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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 07, 1780
Page
1
In 1780 Honiton voters confer parliamentary support on Alexander Macleod, praising his sincerity and pledge to pursue the borough’s interests with fidelity and independence. The letter, dated Sept 29 1780, expresses public gratitude and a firm commitment to serve the burgesses.
The capital Sun is set at ten thousand or five thousand pounds. ALESSAS NICHOLSON and Co offer adventures and policies at offices on Cockspur Street and at Old State Lottery offices in Bank Buildings Cornhill Pall Mall and Bridge Street. Tickets and shares sell at one guinea to half a guinea with prizes including 120 90 70 60 50 40 20 and 5 pounds. Policies entitle purchasers to proportional shares of prizes.
A Paris era report notes the English convoy from Algiers, escorted by two English frigates, one reaching Gibraltar while the other raided four French ships carrying Marseilles merchandise for America. The Boston and a 24 gun brigantine were said to be taken by a French 64 gun warship and a 16 gun brigantine after a fierce engagement.
London reports from Cadiz cite a 38 gun line fleet and dispatches from France detailing intended military and naval reinforcements to America. A damaged Vaughan letter from St. Lucia says sickness cripples troops, with the regiment so decimated no man can bear arms. Also reports a Copenhagen mission by Brown and Williams amid Lisbon’s limited value to France and Spain.
The scene reports four French ships sailing from Marseilles toward the West Indies. The Anna Rolando, from Offend to St Sebastian and Cadiz, is overset at Cadiz. A Ruffian privateer of Admiral Krofe’s squadron arrived at Christianshftadt with over 509 sick aboard.
Hazard and Co. Lock-brokers sell and divide tickets into halves quarters eighths and sixteenths at No 93 Royal Exchange London on their account. Correct registers kept with tickets and shares registered at six pence per number. Past prizes included two 20 percent pools and two 100,000 cp. Begin drawing November 16.
An advertisement promotes the Eight Guinea Adventure lottery with chances against a State Lottery. It outlines payouts for various prize thresholds, states daily prize publication by commissioners, and lists multiple office locations for purchase and free prospectuses claiming superior returns compared to similar undertakings.
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