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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 26, 1787
Page
1
A garbled text passage recalls an ache for a distant beloved. The speaker mixes phrases about presence and absence, urging a return to shared moments and a longing for recognition. The tone hints at nostalgia and unresolved emotion.
The London Gazette reports grants of post master general to Lord Carteret and Lord Walkingham. Letters patent convey appointments in Down to Willian Annesley and others. Various captains lieutenants and enigns of the 5th to 18th regiments named with retirements and brevet promotions. Public notices list surrender dates for several tradesmen and workers at Guildhall and other London sites.
An item lists tradesmen certificates to be granted or before for individuals including Thomas Crew of Kennington Lane Surrey a fan timer George Wett of Portsea Southampton a brazier Joseph Raines of North Street brandy merchant Thomas Sprent of Oxford Street ironmonger and Phil Gazer as part of a council order issued amid recent plague advisories from Algiers.
A London Corn Exchange report lists price ranges for corn and grain from June 11 to June 16 and references May 17 to June 16 with totals around £787. The note mentions returns and Duthel of Right Corn Exchange in London.
Dr Ramsay announces two large volume history on the revolution in South Carolina with maps showing British and American movements fleets and stations. London edition printed for Jane Scuddale and William Creech, Edinburgh.
The document outlines a Royal Arret declaring free entry for English and colonial goods from European ports under the 1737 treaty. It details valuation methods, duties, and the rights of merchants to recover or adjust payments, with instructions to the Directors and Riverways to implement the new terms.
Worded from Dublin June 19 1737 reports that Irish goods will be admitted into Fortugal under the same terms as British goods. Duties on Portugal wines and lemons and oranges will cease. Includes dispatch from Paris and Brussels on Dutch mediation and local smuggling, recruitment and port activities.
A letter dated April 28 from Dario Confil in Algiers to the Dany Cenjud in London complains of false newspaper ads claiming a threat to the Dani Pavilion's security in the Mediterranean. It urges calm and notes ongoing debates between the court and the government, stressing no current threat and seeking to prevent prejudices affecting Danish navigation.
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