English Letter and Foreign News Fragment Summary
A London Evening Post correspondence fragment discusses avoiding military action to protect lives and property, critiques a high official’s journalistic stance, and questions the legitimacy of printed licensure. The piece includes protestations of patriotism, grammatical debates, and a parade of distant notices about British and international events, trade, and shipping.
Forbes and Wilkes affair probed in contraster critique
In the Contrast issue, a writer condemns Forbes for plans to kill Mr Wilkes, notes Forbes’s Scottish birth and French service, and argues his betrayal of England via traitorous actions. The piece questions patriotic motives, politics, and the role of writers in shaping public opinion while naming Howe and Wolfe as bloodied symbols.
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Forbes
Mr. Wilkes
Wilkes
Great Britain
Finzie
France
Howe
Wolfe
England
Scotland
Rute
A&s
Chiarles de Firit
Beaf
Audi Alteram Partem
St. Sulpice
Paris
Gazetteer
M. EY
EpickamMon Named as Manager of the House
The text names EpickamMon as the manager of a house and discusses oversight roles. It questions propriety in governance and asks who will serve as Paymaster General. The fragment presents a debate on leadership and trust in administrative duties.
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Priscian
Sumours
Parsctan
Hafizd
St. Pax
Yury
Paiscran
Bentley
Chepunt
EpickamMon
Evening at Drury Lane and Covent Garden bills
The notice lists performances at Drury Lane and Covent Garden with The Devil to Pay and The Ratapse, plus London Bridge high water times and a long catalog of financial securities and stock prices including Bank Stock India Stock South Sea Stock Consols and Navy and Victuals Pins with various multipliers and rates. Prices and dates reflect the era's market and theater activity in a compact commercial notice.
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Drury-Lane
Philaster
Covent- Garden
Thomas
Sally
Civility to Members of Parliament Implicates Traitor Handling
The essay questions whether a safe return and pay were ensured for a Scotch French soldier after insolent bravadoes, noting public anger at leniency toward traitors like Camerons and Wedderburns. It condemns implied pardons and urges impeachment of a gentleman for kindness shown to MPs.
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Tyburn
Kennington-commion
London
Paris
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