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Newspaper
Middlesex Journal And Evening Advertiser
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 13, 1775
Page
4
An English reader reacts to sensational news from America with a stern soliloquy denouncing traitors for wealth and ambition. The speaker recalls past horrors of civil strife, murders, and barbarism, urging righteous vengeance to prevent a relapse into violence and national ruin.
Titus argues General Gage cannot march on Boston without facing overwhelming militia across New England and Virginia. He contends nine to ten thousand regulars cannot prevail against a hundred thousand armed colonists, predicting inevitable ruin and urging acceptance that colonial resistance is unlike European war. He condemns Lord North’s policy and warns posterity will curse those responsible.
A garbled Postscript lists stock prices on the Political Exchange with one entry noting prices above and below par. It references Statesmen fears patriotic interest rising, American repentance fluctuating, and claims of national freedom tied to proclamations and orders. The fragment mentions peer funds, naval promotions, and general market indecision with many illegible terms.
The Gazette denounces American rebels and warns of a long costly war. It argues ministries must prepare regiments and fleets, cites Carolina and Connecticut militia boosts, and notes Boston disorders, marches, and camp formations. The piece links British policy to global stakes with Spain and France looming over a precarious peace.
The writer laments dull Dublin weather and asks for more letters while praising a forthcoming Barrys company and wardrobe. He praises Digges the Edinburgh manager as excellent and notes Nan Catley’s past temper with the company. A hole in the letter ends mid thought about Ross and Miss Wewitzer.
The writer derides a disliked performer as a mere showman and lampoons theater habits. The Bepzars Opera is praised for its cast Wewitzer as Polly and Catley as Lucy, with audience fervor and a celebrated harmony piece. Curious episodes include a prompter Car michael’s beasts act and a promoter’s failed monsters night.
The Nabob at Haymarket, presented under royal command, features The Author in performances that evening, delivering a stage production notable for its period style and crowd appeal. The listing notes the theater's classical program and the prestige of its royal patronage.
An 18th century style pamphlet offers a levitated quicksilver powder claimed to cure numerous ailments from gout to palsy. It asserts safety, efficacy, and lifelong protection, inviting readers to contact J Collett at No 6 King Street Bloomsbury for purchases and instructions.
A 1775 letter from Elizabeth Haden to Surgeon Norton of Golden Square London thanks him for Marchant's Drops. She claims long term digestion relief, fever and cough subsiding, and general improvement after using the remedy. The notice warns against counterfeits and notes the bottle price and official signature.
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