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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 09, 1780
Page
1
Fragmentary text mentions heading toward a place and possible arrival, but lacks clear names, dates, or concrete details. No verifiable event, organization, or location is discernible from the readable fragments.
Reports from aboard the Crescent and British forces describe a pursuit of the French fleet under Count D Estaing with 26 sail of the line and a convoy of 66 merchant ships. The British fleet, 21 or 22 ships, may engage. Updates include privateers, slave ships, royal events, trials at Bow Street and Old Bailey, and notable deaths and obituaries.
A lively pastiche speech in full-dress ironizes male tyranny and praises female wit and political awakening. It lampoons Coquettes and declares women capable of reading, writing, debating, and shaping state affairs while hinting at further action if the House adjourns.
A critical poem laments the King's body coachman’s apparent suicide and a coroner’s inquest. It mocks the verdict as exposing Europe’s long held flaws and England’s decline, urging history to judge harshly the era and its rulers.
A parliamentary commission reports on examining and balancing public money in land tax receiv ers general hands. It details arrears of land, window and house taxes, totaling £657,400 13s 4d, and investigates why funds were retained rather than paid into the Exchequer. It cites Militia Act payments, clerk fees, and delays in remittance, with officials named as examining witnesses.
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