Address on public virtue and moderation in political writing
A London Evening Post writer urges temperance in politics, condemning rancor and urging readers to defend the country with civil, respectful discourse. The piece calls for peace with America, warns against factional plots, and praises prudent leadership and restraint in public disagreement. It includes letters about America, liberty, and the dangers of civil war, with references to Sayre and British rulers.
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Ugless
America
France
Sian
Sheriff Sayre
Stratford Place
Oxford Road
Hayes
New York
England
Ander
Boston
Westminster
Coates
Lord Temple
Friends of
Liberty
Lord Mahon
Chatham
War taxes and fleet news overshadow British woes
London reports heavy annual taxes for the American war, funds diverted to salaries, an inactive army, pensions, and alleged corruption. Amid stock fluctuations, privateers are active. the Jamaica fleet sightings, muttered French-Spanish threats, and a surge in privateering finance fuel public unease. Local notices include sermons, militia reviews, marriages, deaths, and market prices.
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St. Stephen’s Chapel
Normandy
Britanny
America
Aticant
Spain
Leeds
England
Gibraltar
Minorca
Bay
Cadiz
St. Roque
Falmouth
Admiral Keppel
Jamaica
Plymouth
Wihant
Brest
Venture
New York
Nancy
Lisbon
Salem
Portsmouth
Downs
Quebec
6Th Regiment of Foot
Warwickbiig
Guernsey
Portland
Brett
Reprisal Association
George
St. Matthew’s
Christ’s Church
Paul Wright
Ugley
Essex
Christ’s Hospital
Richard Williams
Joseph Dixie Churchill
Grammar School
Durham
Earl of Darlington
Scarborough
Burgoyne
Carteret
Thames-street
Boyle
Bishopsgate-street
Gretna-Green
Johnson
North-Riding
Newcastle
Book
Westgate-freet
Fe’mnight
Manchester
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Maryland
Atlantics
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Sir
Oxford
Bayes
Yo Stephen Sayre
American Congress
Philadelphia
Congress
Oxford-freet
Sayre
Berlin
Denmark
Hut Bank
India