England and America in peril of ruin and subjection
A letter to the public laments British policy toward the American colonies, arguing that costly wars and debts enrich Tory and Jacobite factions while threatening colonial independence and imperial ruin. It warns England must seek reconciliation with Lord Chatham and Whig ministers to avert a collapse of empire and trade with America and the Leeward Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
England
France
Spain
Rhex
America
Darh
Englimen
Corsica
Lord Chatham
General Congress
Congress
New England
London Citizens Seek Capt Ross Before Lord Mayor
The London Evening Post reports that a card requests Captain Ross be brought before your Lordship to account for his conduct. The appeal emphasizes civic interest in the captain's actions and seeks a formal explanation to the office of the Lord Mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Capt. Ross
Interference Sought Over Prisoners Brought by Yankey Sloop
The letter warns that prisoners brought into the River Thames on the Yankey sloop may suffer foul play unless your Lordship intervenes to prevent it. It reflects general suspicion of harm to the detainees and seeks protective action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River Thames
America
Virtue Rewarded Familiar Letters by Samuel Richardson
An 11th edition advertisement for Virtue Rewarded and related works by Samuel Richardson. Notes include binding details, prices, and other titles such as The History of Sir Charles Grandison and Esop's Fables. Promotes moral instruction for youth of both sexes through letters and narratives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Rihardson
W. Strahan
J. J
C. Rivington
W. Johnston
T. C.iley
S. Growder
B. Las
T. Cadell
Bladon
G. Robinson
T. Davies
General Howe's New York Expedition and Atlantic News
Postscript recounts General Thompson's capture at Montreal and cordial exchange with General Burgoyne. Reports from Deal, Halifax, and Portsmouth include ship movements, captures by privateers, Indian tribes in motion, and convoy losses. Local notices praise August 1 gatherings by the Hampshire club, royalist toasts, weather and fires, ship arrivals, marriages, deaths, and a daily letter from Capt Johnson describing the Yorktown campaign and retreat.
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Thompson
Montreal
Burgoyne
Carleton
George Germaine
Charles Dean
New York
Holland
Philadelphia
Americas
Mirigtren
Weymee
Cas
Amero
Cape Antonie
Dorothy
Mary
Seward
Jamaica
Gulph
Portsmouth
Deal
Frederick
Sawyer
Thorn
Dundass
Plymouth
Downs
Gordon
Hazard
Wood
Unity
Moore
Friendship
Easthill
Carmarthen
Heptarchy
Maxfield
Greenland
Exeter
Phillips
Ditto
Golden Grove
Watson
House of Brunswick
Hampshire Club
William
Cullocen
Dukes of
Bolton
Manchester
Duke of Portland
Charles Montague
Temple Luttrell
Thomas Miller
Phillip Jennings Clarke
John Carter
MorAnt
Brickender
Richards
Carter
Captain Kingsmill
Dehany
Atherley
Poole
Hammond
Pawlett, Taylor, Griffin, &Ec, &c
Culloden
Great Britain
Johnson
Minerva
Barker
Juno
Corke
Lafe
Halifax
General Howe
New-York
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London Evening Pol
The
London Evening Post
Lord Mayor
Southampton
Vicar of
Bray
James
Anne
Britannia
Utrecht
Brunswick
George
Liverpool
Whale
Bell
Nautilus
Chapman
Suffolk
Bower
Dolphin
Lloyd
Neptune
Batson
Swinhoe
Unicorn
Clarke
Betty
Grampus
Scorer
Davis’s Straits
Auckland
Nantes
Gravellane
Somerset
Portmandea
Cripplegate
Sebastian Finch
Hatfield
Hertfordshire
Tabitha Templeman
John Stevens
Coleman-street
Anthony Matley
City of London
Berwick-street
Soho
Covent Garden Theatre
E. Johnson
Ludgate Hill
Ares
Elorks
Rebe
Ambuth
Howe
India
South Sea
Consol
Uus Scrip
Soame Jenyns
Church of England
R. Baldwin
Patgingiteterow
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