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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 09, 1775
Page
1
The London port riot turns deadly as thousands clash at the Exchange after protests over low pay and job losses. Five die and many wounded as ships are barred, warehouses looted, and authorities flee. subsequent arrests follow amid a citywide halt in trade.
From Stockholm fire devastates 200 houses and mills. Royal permission granted to Toll Newman to adopt Newman surname and arms. Essex knight election delayed until petition decided. Bunker Hill wounded death toll rises. Reports claim destruction of warships by floating batteries. Highland regiment funding blocked by Scottish landowners. Foreign troop talks and Ireland pay schemes suspected. Portugal bans saints day observances. cannons melted for artillery. Gosport dispatches, ships Liverpool and Phœnix, wages paid. Woollen dealer found guilty of coin clipping. Hereford jail respite for wreck plunderer. Felony prisoners and Old Bailey trials pending. Marriages and deaths listed.
A letter to the printer describes August disturbances involving sailors contracted to go to Africa. About fifty men reportedly hauled away a share of a ship, with the mayor and magistrates seizing several leaders and placing them in goal to be sent to Lancaster. The writer urges publication of the truth.
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