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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 12, 1758
Page
3
News from Hanover reports a Prussian victory over the Ruffians, with a subsequent dispatch noting another win on the 29th of the same month. A courier conveyed the tale to Prince Ferdinand, then continued to London via M Mitchel, Britain's minister at Prussia.
In Newcastle on Thursday the Anniversary Meeting of the Sons of the Clergy was held at St Nicholas Church. The Lord Bishop of Durham attended and preached by Rev Dr Chapman. The collection totaled 269 pounds 4s 11d 7d.
Sailed the Countess of Leicester Packet for Corunna and the Aldborough to the Northward. Ships in the Downs include Revenge Chatham and the Hazard Privateer with captured vessels. The Swan Taylor Hawk Prince George Two Brothers Three Brothers sail or remain. Titan Florencia for Ilboa. privateer cruize planned. vessels Providence and Veteran Privateer noted. Wind changes from N to SSW.
London reports under Lord Howe the fleet landed on the 4th in the Bay of St Lunaire, Brittany, due to weather hindering St Malo, destroying about twenty ships and batteries, with plans to move on St Gilders and Montignion toward St Cal. Marlborough notes a French convoy of 250,000 livres, 160 oxen, 90 horses, and 23 gold watches captured after English troops pursued. A London privateer seized Archangel rye bound for Hamburg cargo, while Vestal has taken Magdalena Philippina to Plymouth. Losses cited as a Cork bound light collier wreck near Ilfracombe with crew fatalities. Fisheries progress favors the Free British Fishery. Dutch fortunes lag. Clerical appointments and local accidents complete the notice.
The Old Bailey session began with 73 prisoners tried. One man Thomas Head was capitally convicted for stealing 371 in gold from John and George Ruisel at a Cow-Cross dwelling. Fifteen were sentenced to transportation and seven were acquitted. A nearby incident reports a man injuring a pregnant woman and being taken to St Bartholomew's Hospital with uncertain prognosis.
A large lot sale offers roughly five hundred ash and beech and over three thousand three hundred oak trees across Surrey and Sussex farms. Purchasers may buy the timber by whole properties or in separate lots, with Eastend and Haymans Farm to be kept together for sale and entry possible at Michaelmas. Inquiries directed to Mr William Heath at Down Place near Guilford. The location is nine miles from Godalming, seven from Petworth, two from the Turnpike Road.
A London reader writes urging the author to clarify what constitutes a good peace after the war. He argues war is necessary for colonial security and trade, while acknowledging its costly toll on money, men, debt, and taxes. He seeks precise notions of a desirable peace and asks for further thoughts to guide readers and policy.
Letters from Mentz and Paris report rapid enlistment for Austrian service and quiet recruitment for German regiments in France. News from Cologne notes regiments marching back to France while Allied forces prepare moves toward Strasburgh. A Russian officer and Cossacks bring notices of crossings opened by a repaired bridge. Social announcements include births and marriages, with casualty tallies and a bread price assay for London.
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