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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 18, 1771
Page
3
On April 18, ships Barfleur Intrep id Panther Merlin Sloop Tavistock Allen and India Pilot sailed from Spithead for Plymouth and the River under north easterly wind.
Yesterday arrived mails from Holland and France. Constantinople reports March 4 about a great city fire where officials ordered looters to be burned to deter others. Ratisbon on April 4 notes the Emperor’s ministers say the army in Hungary shields Wambians from foreign troops on the frontier.
Private letters from Cépechages claim a Danish queen is with child and that press liberty is granted in Denmark as Voltaire endorses reform. In London, Tower Ward residents present an address to Lord Mayor Brass Crosby denouncing despotism and rallying to defend ancient rights, with responses from Sir Richard Oliver and a strong plea for integrity and constitutional liberty.
Fragmented reports recount addresses from London wards Ward Cheap Cordwainer Bishopsgate and Newcastle upon Tyne praising Lord Mayor Brass Crosby and Aldermen Oliver Wilkes. Letters from Newcastle confirm mutual support and gratitude for resisting ministerial oppression while pledging unity with Free Burgesses in defense of liberty.
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