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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 18, 1790
Page
4
A fragmentary excerpt titled Sonnet I shows Romeo praising Juliet's charms and imagining touch and imagined kiss. The archaic phrasing depicts Romeo's longing and Juliet's implied presence as a muse of beauty in a night setting.
The excerpt sketches a watering-place routine of bathing walking meals and idle talk. The group endures heat and fatigue after a day of social sightseeing with a view of cliffs and arriving coaches and boats. They seek tea and a play then retire to bed, embodying pure leisure.
Paris Sept 16 reports a Health Committee formed by the National Assembly to inspect hospitals and public establishments. Foreign troops near the French frontiers prompted Bouillé and Rochambeau to deploy soldiers and ammunition. Dijon Academy seeks officials to gather books, manuscripts, and natural history cabinets from libraries and religious communities. Warsaw dispatches note Catherine declares war or peace at will with no outside power.
Letter from Grenoble details Paris allied forces near Nancy where Urbane guards died. Limoges reports a Parisian blaze in Chambery fears and Nice borders, with Dauphinots and Grenoblois praised for frontier defense. Theatre of the Nation plans tribute for Madame Rouffeau's memory. Ladies at the Palace Royal trend to oversized gold rings and ornate necklaces.
Reports from the island of St. Domingo say a considerable portion of inhabitants took up arms and proclaimed determination to seek independence. The Governor, on receiving the news, was said to be gathering his forces to oppose these claims and refit his defense.
Reports describe widespread unrest after a hunting ban by the Elector of Saxony. Five ring leaders captured and sent to Meissen. Dresden reportedly besieged as prime ministers flee. Ten thousand troops ordered to quell insurrection, but many refuse. insurgents loom across Dresden Meissen and Leipzig with about six hundred villages and twelve thousand people involved. Pspsian government vows to return anyone crossing into Prussian lands.
Article recounts the Duke of Cumberland’s death from gland surgery in childhood, details royal finances and settlements, and notes the duchess’s reduced income. It mentions the interment, Gloucester’s increased revenue, and crown properties. Includes a New York letter on an Indian treaty and a Madras fire loss, plus a fashion remark about capes.
Tomorrow marks the King's Coronation anniversary with a holiday at the Bank, Stock Exchange, and public offices. Lord Eardley offered to build and outfit a first rate warship at his own expense, a gesture praised as noble. A copyhold estate dispute at Bury involved Lord of the Manor rights to future improved value, while Mrs Anna Steevens, widow of Captain William Steevens of the Hon. Earl India Company, died at Poplar.
A notice from Wincheser dated September 19, 1790, states that due to a melancholy event the Hismosurre Music Mbeline performances may be postponed to a more proper time next month and will be duly notified. Author: P. Fusseerr.
Sailings include Sybil for Woolwich and Ketucah for Dublin. Several ships returned or passed by various Jamaica Planter vessels and other ships from Nevis Grenada St Kitts Montserrat Antigua Tortola and Marseilles. Listings name numerous vessels and captains in a dense harbor observation.
Prices of Bank stock and Navy bonds show declines around 3 percent with various 3 to 4 percent confections. Exchequer bills and India scrip are noted amid mixed 101 to 125 level readings. references include 77 7/8s to 86 for certain long term issues and several 1753 to 184 readings for government securities.
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