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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 02, 1790
Page
4
The article notes promotions and leadership shifts within the Channel Fleet and related units. It mentions key figures, command changes, and ongoing arrangements as the war effort progresses, with references to a public reward and confirmations by higher authority.
Reports detail officers appointed and ships changing command in the East Indies and Jamaica. A collision of fortunes follows as the Skeries and Felicity vanish on ships near Scilly, with crew saved, while a pier at Margate proves costly. Dover advances show major detachments marching and a banking order curbing security for directors' liabilities. A revenue debate weighs cutting foreign spirits duties to curb smuggling and boost tax intake.
The opposition presses their case to bar the Ministry, arguing Parliament cannot approve before tonight. They claim peace replaces war, Spain’s attitude is unchanged, and a war in India remains possible, with the government facing political peril and ongoing tensions.
The piece notes growing subscription efforts in various regions to delay abolitionist petitions to Parliament. It reports Lord Barrymore hosting a gala at Wargrave with nobility and gentry guests, mentions private theatricals, Covent Garden additions, and new productions while praising the County Hospital for Kent and its rising subscriptions.
A review recounts Gerdeson of Munden delivering a lengthy stage performance with mixed reception. The piece notes the cast including Siri rands Gripe and Juminy lumps and comments on Mrs Pore and Mrs. Harloweody voices. Critics describe the plot as easy and the acting as controversial among patrons and favoring Woody.
The article describes a royal ceremony at Covent Garden with the Prince and Princesses, a presentation at the Geraise Hotel, and a value of gifts. It also reports robberies and assaults in the surrounding areas, noting two armed attacks near Water Work and in Hce Pars, with one suspect captured and another escaping.
A garbled OCR passage references Patel and Lalor with scattered names and locations such as Heora Conte hoses and Rahboura. The text lacks coherent events or dates but hints at a list of individuals and places without clear actions or outcomes.
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