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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 14, 1775
Page
4
A letter to the printer ridicules a government rum contract for 49 000 gallons as a needless expense in the American war. It claims Britain will spend large sums on landing and provisioning but gain nothing, arguing the empire profits only by keeping soldiers as toil.
A fragmented 18th century piece rails at British leaders and military odds, invoking Rome’s Horatii and Curiatii, Jove’s bird ascent, and heroic imagery. It contrasts Howe and Clinton with missing laurels, and laments reverence for virtue as fame. The text blends classical allusion with wartime bravado and satirical critique.
The issue announces May 62k parliamentary papers and an authentic copy of General Carlton's commissions on important debates. It lists prominent figures like Sir George Yonge, Lord Barrington, Admiral Keppel and others. It notes monthly publication of the Parliamentary Register and Ireland Debates from January, plus Remembrancer Number VII with papers from America including the Virginia Convention and Maryland Association.
Dispatches from Montreal and ports recount the Canadian militia besieged at St Johns with provisions scarce. Rouville led 250 men to raise the siege but was defeated and captured by a small enemy party. Reports from Bristol and Portsmouth touch on Hasting's stranded transport at Briantine Beach and New Jersey troop movements. A Virginia letter notes Lord Dunmore landing with eighty soldiers on the river plantation and taking prisoners. Rome reflects on American politics and a Canada bill spurring papal fears. Parliamentary debate features Duke of Richmond defending opposition to coercive measures in America, while Lord Lyttelton warns against abusing acts. A Bolton petition pleads for peace and merciful government to protect trade, and a Crown commissioner's trial costs are outlined. Additional items include ball advertisements, robberies, and lottery results amid stock prices and notices.
Publication note announces the second edition corrected and improved with a map and plates. It describes a geographical commercial and political diary of China focusing on customs religion arts and sciences and prefaces the Life of Confucius. Printed for E and C Dilly and others in Poultry New Bond Street and Charing Cross.
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