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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 21, 1772
Page
3
Dublin reports that forces under General Gisborne have moved north to quell insurgents calling themselves Hearts of Steel. The army quarters troops in 46 towns and villages, deterring rioters from bearing arms. Many insurgents attempting escape to Scotland in open boats were turned back as vessels overturned under heavy loads.
Bath April 20. On Wednesday John Lavington was executed at the Hcoster gallows for forging his brother Richard Lavington's will. He used the brother's name, kept the forgery secret until the death, and published it to defraud the widow. The two brothers, half-brothers, were near Wells when a hatchet strike and the fatal fall ended the case. he confessed forgery at the tree but denied murder.
The Camden Richardson and Botton Picket sail for Maryland and Boston with vessels Integrity Rippon from Bristol to Hamburgh. Malaga Packet Strong sails to Malaga and Carés Daverton to Dublin. Arrivals include Elizabeth Rebecca from Dublin and Parcell from London at Tortola. Hamburgh Merchant, Matthew and Anne from Seville and Diamond from Jamaica reach Dover Amsterdam and Hamburg. Portsmouth sees the Winchester and Thames arrive. Plymouth reports Intrepid and Hind sailing for the West Indies.
A long London newspaper excerpt describes a Copenhagen speech by the Attorney General Olddahl defending a Great Personage before a Commission. It details royal rights, judicial limits, and questions if a Queen can be tried like a subject, with references to Denmark's revolution and the King’s prerogatives.
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