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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 14, 1778
Page
3
Readable fragments describe troop movements near the Black Sea and Bohemia. References mention General Marwitz, regiments of horse and foot, engineers, and a large number of soldiers. a plague note appears amid scattered figures and dates.
A garbled OCR segment lists numerous proper names and transport terms including Wig, Martha, Lisban, Beee a Robin, Baldo, Tigegomth, New andland, Rinitnd ad Maty, Hikig, Aaventure, Wakeway, Bibapeth, Mary, Wa VedatS, Ans. and Bridgee, Phowiat and Dougharty, Cotton, Chance, Hunter, Glasgow, Britfoh and related phrases. The readable items resemble ship or person names and transit references with no complete sentences.
The Duke of Gloucester arrives at Coxheath Camp after a royal review. Generals Keppel Amherst and Sloper receive him as troops march to Langley for a mock fight. A private in the Queen's regiment is sentenced to death for desertion at a Monday court martial. News includes naval movements, dockyard actions, and local court reports with multiple petty crimes and inquest items.
A fragment recalling William III era laws against Popery as engines of liberty protection, citing massacres in Ireland, the Gunpowder Plot, and royal persecutions. The piece laments Protestant suffering under papal aims and urges steadfastness in defending the realm against Popish influence.
Letters from France report Dunkirk prize captures by Dunkirk vessels and urgent dispatches. The Spanish Ambassador may deliver credentials soon. court rumor places him in London. Berlin Berlin express claims Prussia King plans war, with Saxony alliance talks and Bohemia movement. The French fleet is in Quiberon Bay as Britain’s crisis deepens. The ministry shows disarray with Mansfield and Jenkinson steering, while an American ship arrives between France and America amid tensions.
A garbled OCR fragment references streets, buildings, and individuals such as a plumber, a Rev James, a Dean, a St Bennets location, and a merchants factor. The readable bits suggest a municipal or church related note with dates near yesterday and a vague list of names, places, and roles.
On Tuesday July 7 panels of events featured four mile heats with winners including Mr Baflet in Ballet and Mr Southcote’s Hargaphay act. The great sweepstakes of regseath saw Wildman Looby defeat Souheot's Corniit kady. Parker, Belkin, and Jensty also noted.
Race notes from Stockbridge on Friday and Saturday listing entries for four year olds and three year olds. D of Cumberland shows ch c bic Maccao and Hephestion with Royston Waltham entry Young Herod. Moody Dymock Newsmonger, D of Bolton groceem, and Mr Scawen noted as subscriber who did not win.
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