Unstable Insolvency Idea Sparks Debate in London Letter
A London author argues against a perpetual insolvency act, contending it would force debtors to cheat creditors. He praises pragmatic discharge norms abroad and warns that perpetual confinement fuels deceit, urging immediate trial for fraudsters and stronger social discipline. He also reflects on war, finance, and mercy in a broad, period voice.
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Privateer Engagement Near Pallisdadoes and Port Royal
Kingston Jamaica reports a French privateer pursuing Capt Donald in a brig from Philadelphia Morant Bay to within a mile of the Pallisdadoes. Donald's crew defended with one gun, fired sixteen times, and retreated to shore as the privateer boarded the brig. Relief ships arrived, the prize was retaken, and the privateer fled south. The next morning Port Royal saw further chasing by Captain Mantle in Thurlough against a Dutch sloop and a Border engagement near Blewfields lasting from evening to eleven.
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