Contested Lordship and Treachery in Parliament’s Grasp
A fiery defense denounces attacks on a lord’s conduct and the government’s alleged despotism. The author condemns court intrigue and betrayal by ministers, arguing imperial responsibility lies with those who abuse trust. The text cites military discipline, orders, and wartime precedent to criticize perceived cowardice and political manipulation.
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Bnay Pt
Ord
Normandy
Duke of Marlborough
Prince of Condé
Eugene
Saxe
Wolfe
Ferdinand
Prussia
Americas
James Prevost
Royal American Regiment of Foot
Montresor
Corps of Fingineers
Lyttelton
Aink
Court of Directors
Larkins
Lionels
Webb
London
Perreaus
Compter
Sun-street
Thepfgate-Street
Ross
Yeserday
Capt. Gough
Stepney
Mifg' Parker
Aldgat
William Griffiths
Cermarthe
Wales
Elizabeth Jones
Bishopsgate-street
Cock Lane
Smithfield
Dormer
Holborn
Thomas Whatherton
Matter of the Eagle and Child
Shoe Lane
Tit Queen’s Garden
Brampton
Edward Smy i
Fragmentary Royal Directive Amid Rumored Court Motions
A fragmentary notice references a TRIBUNUS MENTOR O B and figures RVATOR GRACCHUS with a message to the King about upcoming actions. Details are unclear, but the text suggests a dynastic or ceremonial communication among court advisors and royal authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribunus
Ob‘rvator
Gracchus
Plan for manning the King's navy praised by friends
In a letter from London the author thanks the recipient for an excellent plan to man the navy without distressing practices. The note hopes the scheme will succeed, aid trade, promote peace, and benefit industrious people, inviting honest men to support its prosperity.
Poem excerpt praising Arnold as defender of nature’s rights
The fragment locates Arnold as a hero who champions natural rights and liberty. It asserts that Arnold will be crowned with bays, while the addressed figure is forgotten, framing Arnold as the worthy victor in a timeless contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold
Ruis Arnon
America
Lord Mansfield i
England
Influenza Foe Halts Poem Night With Cold Lines
A humorous verse scene ends abruptly as the master laureate jokes about a cold. The crowd and speaker trade lines about illness and poetry, ending on a light note about influenza delaying further stanzas.
Quebec Surrenders to Arnold After Montreal Victory
The Quebec capitulation follows General Montgomery’s victory at Montreal. Canadians, alarmed by Carleton’s new commission, secretly invite aid from other colonies to resist oppression. News says 1600 prisoners and 140,000 provincials may join by spring, with ships carrying orders to Britain.
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Quebec
Carleton
Montgomery
Arnold
St. John’s
Paris
Nantz
Court of
France
Great Britain
Montreal
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George
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Oppésie
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Fleet-street
J. Bew
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Cornhill
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Ruffell Street
Feld Bed Rew
Paternofer-row
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Charing Cross
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Portugal
Spain
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Byrne
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Two Kingdom
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Nersbury
J. Dix
St. John’s Gate
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