Rumor of Norfolk Burning Exposed in Lords Debate
A London Evening Post fragment cites AR and ORD Sandwich claiming Norfolk Virginia burned by rebels after a ship fires on the town. A midshipman aboard Otter describes New Year’s Day cannonading and fires that left only about twelve houses standing. The writer questions Lord's assertion of truth.
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Norfolk
Otter
England
New York
Ewide
Virginia
Miller
Observations on Parliament and the Septennial Reform
A letter to the Printer of the London Evening Post argues that the corrupt ministry defends Asiatic robbers in Parliament and calls for a shortened duration of parliament. The writer, Observator, warns that septennial parliaments enable Crown influence and that national attention has persisted too long without remedy.
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Pepublic
House of ‘Commons
Chesterfield_street
Defending Virtue Against Corruption In Public Debate
An occasional speaker defends integrity in political discourse blaming defenders of bad men and ministers for corruption. He denounces mercenary writers, calls for virtue over status, and likens clever tact to venal motives, promising to ventilate foul air from an infected herd. He mentions Swiss troops as mercenaries in service of questionable aims.
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England
Puppets of corruption mocked as traitors to country
A scathing critique compares ministers to mechanized puppets guided by a master. It condemns those who whitewash corruption as sycophants, calling them traitors who would betray their country and even their God like Judas. The speaker insists Ethiop will remain Ethiop despite attempts to disguise the truth.
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Judas
Speech by Earl Temple Declared False by Authority
Postscript states the public speech attributed to Earl Temple is false and spurious and that he did not declare reduced confidence in an administration. It notes alarming intelligence of French forces at Mauritius and reports from Portsmouth dated March 8 about movements in New York and Quebec bound ships.
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Mauritius
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Smith
New York
Lee
New-York
Clinton
Virginia
Douglas
Quebec
Boston
Price
House of Commons
Sele
J. Almon
Burlington House
Piccadilly
Address against hiring foreign troops in American war
Lords move an address to the king denouncing treaties allowing foreign mercenaries, urging halt to Hessian Brunswick and Hanau forces, warning of European wars, and calling for immediate suspension of hostilities in America to seek reconciliation with the colonies. Reports include Virginia Norfolk destruction letters, troop pay, Bombay governorship, and market prices.
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Brunswick
Helle Casfel
Hanau
Great Britain
Europe
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Spain
Prussia
Hesse
America
Duke of Manchester’s Spercy in the Lords on Tuesday
The article notes a longer version of the Duke of Manchester’s Spercy in the Lords to appear Tuesday, with the inner part of tonight’s paper hinting at the details to come. It mentions Adv. Alderman Bulw’s support for shortening Parliament’s duration and a Tribunal to Lord Mulgrave possibly postponed, and Mr Boswell’s introduction to an account of Corsica.
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Mulgrave
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Corsica
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