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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 23, 1789
Page
2
A long excerpt describes the Botany Bay settlement including Commodore Philips, Captain Cook, and Governor Phillips. It covers voyage events, interactions with local inhabitants, governance, penalties, arrivals from Europe, and observations of indigenous people, flora, and fauna.
The report details 24 hour climate variation up to 30 degrees and frequent storms. Soil is quick but European seed failed to mature. some peas, rice, wheat, and barley sowed. Cattle numbers dwindled, natives possibly killed two cows. native flora limited with cabbage tree noted. Vessels bound for Cape of Good Hope and China. several ships expected or arrived for provisioning and trade.
Large birds frequent the area with hawks doves pigeons plover quails ducks and teal common. Crow presence is rare though some foggy feathers appear. Deer and bear not present. whales and seals occasionally seen offshore.
A historical advertisement touts an Oriental Vegetable Cordial claimed to relieve bilious complaints and stomach ailments. It emphasizes its royal approval, broad efficacy, and notes distribution through London sellers and in towns across Great Britain.
An abstract notes Robert Grubb of St Martin’s in London received a royal patent for Friars Drops a medicine advertised as curing venereal disease scurvy rheumatism and other ailments without mercurial pills. It cites prices in seven shillings and nine pence and thirty nine shillings sixpence and lists Walker’s Court Begwick firest Soho as a supplier location.
Stockholm reports the king addresses the Riksdag urging renewal of constitutional laws, curbing aristocratic prerogatives, and securing privileges for both the nobility and the plebeians. He warns against factional divisions and calls Swedes to unite to preserve the kingdom and public safety.
Fragmentary report notes Spaniards aiming to deter Ruthans and other powers from disturbing their passage in the Mediterranean. Text is garbled but suggests focus on strategic movement and regional security tensions.
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