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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 09, 1789
Page
6
Apr 3 Navy Office announces tender for constructing a 632 foot railing in front of Oliver’s House at Chatham. Work includes railings and fortifying the pier. completion by contract terms with specified price per ton and contractor obligations. Tenders to be attended to by April date. no bids accepted after deadline.
The letter from FRAECHS STARING MUGHINGLIS PAUL MESURIER ANSHIP THO. THE METCALFE WELLIAM MONEY dated April 1789 expresses gratitude for election as directors and reassures loyal service to constituents in managing the company's true interests.
An old advertisement lists Tinware and household items at No 94 Newgate Street. It notes opera house connections, showcases Britannia and Queen’s goods, double block tin goods, engines, baths, vertical jacks, kitchen utensils, lamps, oils, and shop terms. Business continues at the manufactory and invites inspection by families and shopkeepers.
Postscript reports Sweden arresting several leaders over attempted confederacy with Ruth and the Danes. Stockholm and Gothenburg host accused rebels. some may face death. Denmark issues a three class ordinance levying taxes on estates, clerks, and trade as the Diet remains largely inactive.
A London to Falmouth mail notes a Reading Room opening at St James's on Thursday next. Dispatches from Charles Town dated February 27 report brisk trade and ships from the Leeward Islands. others from Offend discuss Franco Austrian frontier plans and political party disputes. The piece mentions addresses to the Queen, Irish Bulls resignations, promotions, a College of Physicians compliment, and broader European and colonial concerns.
The article notes July plans and deadlines for arrangements, with Courber’s statements on delays until winter, and mentions France pressed by internal disputes while ambassadors and military chiefs push preparations. It also observes Dutch efforts to mobilize armies and equip a fleet for sea action as winter nears.
Yesterday morning a large river statue was seen rising towards the north angle of the square. The figure stands over ghe feet and weighs about a tun and a half with an antique urn under the right arm. A corpuspia extends to the left, the pedestal finished months ago. The statue, brass edafial, is to be elevated above the reclining Thames as part of a grand display to be completed before the Royal Academy opens.
Dover reports frequent pirate outrages including the murder of the Dutch crew aboard a vessel. The pirates seized bees wax and tallow from Winchester, scuttled the ship, with a portion visible in the Downs. Others were captured at Flaitings and Kye.
The shipping list records Nelly Smith from New York and others arriving at Durin, several vessels sailing to Jamaica Marseilles and Plymouth, with crew saved from the Southern Fishery near the Gravesend area. The Adventure man of war under Captain Inglefield sails London to Cape Coast, and multiple ships list crews and cargo saved or in distress.
The fragment lists various securities and rates such as per cent claims and annuities with aged figures and references to bonds, stock prices, and a South Sea stock line. It appears to be a partial ledger entry noting values, percentages, and dates in a distressed OCR passage.
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