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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 15, 1772
Page
4
Letter attacks measures abroad under HF and ministers, condemning the hunt and slaughter of native Caribs by British troops at St Vincent. Claims cruelty harms the Crown and calls for justice. Mentions climate dangers and lack of tents, plus parliamentary motions and adjourned business.
A Plymouth resident with two years service in the king's dockyard speaks in the London Evening Post about Mr Rogers being named Commissioner. He criticizes the ministry and urges continued remonstrance, asking for facts to expose alleged misrule and to be printed by Monday December 14.
Charles Cocks waited on Lord North to resign his seat but sought Mr Earle’s place instead. Lord North praised him yet warned if he pressed the post he would have it. Cocks already held an estate worth thousands a year, while Earle’s post was worth about a hundred and fifty per year more than Cocks. The result: Earle resigns and Cocks is promoted.
Correspondent reports a December meeting at Prosper House near Islington where a toast to Lord Bute provoked laughter as guests mocked the toast and referenced Guy Fawkes and Jack Ketch. The toast-master praised Mr. Alderman Wilkes and the room ended in merry high spirits. An Englishman in Essex notes the scene.
The Lord S Francis Martin took the oaths with officials noting the naturalization of Peter and others. The report mentions Abraham Francis and Philip Rivigr among those acknowledged in the session, reflecting early formal naturalization actions and naming of new citizens.
In a heated debate the governor denounces military rule as unlawful and seeks legal form for colonial command. Clerks and peers contest billeting and publican protections while public notices recount local elections and crimes amid a busy parliamentary session.
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