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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 01, 1787
Page
1
LAN of the New Constitution for the United Oprates of America agreed to attend a convention to stake out a new framework. The brief text records a pledge to participate in shaping constitutional governance.
The draft outlines the presidential election process the electoral college shall meet to choose a president and vice president, with state ratification procedures. It lists the executive powers, duties, and limitations, the judicial framework, and the supremacy of federal law, ending with ratification steps and signatures from the Constitutional Convention.
The Gazette reports a dispatch from Versailles noting a desire to resume peace talks with the United Provinces. Envoys seek clarification on whether His Majesty will act on a September notice promising Dutch aid, and urge both courts to discontinue hostilities and restore the prewar alliance footing established earlier this year.
The document records a counter declaration between Montmorin and the British court announcing cessation of armaments and a return to the January peace footing between two nations. It notes royal appointments in Ireland, including the Archbishop of Armagh and the Lord Chancellor, and reports the death of the Duke of Rutland. It also lists several court notices of surrenders and certificates to be granted by late November.
Stolen or strayed mare from Godalming Surrey described as a fourteen hands high bay mare with star on forehead white hind heel saddle marks tail to the left side and slight chin crease. Reward of two guineas and expenses offered to finder who returns to Mr Juice or Mr Brown's Livery Stables Earl Street Blackfriars London.
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