Ireland and Britain’s struggle for freedom and reform
The writer extols Ireland and general liberty, condemning a corrupt court and praising national patriotism as a moral force. It argues adversity for Ireland justifies sweeping reforms, praises Ireland’s resistance, and claims Parliament cannot override provincial Irish demands while condemning England’s oppression and imperial abuses.
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Reland
Friends of Virtue and Liberty
Ireland
England
Mr. Miller
Europe
Ripney
America
Rith
Indignatus urges Ireland to resist promises and seek trade freedom
A letter urges Irish readers to reject ministerial deceit and British Parliament interference, demanding a free trade grant and redressed grievances. It praises a forthcoming pamphlet titled A Letter to the People of Ireland and asserts armed resolve and fiscal independence as the path to triumph.
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Thhem
Bird
Miler
Ireland
Correction on Brackenburg family in Boston notice
The Boston scene reports that Mr John Brackenburg previously noted as deceased is not the same person who reduced rents. Charles Brackenburg lf. is in the country asserting possession of a recently acquired estate and is in good health aside from a gouty attack. A. H. R.
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Boston
John Brackenburg
Charles Brackenburg
A.H. R
Public thanks from a candidate to Middle Sex voters
Co. TUFNELL expresses gratitude to Freeholders of Middlesex County who came to town to vote, noting their support and his appreciation. He pledges to retain a joint obligation and honors friends and general supporters with sincere thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tufnell
Middlesex
Cocoa Tree Informs of Visit on November Fourth
A terse notice from the Cocoa Tree dated November 4th announces a forthcoming event or address. The fragmentary item lacks additional details such as time or participants.
London Courant to Debut in London Nov 1 1779
London announces the first issue of the London Courant and Westminster Chronicle to publish daily from Nov 1 1779. J Almon, bookseller opposite Burlington House, Piccadilly, will print and distribute the new paper at threepence with notices and orders sent to him.
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London Courant
Westminster Chronicle
J. Almon
Burlington House
Piccadilly
Burlington-house
Wenham and Co
N. B
Islington
Thomas Barrington
Efa
May 15 176? plan details aired by General Trapand
Postscript notes that Mr Biller BEG will convey to the public via IL that as early as May 15 Jatt General Trapand, after a year at Grenada, met Lord George Germaine and delivered a letter from a Martinico relation describing a detailed plan between certain parties, with knowledge of the island’s fortifications and defenses.
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Trapand
Grenada
George Germaine
Martinico
Sharman
Clas
Fleet-sreet
Cockspur-street
Charing-cross
High Holborn
Cornhill
Hazard and Co
Royal Exchange
Beys
London
Cheapside
Grenada under threat in plan to seize the island
The governor warned that Grenada, Tobago, and Grenada remaining vulnerable, with 6 to 8o men and artillery needed from Antigua and St Christopher to defend Grenada within 24 hours. He described batteries on hospital heights as key to repelling a fleet, while the minister ignored the warning and shifted topic to Carib insurrection. General Trapaud, accused of disengagement, faces possible examination by virtuous members in Parliament.
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Martinico
Grenada
George Germaine
Falkland Islands
House of Commons
Trapaud
Ireland
America
la Ravigiane
Havre de Grace
Bolton
Fe’nnight
Liverpool
Bitter Tory condemnations sweep Connecticut violence backlash
From the Boston Chronicle a July 29 editorial denounces Tory support for British actions in Connecticut, blaming Loyalists for barbarity and wartime cruelty. It questions confiscations as provocations, critiques Tryon’s conduct, and argues Britons provoked the war and racial vengeance amid ongoing public unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Connecticut
Address to the Bishop of Norwich in Our Next
A historical notice lists financial instruments including Bank Annuities at 3 percent reduc’d and various Consols with dates 1726 to 1779, India Stock and new Navy Assurance, along with Lottery Tickets and Exchange Bills, reflecting 18th century investment items and offers.
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BP. of
Norwich
India
New
Navy Assurance Rf Rgch
Agi Pi
Contagion Reports and Parliaments Amid Military Tension
A July letter from Offend notes the French fleet’s contagion is milder than feared, likening it to a common bowel disorder that claimed about 2090 lives, inflated sixfold in reports. It cites a rare Parliament vote for a military not raised, recalls Charles I’s civil war bayonet rule, and laments executive control shifting to the army as the Weymouth secretaries’ office handles the late Secretaryship profits.
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Charles
Lord Weymouth
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London Evening Post
George Forster Tufnell
Burgeses
Wigan
Hackney
Ames Maddock
Walworth
Lancashire
Enlind
Oreen Lewers
Postscript
Mr. Biller
The
Boston Chronicle
Deal
Samaria
Messrs
John Watson
Preston
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