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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 27, 1774
Page
3
A fragmented note cites the Archbishop of Rheims and a long benifice list as still unsettled by the King. The Ambassador to the Court prepares to return, with word that the Marquis owes from the Court and will soon come to settle his affairs.
The report catalogs numerous ships arriving at multiple ports including Jamaica, Riga, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Archangel, Dunkirk, and Philadelphia with names such as Manchester, Britannia, Old Friendship, Meray, and William and Faray. Also noted are crews, origins, and routes from Britain, Holland, Germany, and the Baltic, with ships like Cephalonia 5 Harriot, Mercury, Venus, and Peter.
The report chronicles arrests and trials in London and surrounding areas, detailing sheriffs sworn in at Guildhall, robberies in Hanoverian links, and multiple court appearances. It notes the indictments of Cockrell Littlewood and family for receiving stolen goods, Burglaries near Westminster, and a Barnet area robbery case, with further updates on witnesses and ongoing examinations.
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