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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 20, 1764
Page
4
A correspondent inquires if English ship ransomers seized in the late war were compelled to buy freedom by entering French naval service due to owners neglect and government disregard. The query asks whether this serves national honor, boosts sailor spirit, or aids merchants should new war arise.
A letter dated from the Middle Temple September 3 1764 arrived recently. The names Philodemus Britannus Mechanicus Anti-Jeffreys Twitcher and several other favors have also been received and will be complied with as soon as possible.
Letters from London Copenhagen and Vienna describe corn shortages in Norway and Moldavia marching Turk forces toward Walachia reports of Barbary corsairs in the Adriatic and naval preparations at Spithead and Newfoundland Admirals Keppel and a squadron poised for action Ireland fears of new impressments and Irish salt provisions being halted in foreign trade ships head to Harwich and Deptford for refits battles and rumors of Turkish, Polish, and French diplomatic moves amid ongoing tensions in Europe and the Atlantic
The text discusses the education and conduct of a prince or noble under early influence, noting fear, suspicion, and deceit as inseparable traits of itinerant figures. It highlights Mirfeur de Leynes as a favorite who swayed the king, influencing court matters through favors and garden tricks. As the king matured, royal governance shifted from counsel, leading to parliamentary resentment and impeachment.
A letter to the editor recounts a debated inscription at a tomb near St Pancras churchyard. It identifies Obadiah Walker, 1693 epitaphs, and notes his university role, education writings, and his life from Oxford to London. The writer frames Walker’s battles with Catholic claims and his conflict with Dr Rasche, ending with Walker’s epitaph and burial in Pancras.
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