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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 26, 1747
Page
1
A lengthy essay argues that war corrupts rulers and fuels violence, urging just and necessary measures to spare people’s lives. It laments conquests and vanity, calls for restraint, and criticizes the conduct of Puysieux while urging plenipotentiaries to confess sins and seek genuine peace at Aix-la-Chapelle.
From The Hague Nov 24 Jan Extratt reports that Duke of Cumberland will not lead the Allied Army next campaign. Prince Stadt holder to command next year. Dutch unease eases as the prince takes the helm. Spanish envoy carries Madrid dispatches noting Naples’ crown benefits from French proposals. Paris letters hint Versailles turmoil among royal princes and court officials.
In York on November 24 a farmer digging for storage potatoes in Rainton township uncovered a gravel layer with a petrified fish backbone, a bundle of leaves turned to stone, and straw fragments fused by sand. The mass is described as heavy, nearly lead-like, with signs of ancient soil prior to a flood event.
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