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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 22, 1776
Page
1
Promoter James at Rathbone Place offers private, expeditious capital advances in all modes and securities. He invites applications from present or future expectations, promising discreet handling, candour, and honour for nobility seeking funds, with country letters acted on in town.
Reports from Peterburg describe the Great Duchess Maria Feodorovna being anointed in the Winter Palace chapel and betrothed at a ceremony exchanging rings. The Empress and court officials hosted a public dining and ball, with nobles, foreign ministers, and regiments presented to the Duchess. Corunna notes an earthquake, and Baltic notices include a chapel grant in Memel and grain export concerns. Bankrupts and certificates set for surrender and grant across London, Stratford, Warminster, Bristol, and York.
London reports from Philadelphia describe the setback for Provincial forces at Flatbush due to Lord Stirling's neglect of a proper defending force. Ranger Col Trail fights valiantly at the Jamaica Plain pass but is forced to retreat after heavy losses, joining Gen. Putnam at Brooklyn. Washington commands about 33,000 men at Kingsbridge while reports note British actions and naval movements, including privateering off Lisbon and American privateers near Santander.
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