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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 20, 1780
Page
1
On board the Resolution Spithedd April g 1780 go the gentlemen clergy and freeholders of the county of Cambridge.
A notice to Essex inhabitants announces an adjourned general county meeting at the Shire Hall Chelmsford on Tuesday April 25 at eleven in the forenoon. The agenda includes receiving the committee’s report and a plan of association for moots consideration.
Northamton on March 29 1780 the County meeting approved resolutions praising Lucy Knightly and Thomas Powys for their diligent work in Parliament and urged continued reform discussions with the House of Commons. The meeting adjourned to hear the next county report and thanked the Sheriff for impartial conduct. Also an advertisement for mineral waters from W Owen of London and related products with delivery free in town.
Dublin April reports from Caleb Powell collonor Limerick state Renown privateer Bristol arrived Shannon after weather. Charlestown taken by Sir Henry Clinton news disputed by Bristol vessel from St Kitts March. French fleet movements and Georgia/Virginia supply convoys noted, with several ships bound for Antigua and Bermuda.
Extract notes Sir Joseph Yorke visiting the Stadtholder court after the States General term. It says the Prince of Orange favors Britain and could help if he had more power. Count Welderen attended the drawing-room yesterday with others.
An express from Commodore Walsingham outlines British naval dispositions at Brest Water with 14 ships of the line under Mr. de Ternay pursuing the English fleet. The report notes Graves’s squadron, Dutch incursions, and impending troop embarks for Canada and Newfoundland. It covers ministerial stance, parliamentary events, and assorted naval and political developments, including the Dutch treaty terms and recent court and civic notices.
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