America
Great Britain
Lord Camden
Lord Weymouth
Leas
Dute
Grafton
Palmers
House of Commons
House
Mac
Embargoed Dublin ship bound for Bordeaux detained
A Mary of Dublin bound for Bordeaux faced embargo measures with four officers aboard to prevent its voyage. Nearby, two men, Christopher Hawkins and John M'Daniel, were executed near St Stephen's Green for murder last Saturday.
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Marcu
Damages Awarded in Parish Overseer Case at Willes Court
In Aylesbury a Special Jury trial before Judge Willes found for James Nichols of Daventry Bucks against an overseer of the poor. The case involved a warrant to seize Nichols from his dwelling through a window at ten o’clock, taking him to a public house for five days before magistrate discharge upon receipt for half a year’s land tax. The jury’s verdict carries real damages to deter future acts.
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Country News
Northampton
Ayles‘bury
Willes
James Nichols
D—v. Bucks
Vast Shipping Movements Between Lisbon and Dover
March 12 notices describe wind conditions and multiple ships sailing to Gibraltar, St. Kitts, Pensacola, and Senegal. Vessels like Blandhe and Black Prince depart, while arrivals include St. George, Prince of Wales, Hope, and Speedwell from various ports.
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Dear
Blandhe
Earl of Lincoln
Butler
Lithon
London Packer
Stock
Gibraltar
Matthew
Youre
St. Kit''s
Hampshire
Petteycrew
Pensacola
Black Prince
Kernen
Senegal
Friends
Stalker
Halhfax
Dover
St. George
Williamson
Lisbon
Milford
Prince of Wales
Allen
Dublin
Portsmouth
Hope
Pollard
Oporto
Dartmouths Speedwell
Downing
Viana
Catharine
Speech by Jouan Turop Capellen on Scottish Brigades Case
London reports a remarkable speech delivered in the States-General by Sieur Jouan Turop Capellen, deputy for Upper Yel, debating Britain’s request to hire Scottish brigades. He warns supplying foreign troops means taking a decisive side in war, risking danger to the Republic and insisting on peace and republican self-sufficiency through commerce and agriculture.
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Hague
Sieur Jouan Turop
Vanper Capellen
Upper
Yel
Europe
Neutral stance urged amid European quarrels and American conflict
A Dutch speaker warns against aiding Great Britain against America, arguing neutrality protects Europe. He questions long-standing alliances, cites British gains after the Succession War, and urges admiration for American resolve while condemning using Dutch troops to quell the colonies. He emphasizes liberty, commerce, and the danger of entangling Europe in a civil battle.
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Europe
America
Great Britain
Great-Britain
Lighit
House of Bousbon Carefutl
Gibraltar
Minorca
Mediterranean
Gréat Britain
Fragmented 18th Century Letter Fragments and Robberies
Readable fragments recount a letter signed Johan Tueopor Vanper Caperien discussing British policy and a Halifax dispatch. Reports note Three Friends from Halifax, robberies at Henry Brookes’s house, a silk theft linked to Sarah Armstroving, and a birth at Cavendish Square as the era’s upheaval intrudes on daily life.
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America
Whart
Johan Tueopor Vanper Caperien
Upper Yfel
Downs
Stalker
Halifax
Secretary of State
Boston
Rey
Armstadt
Revel
Leith
Bath
Amherst
Henry Brookes
St. John’square
Sata
Allanson
St. Clement’s
Sarah Armstrovig
Drury-lane
Anc Theatres
Lord
Viscount Mahon
Hatsley-street
Cavendish-quare
Refutation of Doctor Price on National Debt
A critical review of Dr Price’s Observations on Civil Liberty and the American War. The piece argues his theories on government are impractical and harmful, urging Britain to abandon constitutional rights to its colonies. It counters his debt and currency claims and questions the utility of paper money.
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Doctor-Price
Great- Britain
America
Great-Britain
Dr. Price
Great Britain
Fegef
Earl of Shelbarne
House of Lords
Gm ‘Ag
Sifinaiog
Br. Price
Helm
Ace
Heim
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Pigot
Duke of Richmond
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