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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 27, 1764
Page
4
A fragmentary series of questions debating whether an insult to a renowned figure is justified and whether an upstart ruler dominates matters. It questions the absence of the Consul’s name in the Gazette and fears that true Englishmen who love their King should raise the alarm.
The Lorpon Evening Post notes humble remonstrances to the Court of France about suspected fortifications on the islands of St Pierre and Miquelon. It claims France gains time for a new war while Britain loses possessions and mentions Goree’s governor pursuing trade in Gambia, provoking alarm among African merchants in London and ports.
Reports detail a port accident at Revel linked to powder theft and two 66 gun ships burned, with many lives lost. Warsaw election news praises the new king and notes competitors. London dispatches discuss coronation plans, insurrection fears, and frontier measures. Local deaths, racing results at Leicester and Odley, robberies, fish catches, trade figures, ships arrivals, and theatre listings also appear in this mixed item.
In Lublin the prince Lubomirsky and count Ouolenfy, both trialecoméns, abstained from the Dyet. A crown debt of 000 with thousands of Ruffians is to be quartered on their lands this winter. News from Lubeck and Leghorn noting ship arrivals and hops export repeal. Commodore Harrison sails to Algiers to demand satisfaction for the British Consul incident.
Dispatches claim fleets are sent to Portsmouth and Plymouth to keep British seas in check after Versailles. Opinions split on what next year’s in porture Bucager will reveal, from vast whale-like wonders to none, while talk of an anticipated foreign visitor sparks mixed expectations and potential embarrassment. Time will expose the truth.
A clipped satirical note mocks the intertwined wars and means within a Pedlar’s Pack. The lines play on language and power, suggesting a contest or claim over resources and influence without a clear victor or resolution.
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