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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 18, 1777
Page
4
A dated plea argues for immediate end to the costly war with America, urging political leaders to concede, seek peace, and allow public inquiries into national distress. It questions the administration's ability to conduct further campaigns and calls for secession of Whig counties to organize remonstrances to the throne or representatives.
A long letter to Parliament warns of dangerous policies toward America, calling for a constitutional union and liberty. It accuses ministers of despotism, arrogance, and neglect of empire, urging prudent action to preserve Britain’s unity and honor amid colonial strife.
Disjointed lines discuss jailors and discerning real allies from pretended ones, with references to Magna charts and public pamphlets. The unreadable text hints at a discourse on governance, loyalty, and press oversight, though specifics are unclear.
London Evening Post laments unpaid subsistence of half pay navy officers. Many depend solely on this pittance, facing hunger and debt while awaiting relief. Critique extends to secret service misuses amid broader civil unrest.
Aye this day Mr Kio presents Conyng of Comedians at the Theatre Royal Westminster with a new Farce The CONQUEST of AMERICA and a Burleesque Cantata by Mefits B-xré Fx and a grand Wooder Shot Danie by Dick Ruggie among diverting tricks. Prologue by Mr King and a concluding grand dance. Tickets required for galleries. Vivaht Rex et Regina.
The King opened this session at two thirty, addressing the House of Lords and Commons. He urged support to reclaim the colonists, seek continental troops, and praised the Liberal supplies already granted to pursue obedience, hoping for reconciliation with legal authority. Lords and Commons debated the Address, with Percy and Chesterfield leading in the Lords and Hydé and Eliot in the Commons.
The record notes annual military requirements totaling about three million, with twenty five battalions under Prince Aubalt Zech hired for service in the forthcoming campaign. Command by Sir Wil—Tee Espire appears, though the text is garbled and details are unclear.
Accounts from the Buckingh county meeting describe lordly necessity and a cross written by a noble, while naval movements report the Unigy, Bulbeck, and other vessels sailing from Portsmouth and the Downs. Also noted are prize drawings at Guildhall and local incidents including theft of 440 shillings and the murder of Hartley’s man.
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