London Evening Post in London, Middlesex

Portsmouth and other guardships reduced. new East India Company ship launched

Reports state Portsmouth Plymouth Chatham and Sheerness guardships to be reduced to middle complement and return to moorings. A new ship of 440 tons was launched at Deptford for the East India Company to sail to Bethelden under Captain Charles. Letters from Spain note arrivals of British vessels at Alicant with troops and a Maltese fleet moving to assist against the Algerians, while Malta asks for aid to repel Turkish forces. Local election scenes, a candidate's pledge to serve, and celebratory events with minimal excise protests are described, alongside casualty tallies, church and city notices, and market data.