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Newspaper
Middlesex Journal And Evening Advertiser
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 06, 1775
Page
2
An 18th century argument asserts that governance rests on the people’s concurrence and the union of affections between monarch and subjects. Queen Elizabeth is cited as aligning her government to the Constitution’s letter and spirit, with princes required to serve the people rather than alter the framework.
Fragmentary text discusses Great Britain and continental powers funding armies through subsidies and mercenaries. It notes long peace causing hardship, armies selling off assets, and foreign troops employed to influence policy. References to Poland and unnamed princes imply destabilizing intrigue and reliance on hired forces.
The argument considers General Gage trapped in Boston and questions burning major cities as a path to victory. It condemns conquest by force over a distant, divided America and asserts burning one end to the other would be barbarous and ineffective. Strong emphasis on strategy, humanity, and the limits of military power.
A reader laments arrears of one year and a half affecting soldiers and creditors. He argues for easier monthly payments to tradesmen and notes government money for establishment is paid yearly or semi annually. He suggests regulatory changes to ease distress for officers and provides urging support to readers of the paper.
A series of letters from 1773 1775 discusses the Count de Guines case and the Monval Osborne matter. It reports Vergennes notes on information gathered by Commissary Chenu and Tort against Guines and Monval, with opinions promised to the Duke D Aiguillon. A separate letter defends Captain Osborne against malicious rumors, condemning slander and detailing a personal letter of grievance and insult.
Fragmentary text shows uncertain remarks about races and communication. Mentions Ragland Pere and De Vergennes with garbled quotes. No clear event, date, or identifiable facts available from the readable portion.
A Morning Post fragment presents a writer reflecting on past literary conflicts among Melissa Emmius and D, recounting affection and moral fault. He admits errors in his youthful views on love, urges restraint, and promises stronger proof to Amilius and Melissa if they read the forthcoming letter.
Public notice proclaims a levigated quicksilver prep as universally efficacious. It claims to cure goat rosen, rheumatism, stone, jaundice, piles, scurvy, leprosy, fistulas, cachexy, nervous disorders, vertigo, epilepsy, palsy and apoplexy. Offered by J Collett at 6 Kinz Street Bloomsbury with stated visiting hours.
A letter from Elizabeth Haded dated March 31 1773 praises No rton s Marchant s Drops for long standing ailments including indigestion fever and cough. It claims rapid relief after two bottles and urges readers to consult Norton the supposed sole proprietor to verify efficacy. The notice warns against counterfeit labels and directs readers to Norton s Golden Square London shop for authentic bottles.
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