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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 22, 1776
Page
4
A stark verse laments a public execution scene dated Oct 23. The speaker calls the crowd to witness the mob justice, notes the victims’ altered faces and tears, and urges reform to avoid similar doom. The passage ends with a moral warning and a reminder of repentance.
A debate over the poor laws and settlement expenditures is outlined. One side praises the laws as noble and effective, noting appeals to quarter sessions are limited and King’s Bench appeals few, while the opposing view cites Sir James Burrow’s analyses showing more frequent cases and argues settlements are clearly explained.
A distant report claimed rebels at New York had mined and damaged troops at landing, but it proved false as the Provincials left the city. Epidemic fever afflicted over two thousand residents while Washington’s army faced shortages and discipline challenges. Army officers used blows to enforce duty, and opinions warned of dire consequences from rebellion. Dispatches arrived at Lord Suffolk’s office via carrier.
A Halifax dispatch reports a planned Hanover insurrection with raids on estates. Six ringleaders were executed at Lucca, while many others were seized. The letter notes English defense measures, block-houses, and naval actions, including the Nevis retaken and the privateer Yankee Hero sold to resist Provincials. Reports also describe rebel cruisers’ stratagems and a shipboard disaster near Goree with heavy loss.
Report describes pickpocketing and crowd crush at Covent Garden last night, with hats cloaks and shoes lost, a woman disabled by a broken arm, several bruised, and many pockets cut. Also notes manager dispute over a daughter’s salary and various local incidents from London and across England.
An 18th century advertisement invites ladies and nurses to use Warren's True Original Milk of Roses as the best cleanser and purifier for infants from six hours old, claiming it preserves soft skin and prevents dryness. It also touts benefits for adults against sunburns freckles and blemishes. Prepared and sold by Richard Warren, perfumer, at the Golden-Fleece Marybone-street and a Cheapside shop offering bottles at 3s 6d and 5s 6d. His Fuller’s Purifier for cloths is also advertised at 1s.
The masque of Comus and the Golden Pippin were acted at Covent Garden for Miss Catley’s benefit. The house crowded, overflow filled the adjoining theatre, and a pit banished to boxes caused disturbance as patrons forced entry after the doors were opened. Miss Catley addressed the audience declaring liberties taken to accommodate patrons, amid loud disputes over seating.
Turia drew a crowd but faced lukewarm reaction from spectators with comments showing division. The event drew attention from local fans and officials as the program progressed amid debates over presentation and attendance.
A reader letter from AMICUS urges generosity and good service, praising H S M D Doncaster and praising moral virtue. The page includes a dated high water prediction for Lonunpriage with local time references and a forecast of tides for Saturday and Friday.
No alteration in the price of bread this week and stock prices shown steady. Bank stock declines or rises noted in the afternoon listings with various securities such as 3 percent India annuities and Consols cited. Bank long annuity notes and lottery tickets appear in the column alongside miscellaneous bank securities.
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