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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 05, 1776
Page
4
A verse scene of revelry and wooing in a crystal pane of rain, where two glances and rival hopes collide. Fate governs the bid for love and fortune as two youths chase a prize yet find their plans thwarted by a single drop.
A satirical recipe from Promethean lore mocks vanity and self conceit. The verse blends quantities of folly ignorance noise and rhetoric with poetry and wit to summon a Brau cobbling together self love and social pretension. Sept. 3 A A.
Postscript reports that Lisbon orders to cease hostilities in America and restore normal relations between Spanish and Portuguese realms. Viceroy Don de Cevallos proceeds to Cadiz with 12 000 troops and 15 000 piastres granted to him. Royal surgeons note healing in the king’s leg wounds amid feverish ague and possible pregnancy omen.
The London letter notes Governor Eden’s arrival shaping colonial politics as Catholics in Maryland resist Presbyterian pressure and align with Boston in independence. Eden, a former captain and Maryland proprietor by marriage, narrowly escaped capture by rebels. Reports from America say General Washington narrowly avoided capture while reconnoitering Staten Island as General Howe moved to trap him.
Reports from Crown authorities challenge Howe era casualty figures, noting overestimates for American forces. Letters describe plague in Quebec provincial troops and naval captures. Local storms flood Kinver and Bristol, causing property damage and losses. Crime notes include coinage fraud, counterfeit shillings, and petty thefts amid a broad citywide social snapshot.
Reports from Cheneyford and Birmingham describe widespread damage from heavy, persistent rains over the past weeks. Farmers fear uncut grain will rot, with substantial losses expected across several counties and neighboring areas.
Wennam and Co announce the sale of tickets and shares at their office 11 Poultry opposite Grocer's alley with lowest prices. The lottery begins drawing on November 13. All letters postpaid will be answered.
East India House Pub The Committee of Buying of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies gives notice that on Thursday the 12th inst, at eleven o clock forenoon, it will receive tenders in writing for supplying the company with pig lead. Tenderers must state the lowest prices. For details apply to Mr. Playford, Clerk to the Committee.
East-Indian House, Sept 6 1776 announces the Committee of Shipping of the United Company of Merchants of England tenders for supplying Irish beef and pork flour Swedish iron steel and other items. Tender prices must be lowest and sealed and delivered to Mr Coggan Clerk to the Committee before noon on Wednesday.
A reader claims a misprint in a Tuesday issue wrongly states Captain John Morris’s birth details and questions the paper's handling of a county trial. The letter argues the defendants preferred due process and defends the integrity of the proceedings amid criticism of a prosecutor’s conduct.
Fragmentary OCR notice lists rising tides at London Bridge with multiple inland times. The schedule mentions tomorrow at 45 minutes after 4 30 in the morning and other ambiguous readings across morning and afternoon.
A fragmented stock list shows prices for India and South Sea ditta shares, various bank annuities, bonds, and government issues. Entries include 4 percent India Ann, 4 percent Bank Ann, navy bonds, and other securities with scattered figures and notes about reductions and discounts.
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