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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 28, 1775
Page
4
An officer argues that guarding a vast coast in winter or retreating inland would only destroy wealth, not win obedience. Tenders might patrol the seas, harsh penalties deter aggression, but the second objection remains. He reasons merchants and landowners would clash, liberty’s appeal fades, and plans to restore authority require decisive military arrangements.
Mail from Flanders reports Biscuit production for war effort in Barcelona as the Mars reappear before Melilla erecting batteries on surrounding hills. Officers ordered to rejoin units. Morocco peace overtures dismissed amid Moorish diplomacy. An October earthquake on Carfea’s west coast caused panic but limited damage, with no major report of casualties.
London House of Lords records a second reading and committee passage for the land tax bill the vice treasurers of Ireland bill and the militia and indemnity measures. A petition by Lennox claims the ancient title of Earl of Lennox and is to be considered later. The Cult and African Company matter is postponed. The session adjourns after a brief private business period.
On Tuesday November 23 the House counted two hundred members present and resolved to form a Select Committee to investigate an undue election and return for Cardigan. The following gentlemen were nominated and sworn as part of the committee: Ord chairman Ongley Galzvine Wyldbore Abel Smyth C Finch Fatton Goodsicke Lister Charles Dundas Sir George Howard Gervaise Clark Charles Wolfley George Patt George Robinson Bacon.
The session adjourned after lengthy debates over the navy supply for 1776 including 426,041 for ordinary expenses and 339,151 for buildings and repairs, with criticism of the misallocation of funds. A Nova Scotia petition and the Speaker and General Assembly of the Province report triggered heated exchanges led by Burke, North, Fox, and Germaine. The day closed after resolutions were agreed to and a debate over deferring until after Christmas.
Inisu House of Comsons on Thursday, Mr Malone moved many motions to the money bill committee. Sir John Blaquiere delivered a royal message proposing to send up to 4000 troops to America with a plan to replace them with an equal number of foreign Protestants, paid by Great Britain, upon availability. The House, after readings, ordered to consider the message, and discussions suggested raising the militia as an alternative to foreign troops.
Yesterday the Committee on this business met after an adjournment. The Clerk read two petitions one from Mr Johns the unsuccessful candidate and another from several Burgesses comprising the return node in favour of Sir Robert Smith. The last resolutions of the House of Commons in the.
In Parliament notes, three burgesses who vote for Cardigan’s Member are discussed as likely biased by Returning Officers. Elections at Stockbridge and Bush are noted, with Sworn-in members and a Boston letter about Robert Hesketh’s death. American plans and taxes are debated, while crimes in Stepney and Goodman's fields report robberies and assault.
Partial readable notes from a sports page mention a game at Leaden-Deiter with players or teams abbreviated. The text is fragmented and includes timing hints like 16 minutes and other garbled terms, making exact teams, scores, and outcomes indiscernible.
The readable text shows scattered price mentions for stocks and bonds, including percents such as 3 per cent and 4 per cent, dated cues like 1926 and an afternoon sale at one o'clock. Numerous fragmentary names and figures appear with no full context or complete entities.
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