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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 29, 1779
Page
4
A fragment from the London Evening Post laments Anstey s muse escaping Avon s mud and courting York s prelate yet court vice hardens the scene as she murders Pat and robs the town to prove zeal to Church and Crown an accomplice of the Queen
A concise imperial opinion praises Kingly wisdom guiding allies, claiming steadfast ends despite dwindling means and asserting that unity will convert enemies into friends through principled leadership.
A concise note praises Lord North for refining policy despite seeming odd. It suggests he has taken steps that may mend the situation, though details remain implicit and open to interpretation. The remark frames his approach as persistent and reform-minded within his government.
The letter criticizes a high law lord as an efficient minister behind the scenes. It accuses him of tyranny cowardice and cruelty linking to the Canada Bill famine measures and the Conciliatory bill. The writer labels the minister barbaric hypocritical treacherous and deadly in policy and aims.
In a 1779 April 25 notice a writer defends Brutus against insult to a noble Lord’s character. He lauds public knowledge of national benefits from Brutus’s abilities and suggests the nation benefits from his insights, while mocking Johnsonian bravado and promising the mid day sun’s warmth will ease rancor.
To be sold by auction at the Red Lion Inn Rye in Sussex on Wednesday next. About sixty casks of Malaga wines saved from Malaga to Offend. For further particulars inquire of Mr James Lamb at Rye or Messrs Phillips and Whitcar, Ro. 7 Idol Lane, Tower Street.
The document records the speech in the House of Lords on Friday April 23 1779 urging a humble address to His Majesty to remove John Earl of Sandwich from the office of Captain General and Admiral of Great Britain. It notes publication details and availability of the Parliamentary Register and new editions printed in Fleet Street and Piccadilly.
Paris reports on April 7 and Constantinople notes from March 74th that M de Stachieff, Russia’s minister plenipotentiary, signed with the Ottoman plenipotentiary a convention ending any motive for renewed war. Chevalier de Saint Priest, French ambassador, attended at the Divan and with the Russian minister.
London advices note a convoy from Martinico arriving with six ail ling and ten frigates plus transports and troops, while a Yard ship departed five days earlier. The Connecticut Journal quotes Congress resolutions from 1778 1779 removing price limits on gold and silver and outlining counterfeit measures and loan office policies. A list of Congress members for 3779 includes Jay, Duane, Otis, Adams, Hopkins, and various state delegates.
The report lists MPs by boroughs with portraits of many figures. Notable names include Sir Joseph Yorke of Grampound and Richard Neville, Amyand, Paynt, Osborne, Chaytor, Leib, Luttrell, Stuart, Debaney, Narborough, Shuldham, Peachey, Stephenson, Howard, and Bull. The text notes their voting habits, ministries, and connections, with commentary on their conduct and affiliations. It also covers a discussion in the House about a potential peace with America and France, war costs, and a new passport tax scheme, plus privateering actions and stock prices across a long, digressive section.
The dispatch names several prominent colonial figures and notes that Indians and Tories have burnt and destroyed multiple houses at Squoharrah, Chatham, New Jersey, on March 9. The list includes James Porbesy-Li niel of St. Thomas Jenifer and others, among Virginia and South Carolina notables.
Fragmentary OCR recounts MPs aligned with the ministry including Berl Nugent Hugh Boscawen William Skrine and George Stratton. References to King’s friends and Attending levees, debates, and speeches marked by humor and blunders. Ends with a biblical plea for deliverance from violence.
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