Corruption a Dangerous Court of Power and Reform Refused
A lengthy polemic argues that venality and abuse of justice have infected the state from top ministers to local officers. It warns that corrupt rulers resist remedies, that removing corruption is necessary to save a nation, and that those in power will shield themselves by sacrificing a few minor culprits rather than reform. The letter decries a culture of corruption as a threat to liberty and governance, urging accountability and cure.
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C. Pyaricus
America
North America
Chatham
Sheerness
Leghorn
Naples
Genoa
Levant
Helsingfors
Jackland
Sveaburgh
Poland
Radzivil
Wilda
Wallachia
Jaffy
Stockholm
Petersburgh
Paris
Russia
France
Artful appearances sway opinion in war and peace
Observor remarks on the vanity of public virtue and how leaders use appearances to deter enemies. Citing a supposed fleet of observation in the Mediterranean, the writer cautions against terms that reveal intent and urges practical resolve over soothing phrases.
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London Evening Post
Tere
Mediterranean
Parrapirum Author responds to Longitude Watch claims
The Parrapirum author critiques Mr Harrison's account of his Longitude Watch and voyage notes to Barbados and Jamaica. He notes a London Longitude Mechanic's claim to invent a device for at sea longitude in any weather but argues true longitude requires time comparison between ship and origin.
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Parrapirum
Harrison
Barbados
Jamaica
London
Isaac Newton
Ode on England after an inglorious peace inscribed to Ou
Freely paraphraed homage to England after a dismal peace. The poet laments Britain’s naval decay taunts the ocean, ships, masts, and sails while urging loyalty to the nation. A praising tone to past glories contrasts with current weakness and calls for steadfast leadership and renewal through rightful defense of freedom.
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Honace
England
Britain
Galhia
Havana
Botton
Worcester
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Reading
Timmothy Meanwell
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Martinico
Guernsey
Bristol
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Isle of Man
Douglass Bay
Manchester
Coulson
S Bay
C. Royal George
Ellerker
Peter Leicester
Ld. Ferrers’s Bay
C. Harmiers
Lowther
Strode
Hh. Tiney
Mr. Grundy
Ch. G. Diceberry
Rocarry
William Dalston
H. Batchelor
Stanhope
H. Freeholder
Southern
B. Elephant
Collans
Lh. Wanless
Mr. Livesey
H. Castaway
H. Castaway, Ditto —Dr. the Same Day Sir. Lever
Liberty
Mr. Hulton
Sydenham
Stretham
Ac Putney
Jack
Royal Exchange
Taylor
Boscawen
Mary
Barclay
Wardlun
Shields
Dvis
West Indies
Carglina
Spain
Peart-Athes
Dublin
Deal
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London Bridge
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South Sea
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Pitto
New Ann
Ditto India An
Schalf Pank An
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Whitechapel
India Company
Simaller
Caances Wenman
Norch
Royal Eyehange
Cafks
Bertles
C. Price
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