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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 11, 1771
Page
3
From Tr Trill to April 20 dispatches detail Ottoman forces massing in Rumelia under Hussey Bey with 30 000 front, grand vizir advancing toward Kirkel and Bazargic Silistrie camps. Russian corps under Dolgoracki prepares for Oczakov siege while Crimean Tartary eyed. Russians aim for Dardanelles via Orlow. Montenegrins renew actions against Turks.
Ships arrive and sail from Cadiz Lisbon and Plymouth with 72 to 74 gun vessels under Captains Jervis Cranston Qurry Wallis Marting and Cerereton. British fleet movements, Atlantic routes to Newfoundland the Straights and the Danube. Debts state reviews and political debate surrounding Middlesex election and constitutional rights.
Average corn prices rise under the Standard Winchester Buttkel measure for eight gallons from April 2 to April 9, reaching a 177 percent level. The report notes pricing trends and market implications for producers and traders.
The Chester races section notes the annual city plate on Monday May 6 won by Conway Glynne Esqr s bay horse. May 7 solp purse events feature four year olds, colts and fillies with notable runners Me Stevenson s bay filly and various horses such as Lapwing and Morgan s bay gelding among others. a May 8 solp parks event highlights Junius and Ragamuffin with hindering details, while a May 9 gold cuff event references Forrester, Polydamus, Cordelia and other entries. the text also contains political commentary on a parliamentary dispute urging reversal of a controversial resolution.
A large freehold estate at Haddresham Nutfield Horsley and Hosne in Surrey is to be sold to the highest bidder at the White Hart Inn RetGath on Tuesday May 28 at noon. The 186 acre parcel includes three farm houses outbuildings arable meadow pastures wood land and timber valued at over a stated sum. The land is let to John Halcomb for one year from Michaelmas at 305 pounds yearly. The purchaser must deposit 1 percent of the purchase money immediately. Further particulars from Mr Clement Kentwins or Messrs. Roffel or Mr. Barnes.
In a proposed periodical the publisher Nathaniel Spencer offers a guide to Scotland and Great Britain with antiquities and customs. Printed by J. Cooke Shakespeare’s Head and sold nationwide, it promises a Guerplus gratis if the series reaches sixty numbers and a subscriber list in the final issue.
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