London Evening Post Reader Letter on Paper Embargo
A London reader explains how the London Evening Post faces a post office embargo and outlines how the paper circulates through village readers from the curate at the Mermaid to the barber’s chair at the Royal Oak. The letter praises integrity, defends public spirit, and urges standing against faction and corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. London
London Evening Post
Post Office
Clu
Mermaid
Will Whisker
Royal Oak
Will
Stitch
Charles Cafke
Parallel of Prussia and Russia in Saxony critique
A translated early modern letter argues against Prussia's invasion of Saxony, contrasting Prussian harshness with Russian mercy. It asserts Saxony’s ruin vs Prussia’s stability, cites payments, requisitions, and fortifies with empires’ behavior, plus notices on ships and local bread prices and stock quotes.
Shipboard Cruelty and Slaving Tragedy Before the Court
During July a vessel with a large merchant fleet was put under two warship captains. Halsey abused and beat crew, withheld water, and forced bruising punishments on Davidson who died after being driven to sea. In a separate case, a slave ship captain faced murder charges for abandoning a sick infant. the infant died, the captain was acquitted for humanity shown in other acts but overruled by the court on this life question. The narrative highlights brutal discipline and slave trade cruelties aboard Atlantic voyages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohvey
Jamaica
Davidson
Halfey
Witherag
Halsey
Gallop
Bristol
Africa
Carolina
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Sage
Oxfordshire
Samson Sly
Konigsberg
Amsterdam
Saxony
Russia
Prussia
Hungary
Bohemia
Kingdom
Lehwald
Prufsia
Sam
Leipsick
Marwitz
Rusfa
Beneieeny
Peter the Great
Petersburgh
Tilliex
Vienna
Prolfia
Ruffia
Ferret
Cadiz
Wall
Ferrol
Peggy
Nathel
Aacohol
London
Scilly
Cluelie
City of London
Ib. Oz
India
South Sea
Ditto
Consol
Y—— Shountagie
York
Whitehall Chapel
St. Pauls Cathedral
Mots
Trinity
Heylin
St. Gides
Cripplegate
Chauncy
St. Clement
Danes
Plumtreg
St. Any Westminster
Gally
St. James
Clerkenwell
Ridley
Yorkshire
West Country
England
QuasiTron
Answer
M. Rarin de TroyRas
Great Britain
Ireland
France
Scotland
Fitrh
Greece
R. Baldwin
Rose i Paternoiter Row
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