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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 09, 1779
Page
1
To be LETTf at Wak field in Yorkshire on 1 May next. HAT large and well accustomed INN the SLACK BULL now occupied by Mr. John Hail who means to retire. For particulars enquire of Mr Joseph Hargrave of Wakefield.
A London advertisement offers Cyrene mahogany shaving cases holding shaving dressing and writing gear for travelers and sailors. Leather pouches roll up to hold razors combs and more with exchange on unsuitable razors. Includes tortoise shell ivory and horn combs boxes and a complete set of teeth instruments in a fish tin case. Also morocco pocket books writing cafes and memoranda books, and a large variety of other traveling articles sold wholesale and retail by R Langwine at the Rose Strand opposite New Round Court.
Publication details recount a voyage narrative to New Guinea and the Mouccas by Captain Thomas Forrest. The 1774 1775 1776 account includes Magindano Sooloo islands, with 33 copper plates and a Magindano Tongue vocabulary. Printer names include J Robson and J Donaldson with other London and Edinburgh firms.
Admiral goes ashore with Captain and crew to the palace seeking redress for injuries to British subjects. The Dey derides the English King and vows death, but the Admiral counters with threat of a royal funeral. The Dey yields, and restitution is made.
A compilation of March 10 1779 notices from the General Post Office about letters to Southern America via Savannah, royal family updates concerning Prince William Henry, the Earl of Suffolk, and naval movements with ships and prizes. Includes addresses to Admiral Keppel, local Thetford resolutions, court and social notices, marriages, deaths, and weather high tide details.
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