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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 20, 1777
Page
4
A lengthy 18th century letter war details accusations and defenses about the St Albans and Monarch ships, naval supply issues, and dockyard personnel. The writer challenges criticisms, cites losses and pressings, and promises further remarks in a subsequent post. The exchange critiques admiralty policy, personnel and regional bias, with references to Portmouth, Barfleur, and dockyard Scots versus Englishmen.
The London Evening Port notes that the writer Caradoc will show no more rebellious letters to public inspection unless he changes his fate to that of a gentleman. The piece laments his conduct and warns that attacking individual characters harms the author’s breeding. Thousands.
A fragment from Losdan Evening Pol. EPIGRAM presents General PRESCOT as a prisoner calling for air and a handkerchief. The piece juxtaposes his thirst for breath with the longing for freedom, invoking Othello and Atlantic shores in a tense, melancholic mood.
A fragment recalls a Proclamation with B- praising Attic wit and Greek satire. The piece notes toned praise, noted misprints, and a quip about an eminent Grecian and a kingly gentle nature, reflecting period sensibilities and comic misinterpretation.
A satirical verse tale from Ludgate Hill describes fashionable Paris attire and the summer fashion chase. It mocks French styles, wigs, colors, and wear, noting travelers bring patterns home via the Straits of Dover. The speaker muses on summer travel, Paris trends, and smuggled learning.
In a July 16 1778 dispatch from New Jersey General Washington proposes an exchange of Major General Prescott for Major General Lee and related Hessian officers. He asks Howe to approve the exchange, contingent on releasing General Lee or immediate transfer on Prescott’s return. The Lilly Cochran and York M Vey ships reached Clyde from New York, Aug 12, carrying letters and updates.
Extracted notices recount Howe and Burgoyne movements in the Delaware region and across New York, Washington’s rapid Delaware crossing, and hardships that followed. Reports from New York Aug 8 note trade shifts, military encampments at King's Bridge and Harlem, and criticism of generals for abandoning Ticonderoga amid ongoing hostilities.
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