Proclamation Preparations Mocked by Mock Piety
A London Evening Post reader laments pre parations of great offices for a general fall and mocks political leaders who profess virtue only for solemn occasions. The letter imagines Lord Ch—n and ministers feigning piety while clinging to wealth, with caricatures of figures like Dick Ruggleby and Sawney.
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London Evening Post Letter on Civil List Debt
A reader letter from the London Evening Post discusses the Civil List nearing a million in debt and predicts Parliament will seriously consider addressing it. The writer suggests the extraordinary device of a bounty to MPs contributed to the situation and calls for mutual aid among members.
Great Fire Fight and Continental War News Across Atlantic
Reports from Cadiz to Philadelphia detail delayed embarkations, naval engagements, and a rising American force. Captain Weeks earns French praise after a Mart inique battle. Weeks and Weeks’s prize actions boost American morale as Congress notes French arms and a planned alliance.
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Britannica Curiosa Abridged Curiosities of Great Balcaine
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