03 Jul 1756
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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 03, 1756
Page
1
Dispatches detail siege operations before Fort St Philip, including bombardments, breaches, and expected capitulation. Reports cite English losses and French advances near Toulon and Mahon, plus adverse weather, earthquakes, and plagues affecting ports from Amsterdam to Gibraltar and St. Kitts.
News from Dingle reports three homeward West India ships captured and sent to Hispaniola as French war preparations mount at Martinico. A later encounter describes the Morning Star faction repelling a French privateer after a swift pursuit, with Knight of Kerry leaders aboard and casualties among the crew.
Yesterday the Devonshire, Capt. Jacobson, arrived in the Road of Leith from Boston in six weeks. The ship brings advice to General Johnson and Shirley who marched with 6000 men to relieve Oswego and then to attack Niagara. The latter with 10,000 men including many sailors aims at Crown Point against the French.
The writer recalls the May voyage to Mahon and a tense encounter with the French Fleet. He notes cautious tactics, a retreat to preserve ships, and praises Mr. W-ft in battle. He discusses French motives, English aims in America, and calls for candor to sustain peace amid war preparations.
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