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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 23, 1778
Page
4
A sharp, period voice rails at political and clerical figures amid wartime strain. The piece condemns Pitt, bishoprics, and priestcraft, accusing leaders of corruption, greed, and hypocrisy while championing a virtuous, burdened commonwealth and heartfelt national gratitude.
Fragmentary OCR text indicates a London navigation matter referencing the three departments and a recommendation for removal or saving. Details are unclear due to garbled source text, but the item appears to involve official action across departments and a proposed merger or reassessment.
An 18th century fragment discusses navigation improvements, cost versus gain, and port and bed deepening. It references a printer near London and a House of Commons debate on restraining publication, plus a mock tale of Phalaris the tyrant and the bronze bull in Agrigentum.
The Committee of the East India Company trading to the East Indies invites sealed proposals for supplying anchors grapnels Swedish iron steel shot and shells on July 8 and copper flour on July 9. Tenderers must state their lowest prices and submit to Mr Coggan, Clerk to the Committee, before 12 o'clock noon on the specified days. No bids accepted after the deadline.
Commissioners announce daily attendance at the Wire Licence Office from 8:30 am to 1 pm starting June 24 to grant wine licences. They warn that selling wine by retail without licences is illegal and will be prosecuted under Parliament's Act. C. E. Beresford, pro Secretary, orders compliance.
Early today a mangled report from Brest recounts Admiral Kepel and Hon. Mr. Berkeley discussing interceptions of our West Indies squadron. Arethath, led by Captain Parker, faced a larger force detached by orders, with casualties and uncertain outcomes amid admiralty chatter.
Reports from Plymouth recount militia and officer disputes amid severe weather and hospital crowding. Letters from Philadelphia describe widespread farmy unrest, with subalterns unpaid and sharpers in red coats. News from Pensacola claims Morgan’s army seized enslaved people and plantations, with support from Spanish authorities, while the British fort at Pensacola faced a weak defense. Encampments near Cork and warnings of Brest fleet departures show broad military alert. Local commerce and gatherings, including a major cricket match and price controls debates, reflect wartime strain and public notices on goods and perfumery products.
In Godalming and nearby locations a range of subjects is advertised including Reading Writing vulgar and decimal Arithmetic Mensurations English Grammar Latin and French with fees of 16 guineas per annum Also taught are Elements of geometry mercantile accounts the art of the globes drawing and related disciplines at reasonable rates For further details inquire at Mc Bonds Caryon and Gilder Haymarket Mr Simmons's alioner cores Warwick Court Hoftorn and Mr Davis's No 6 Mona street hall
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