Fragmented Ode on General GnbY and British Politics
Fragmentary verse laments General GnbY set against a backdrop of 18th century British politics. The poem contrasts military glory with perceived infidelity to freedom and criticizes ministerial influences harming Albion. Historical references include Wilkes Middlesex election, Lord Rockingham, and Sir James Penn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House ‘of Commons
Wilkes
Middlesex
Luttrell
Yorkshire
James Pen
Gr-nby
Stesfal Cockb-p
Fossils dispute with Lord in Middle Middlesex Journal
A letter to the printer claims Lord B-W will not return to the kingdom and challenges ownership of a public fossil collection. It asserts the items were gifted, linked to David Hern or Heron, who received a royal pension and died violently. The note weaves in names like Kay and Kay’s painter father, and references Meaty W. M-i and Dr. H. M. of St. P- as related figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Hern
Heron
David
Ipswich
Kay
W. M
H. M
St. P
A&s
British Ambassador Cathcart dispatches cited
Dispatched reports to Lord Cathcart at Peterburgh mention unsettled superintendency matters. The Aug 11 posting notes yesterday’s arrivals and hints at discreet, potentially adverse communications from Italy. A nibaltadis is noted to reach Whiterghle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gleck
Lord Cathcart
Peterburgh
Turbulent Times Amid War News And Local Misfortunes
Historic notices report grand council plans in the colony plus Empress Russia dispatch orders to Remanzow. French naval buildup is hinted, a Gibraltar corsair blowup near Oran is noted, and Minorca embarks loom. Local calamities include lightning damage in Kent and East End crime, a banking disaster at Spitalfields, and a fatal boating tragedy near Bow Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Bota
Sal Head
New York
Lyz
Rufsia
Remanzow
Peterburgh
Seid
Brett
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Oran
Minorca
Yeterday
el G¢ Gard
Scotch Blues
Duke of
Argyle
Charing
Cross
Aroble Hord Dering
Blackwall
St. Alban’s
Ashford-in
Kent
Tyburn-road
East
Marriott
Spitalfields
Bow Creek
Betty
James Thompson
Bourid
Madsita
Waterford
Madeira
Bermondsey
Southwark
Todley-street
Pecktam
The Corsican Death Penalty And Port au Prince Earthquake News
A rigid Corsican ordinance orders hangings for armed Corsicans as revolts threaten the crown, while reports from Leogane and Port au Prince describe a devastating earthquake killing hundreds, with widespread destruction and a rising sugar price speculation. Also notes a Parisian quake-linked ruin and a disputed court quarrel in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
aMolhinia
Kaminieck
Crown
France
Corsica
Lorraine
Rachford
Port Au Prince
Dominica
Port
Au Prince
Leogane
Capijtal
Goave
Topian
Port Au
Prince
Moa
de Paris
Nantz
Constantinople
Fragmentary Ledger News And Notices From Ailing Pages
A disrupted issue shows stray writer notes about returning dated essays and upcoming page placement. The text blends old stock quotes, bond prices, and market terms with a brief aside on a poem for the fair sex, reflecting a fragmented financial and literary snippet from a past edition.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Choitell
Harnile
Gallia
Albion
Freedom
Gesiby
Burns
Caurcarny
Gaul
Spain
Philip
The
Middlesex ‘Journal
Crip T. EL Ound“O. N
Aten
Probus
Decimus
Mie
Menenius
Thi Bank
BankAnn
LengsAan
Jay
South-Sea
India
Cas
Vernon
A. Gleny
King’s
Hiss
Cumberland
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