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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 12, 1786
Page
1
The article debates the conduct and judgment of Lord Howe in a naval episode. Richard Pearson’s possible appointment as a guardship commander is questioned, with opinions split on whether Howe acted with integrity, prudence, or error in judgment.
A transcription reports a remarkable night apparition seen off the coast on the eighth of the month with a dark horizon and a rising, moving light that scorches vegetation. Similar vapour-like fires were noted in 1654 near Harlech, spreading across land and bays, causing stock mortality and requiring bells and guns to quell.
The States of Groningen answer the circular from Holland urging Col Kempe to ready troops for Holland. They advocate mediation by a four-member commission from each province and caution Holland not to press marching orders while seeking peace among Gelderland Utrecht and Holland.
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