Ambitious letter to the Earl of Abingdon on Burke pamphlets
A reader thanks the Earl of Abingdon for publishing a clear defence of constitutional rights amid the crisis in Britain. The letter lauds his Lordship for opposing ministerial power, defending liberty against corruption, and supporting America’s break from Britain. It notes praise from peers and hopes for royal reform and wiser ministers to safeguard the nation.
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Edmund Burke
Europe
Pariament
House of Peers
Lord Abingdon
America
Vox Populi
Vox Dei
Newport celebration of the Revolution clubs in Nov 20
Postscript from Newport Isle of Wight reports a lively anniversary of the Revolution clubs. Inns Bugle and Wheatsheaf illuminated, with numerous reputable company. Toasts urged universal liberty, rights of the people, and constitutional freedom, amid calls for reform and sympathy with American events. Verses and speeches advocate liberty, oppose ministerial cruelty, and warn of tyranny. reflections mix with partisan, anti-war sentiment and proposals for national reconciliation.
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Newport
Tile of Wight
Revolution Clubs
Lord Ruffel
Bishop Burnet
John Hampden
Eane
House of Commons
Friends of Freedom
Naval strength and military movements in the Indies and Atlantic
The report lists ships and guns in various stations from the Indies to Martinico and Guinea coast, with numbers of vessels, frigates, and sloops. It notes ships in readiness to sail, including La Bretagne and La Ville de Paris, and details dockyard stocks and corvettes. A second item reports advice from France about General Howe’s defeat and re-embarkation, plus commentary on peace as a conqueror.
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Indies
Guinea
Pe St. Domingo
Martinico
France
la Bretagne
la Ville de Paris
Brest
Rochfort
St. Matss
L‘orient
Toulon
General Howe
Washington
Howe
Elke River
New-York
England
New York
Boston
Henry IV
America
York
Mowbray
Hastings
Westmoreland
Prince John of Lancaster
Lord Suffolk
Fitzherbert
Brussels
Duchess of C
Nantz
Carolina
Randolph
Charles Téwu
M—e
Admiral Montagee
Portmouth
Newfoundland
Deal
Minerva
Downs
Stirling Castle
Hardine
Cork
Farley
Pollard
Cate
Metyard
Poole
Dartmouth
Guildhall
Tool
Sci
Henry Lalande
Charing Cross
Messrs
Drummonds’ Bank
Sol
Mesirs
Richardson and Goodsulk
Cornhill
King’s Mews
Nicholson
N. B
Nicholson and Co
Leonard Chappelow
Trinity College, Cambridge
Raydon
Norfolk
Norwich
Henry Stile
King’s College
Cambridge
Tweedale
Clapton
Somerset
Bath and Wells
Thames
Charles Millard
Magdalen College
Oxford
Earl of Hadinton
Clark
Sir John Fielding
Tully
Hancock
Mitchell
Bull and Mouth Ion
Castle Inn
Birmingham
New Prison
James Parfors
Baliol College
Eastleach Martin
Botherup
Brimpsfield
Gloucester
Dartford
Kent
Thomas Dallaway
India
South Sea
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London Evening Post
the Earl of Bingdon
My Lord
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Hatch
WWE
St. James’s Street
John Cartwright
Great Britain
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J. Almon
Burlington House
Picéadifus
Postscript
Naffau
Solomon
Regis Amicus
London
Maritime Forces of
Folows
J Gittos
Temple Bar
Strand
Jamaica
John Gitres