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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 27, 1736
Page
1
The London Evening-Post reports from Saturday November 27 to Tuesday November 30, 1736. After a late arrival from France the paper notes a mail from Holland and domestic updates.
Madrid reports the Duke de Villars wore a hat before the King for the first time as a Grandee of the first class. Algerine warships fought Maltese vessels in a bloody engagement. both sides suffered heavy losses and casualties. Copenhagen notes a ministerial dismissal and pardon. Paris mentions royal journeys planned for the Queen's pregnancy uncertain status and a future Marly voyage. Edinburgh highlights Dr Anderson's death and legacies for Scottish charities and education.
In Edinburgh on Nov 23, news reports say Mr. Adam Watt of Rosehill, Advocate, died last Friday after a fever. Watt was a known figure in legal circles and passed away peacefully, with details of funeral arrangements to be announced.
Last night a ship believed to be the St. Peter from Cadiz to Amsterdam wrecked near Beachey, all hands drowned. It carried salt and wool and 30,000 to 40,000 Spanish crowns, with much of the cargo driven to sea. Some crowns are secured at Newhaven Custom-house. further details at the Sussex Coffee-house near St. Dunstan’s Church in Fleet Street.
The column records deaths and relocations including Edwin Griffin of the Chancery Reports, the transfer of the Senefino singer to Turin and the discussion of Italian performers. It notes John Wilkins's appointment as Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery, and a sequence of noble deaths, titles, and genealogies such as George Hamilton Earl of Orkney, and Charlotta Maria Bruce, with mentions of military ranks, marriages, and inheritances. Also listed are royal movements, sailings, and notable public figures like Sir Charles Wager and Lord Ailesbury, with brief obituaries and estate dispositions.
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