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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 19, 1775
Page
3
Extracts describe measures passed in the General Assembly of Massachusetts Bay including a plan for public credit, a declaratory act on town and district representation, removal of officers, and an oath for colonial officers since July 19. Also reports shipwrecks, naval losses, crime trials at Old Bailey, and local obituaries.
An address from part of the Livery of London to the king at St James's laments Great Britain and its colonies split. The Lord Chancellor orders writs for Lords Maynard and Willoughby to enter Parliament. Reports from America cite forts on Mohawk Oneida and Ontario lakes and possible actions on Hudson River to deter Gen. Carleton. Newport Assembly funds militia and supplies. Sir John Johnson rivalries strain loyal Indians. North Carolina port closed to ships after Sept 16. Harvey and Fenwick condemned in Jamaica. Sheep and hogs die aboard ships near Isle of Wight. Recruits go to Ireland. South Petherwyn election favors Barnard with 225 to 176. Wind damages small craft and a poor woman is injured in Mint, Southwark. Transportation sentences listed for Elitha Bartlett and John Roley.
Horse races include J. Duke and Antinous with Marathon style placings and weights. Multiple listings of ships arriving from Africa Jamaica Waterford and Baltimore with crews and routes. Auction notice details stock in trade of Michael Mair, a Bramley draper, with extensive goods and a moved lease of premises up for sale.
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