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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 09, 1775
Page
3
The Duke of Richmond argues for conciliation with America citing the Congress petition as a basis for peace. Lords Shelburne and Dartmouth discuss the impracticality of coercion, warning that taxes and force risk wider resistance. The debate weighs military and political options, including fleets, Indians, and Russian mercenaries, against negotiation.
fragmentary voting record shows counts for and against a motion with proxies. numbers include 27 for and 50 against, with remaining figures 76 and 36 and 54 and 86 appearing as related tallies, but the overall outcome remains unclear from the fragment.
The piece reports the Duke of Gloucester’s recovery and carnival visit, court promotions including the Earl of Suffolk and Lord Weymouth, and plans for conciliatory measures with America. It notes a violent Elbe storm, transports to Boston, and naval and political updates from Philadelphia to St James's with public petitions urging peace and unity across Britain and its colonies.
The House passed the bill to continue duties on malt, mum, cyder, and perry with amendments and will report on Monday. It agreed to supply resolutions and prepared a bill. Navy estimates for 1776 and militia returns were read and tabled. A petition on an undue election for Dunbarton was rejected on a 70 to 43 vote. New writs were ordered for East Grinstead and St Germain in Cornwall to fill vacancies. Burke's motion drew a large crowd. the lobby was dense and doors locked. Lord North announced a planned 4s in the pound land tax to be moved Monday. the House adjourned about five.
A garbled OCR record lists ships and captains at Deal and Dover with wind directions and high tides. Mentions ships such as the Bernas and Britannia, pilots, and arrivals from Lisbon, Cork, and Rotterdam. Indicates London tide timings and successive high-water forecasts across mornings and afternoons.
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