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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 04, 1776
Page
4
March 22 1776 letter laments growing Atlantic tensions and lost communication. It recalls Boston siege relief plans General Howe, British measures, and public unrest in New York with Governor Tryon and Lord North amid warnings of future campaigns to Virginia and Carolina. It notes Common Sense swaying opinion toward independence and frictions over supplies, prices, and loyalty.
A fragmentary letter describes French and Prussian officers in town, French arms via hostile ports, and talk of independence. It notes troops near New York, Quebec hopes, and the impact on public opinion as pamphlets like Common Sense circulate and provoke protests while supply and prices falter at markets with rising sugar and molasses costs.
Extract from a 1776 letter describing New York in the revolutionary period. It notes the city being deserted by old inhabitants and filled with soldiers from New England Philadelphia and Jersey. The writer says the provincials act with plowman like simplicity, with few mischiefs despite their large numbers, and mentions fortifications and the demolition of old fort walls as the town changes.
Letter from April 15 1776 notes a ready ship under the Governor awaiting orders on Quebec fate. Congress waits for Commissioners to decide on independence as Washington reportedly nears with 20,000 troops. Anne evacuates Boston, Britons pressed by Yankee presence, supplies strained, colonies push flax wool and cotton manufactures, ports opened for trade, and public morale high despite war.
Extract from Barbados letter dated April 13 reports General Howe and forces arriving at Halifax after a long dangerous voyage with many dead or sick. Army is so reduced no immediate action against the Americans is possible until England sends reinforcements. Hope for victuals fades as colonists fear starvation and potential betrayal from Nova Scotia leaders aiding Philadelphia.
The article notes bread price reductions expected next Tuesday after a drop in flour and wheat in Mark-lane, with the Lord Mayor delayed by the King's birthday. It mentions a public Masquerade at Ranelagh, ship arrivals from Oporto and Lisbon, and various London notices including stock prices and parliamentary publications.
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