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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 23, 1790
Page
8
Fragments recount a House of Commons scene with Speaker Varro and Lords, discussing impeachment proceedings and royal prerogatives. Debates reference the Crown’s power, parliamentary privileges, and a Comittee vote concerning impeachment actions and constitutional limits.
The House of Commons and Lords dispute whether impeachment can continue after dissolution. Advocates stress inherent parliamentary rights and the independence of the judiciary, while opponents warn against undermining constitutional balance. Measures passed final votes, with the Commons backing continued impeachment proceedings.
The ship Columbia under Captain Gray completes its second voyage to the North West coast of America. The native Owhwvhee who came with the Columbia has returned to his homeland aboard the vessel.
Reports from Port Jackson show severe hardship after loss of the Guardian frigate and no new supplies for months. Governor Philip reduced rations and sent Sirius for relief, but storms and misfortune delayed aid. hopes for settlement’s success persist with fertile soil and potential commerce.
In Nassau on November 5 the Bahamas experience an unusual stretch of incessant rain over three months, breaking the dry climate tradition. A prior proclamation allowing import of American salted provisions has yet to impact trade, as no faller buster is available for sale locally.
A lieutenant notes the Captain Pacha’s arrival and audience with the Grand Sultan who rewards officers with turbans diamonds and cash while pensions aid widows and children. The Porte invites foreign powers to congress and Vienna hosts an embassy pass with quarantine exemptions. Oran quakes devastate magazines towns forts many dead as Don Bail Galeon leads troops.
A damaged naval log from Plymouth recounts the Fame’s long-boat voyage from Co to Py Mouth under midshipman, amid gales and missing crew. mentions payments at the Nore, arrivals of ships Captain Smith and the Callor, and a drowning incident of William Mowe the cook aboard a 4 gun vessel with liquor intoxication.
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