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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 22, 1776
Page
2
Fragmentary note discusses a transation from America to shed light on events at Charles Town. It aims to compare colonial representations with opposing claims to form opinions closer to truth, referencing a 978 figure and English misrepresentation concerns.
The report details British naval forces under Sir Peter Parker and General Clinton approaching Sullivan's Island near Charleston. It notes transports and ships, artillery bombardment, and a fierce engagement with the garrison led by Colonel William Moultrie. Casualties, ship damage, and fortifications are described, along with notable acts of valor by Serjeants Jasper and McDonald and the renaming of Fort Sullivan to Fort Moultrie.
Fragmentary OCR notes show wheat flour priced at 33s and 345s per sack, with figures like 29 at jos. 103 at 3os. 6d. and 60 at 355. The text ends with the phrase the price of bread to dizerason, indicating a discussion of bread pricing or policy in a local market.
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