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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 16, 1756
Page
1
A mix of European weather reports and diplomatic correspondence records storms in Augsburg and a fierce wind storm near Mainz while detailing Britain France and Dutch tensions. The Hague dispatches warn of French mobilization and a looming invasion of Britain and Ireland with 120 battalions in motion and ports preparing.
Halifax reports the sloop Otter plucked a French store ship of about 700 tons bound for Canada, laden with provisions arms ammunition and clothing. The craft, formerly a 36-gun vessel of the Jebuda Fleet under Marquis D Anvil, offered no resistance as the Otter closed in and the prize is expected at Halifax soon. In New York, Major General Johnson arrived from Albany amid public rejoicing for recent victories under General Braddock and General Lyman, with celebrations and lights marking the triumph and reflecting on past devastations by French and Indians.
News from Newcastle and London columns report a seizing of tea on Bourden Shore and safe conveyance to the Custom House. Obituaries note Capt. George Noble’s death at his Westoe home. Letters discuss luxury taxes, plate limits, and industrial incentives. Cambridge serjeant volunteers and university plans for a barrack library are described alongside poll results for Smith vs Spencer. Barbad oan slavery voyage, Oxford marriage, and local civic notices close the items.
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