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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 27, 1776
Page
4
A Portsmou th express reports Hessians ready to sail to America until all troops arrive from Germany while London fears Crown plots and parliamentary battles. Harvey arrives. Howe can appoint officers. American trade with Spaniards grows. public debt, elections, and naval movements fill a stormy London week.
The writer surveys a British military buildup for a distant expedition to America. He condemns the plan as impractical romantic conquest, urging discipline and withdrawal from costly measures, while warning country gentlemen against ministerial deceit and American revenue fantasies. He invokes Don Quixote and Charles V parallels, and cites West India interests and parliamentary prompts.
Philistus, prime minister to Diocletian the elder of Syracuse, urged the tyrant to pursue domination despite danger. He warned that ruling with resolve is worthy but if Rome falls, the ruins of the country should be its tomb.
A notice says a charity sermon will be preached at St. Ann’s Soho on Sunday the 13th of next month by Rev. Mr. Sowden for Westminster General Dispensary. The charity’s governors plan their anniversary meeting the following day. Public interest in Convivial Magazine’s new aqua tinta red engravings is noted.
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