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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 06, 1772
Page
3
A chaotic report details tensions with the Dutch and Morocco, while New York and Philadelphia dispatches note ship seizures and legal wrangles. An East India Company crisis looms as bankers, directors, and government grapple with debts, dividends, and reform plans.
The column summarizes ongoing European diplomacy with hints that Russia would not block foreign access unless pressed, Rome reports Cardinal York's death and estates, Polish noble arrivals, court proceedings in Chancery, naval dispatches, and various local incidents including thefts, fires, and notable marriages and deaths among peers, merchants, and officials amid a busy week.
Shipping news notes arrivals and sailings in August including Lydia Hall Boston Barbadoes Planter Blackbourn Penzance and Yarmouth Gravesend, various ships from Cadiz Stettin Memel and Jamaica. Vessels arrive in Virginia Oporto New York Newfoundland and Leith while others sail for Exeter Milford Guernsey and Cowes. Wind WSW and observations of traffic in the Downs and river passages.
An 18th century advertisement touts a cosmetic called the Liquid Bloom from Circassian produce. It promises a lasting rosy cheek, resists perspiration, and is sold in bottles with a proprietary mark F.C.F. The notice warns of counterfeits and notes healing properties for sore lips.
The true essential salt of lemons is the pure acid part separated from pulp and grofier matter. It makes fine punch and preserves lemon flavor in sauces. It resists spoilage, is cheaper when lemons are cheap, and removes stains from fabric and paper without damage. Sold wholesale and retail by listed London sellers at one shilling per box.
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