Monarch consults ministers on preliminaries of peace before Parliament
The King, guided by prerogative yet answerable to ministers, will seek Parliament's advice on imminent preliminaries. Reports note past treaties and disapproval of the Utrecht commerce clause, with next week listing who approves or disapproves major measures. Eye election fills Lord Cornwallis seat. Townshend and others noted recent politics and naval moves abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utrecht
Eye
Lord Brome
Earl Cornwallis
Col. Townshend
Germany
Viscount Allen
Col
Joe
Admiralty
Enders
East-Indies
East India Company
Rome
Chevalier de St. George
Lewis Merlini
Plymouth
Lisbon
Prince of Mecklenburgh
England
Torbay
Hawkins
Bristol
Carolina
Kennedy
Earl of Overas
Bullimere
Portsmouth
Gibraltar
Morocco
Lockhart
Coates
Glasgow
Virginia
Syren
Bacchus
Guernsey
Guadalupe
Porto Rico
St. Thomas’s
Earl of Hallifax
Edmonds
Waterford
Belleisle
Fort Groy
Port Louis
Madrid
Ferrol
Réw
Holland
Fernambuco
Union
Anthony de Sa
London
Mark de “Amatal
Gran Para
France
Spain
Italy
Cahors
Secretary ‘States Office
St. ‘James’s
Wareham
Dorfethhire
John Fielding
Westminster Bridge
the Common Pleas
Westminster
Pratt
His Majesty’s Court of Common Pleas
Robert Hannington
Corporation of
Norwich
Billingsgate
Guildhall
Spittlefields
Newgate
Fragmented political polemic on peace terms with France
A dense letter from BRITANNICUS criticizes ministerial peace terms as costly and unfair to Britain, listing concessions to France such as Minorca, Newfoundland fisheries, Saint Lucia, Fortifications, and other islands. The writer argues the terms yield strategic losses, questions durability, and signals forthcoming critique of Spain peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Fossilman
Great Britain
Minorca
Belletsle
Newfoundland
St. Peter and Miquelon
Guadaloupe
Marigalante
Desiderade
Martinicos
St. Lucia
Goree
Sam
Britannicus
P. S
Spain
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Abel
Mr.Gessner
Rand J. Dodsley
Pall-mall
T. Dirham
Golden Ball
Strand
T. Field
Pater-noster
M. Collyer
Plough-Court
Fetter-Lane
Tarro
Heathcoreg
Worthiffil
City of
Vox Populi
Vox Dei
W. Nicoll
St. Paul’s Church-yands
Topus
Sugarlands
Dri Rock
M.L
Borch
Tathe
London Evening-Post
Postlethwayt
Britain
Petite Carcenage
Caribbee Islands
Louis‘bourg
Cape Breton
Othe
Crates
Alls
Pasisy
C. Philanthropos
Musick
Phi
Corteal
Cite
Burt
Jiiam
Priam
Englang
Scotsanny