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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 23, 1790
Page
5
A traveling artist performs a poetic lecture on stage, praising liberty, justice, and noble aims while critiquing oppression. The piece frames art as a vehicle for moral landscapes and public virtue, rejecting party rage and sensationalism.
The House debated the stage of the impeachment with Sir Peter Burrell presiding. Mr Burke defended parliamentary privilege and attacked threats to the Commons, praising the Chancellor of the Exchequer while criticizing the lawyers and suggesting conflicts between the Houses over powers.
In the foreign intelligence report a heated session discusses impeachment proceedings and the prerogatives of Parliament. Speakers like Dundas and Fox defend parliamentary rights against Crown dissolution. The debate centers on whether impeachment endures beyond a Parliament’s end and how constitutional limits protect both Houses.
The document details Governor Philip’s efforts to secure provisions for New South Wales amid food shortages. It describes naval movements, the use of Marines and convicts for labor, delayed landings, and the decision to request supplies from Batavia. It notes the colony’s limited wheat and corn stocks, fertile land, and a small settler population including women and children aboard the Lady Juliana transport.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a muddled motion phrase with names and phrases like Mr. Darke, Lope of Wares, and Eee SE Oe a, lacking coherent context or identifiable event.
In Nassau on November 5 the climate article notes an unexpected wet period with incessant rain and a lack of essential provisions. It claims Pax Americani Providons failed to deliver and that no fabled fal baxter goods remain in town or sale, highlighting shortages and unreliable supply.
The Columbia under Capt. J. Gray fails on a second voyage toward the North West coast of America. A native of Owhyhee who came on the Columbia returns to his native place.
Letter from Constantinople notes Sultan's planned grand embassy to Berlin and Vienna's easing passage for delegates. It describes rewards to Pacha and officers, pensions for widows, and aid to soldiers, with a major Oran earthquake toll and military losses including Dean Bell Gascon and forces from the Afurins regiment.
December 21 report from Plymouth notes the Fame's long-boat departed Soke on December 14 under a Midshipman for Plymouth with six seamen after deck constraints. Severe WNW gales caused widespread damage, unroofed houses, toppled chimneys, and a driven brig at Calwater. Extracts mention ships paid off at the Nore and dockyard payments, with accounts of naval personnel and a drowning incident involving William Moore, cook on the Acton, and deaths at Rochester and Forte Sill.
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