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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 12, 1774
Page
3
Yesterday the Marl from France Holland and Flanders arrived in Warsaw noting the shipment's passage through the region. The report places the event in the city with the date April 21 and mentions the international provenance of the goods.
News from New York reports orders from the Earls of Dartmouth to block further naturalization bills in the colonies. The tea ship from Antigua is due hourly. Sons of Liberty plan weekly meetings at Jasper Drake’s house until the ship’s arrival and departure. Boston and New York fund-raising for new ports and the abolishment of the Parliamentary post office gains support. Connecticut towns favor establishing constitutional posts, hoping broader patronage.
Arrivals at multiple ports include ships with consignments from Bremen Groningen and Hamburg to London Antwerp and Norway. Vessels include Peggy Mill Fal mouth and London Streights with crew like Pearce Maffon Tyas and others. Also listed are ships from St Kitts Boston South Carolina North Bergen and Norway with names such as Martha Davey Adlight Bearnfole and Jefferson.
Extract from Warsaw dated April 27 reports high debates as the council refuses to resolve the two subjects despite Mont Benoit Prussian minister’s warning that a failure would trigger war. A courier to Berlin was dispatched and the consequence remains uncertain. Also notes peace negotiations between Russia and the Porte and legal interrogations of M G— and M de M— over Tort affair.
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