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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 14, 1778
Page
1
Fragmentary note requests publication or printing related to Londod Evening. The readable portion lists a name or signature followed by a date or imprint and appears as a period piece or notice from a printer.
The excerpt argues Britain must abandon delay and pursue war with France and Spain to avert national bankruptcy and loss of empire. It urges drastic ministerial change, warns of revolt, and predicts Britain’s naval failure would hasten decline unless decisive action is taken.
Secretary of the Admiralty forwards petitions from Greenland trade shipowners seeking a warship for their routes. Jason, Captain Pigot, ordered to cruise north of Shetland and then convoy ships to the Nore. note on royal errands, Protestant-Dissenters, and Roman Catholic issues. Also mentions Parliament prorogation, baptism of Lord Algernon Percy’s son, and navy preparations for Ireland and Lisbon voyages.
The note describes Holland obsolutes and a British frigate in the Leeward Islands taking four prizes. It mentions the Rok captained by Bahca, a Philadelphia arrival, and an American privateer capture near Barbadoes. Details cover a British squadron near the Azores and a bread price order from Guilhall.
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