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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 21, 1770
Page
4
A fragmentary letter to My Lords and Gentlemen criticizes unsettled administration, cites the Portsmouth fire, and urges unity against a common enemy. The writer asks for repentance of past follies and a more respectable stance, signing as ACampro-Brrron.
A Morning Courier reports dispatches to the Ambassador at Constantinople concerning milgadticks and how to behave in the Porte. Measures at court provoke opposition from a powerful minister. Lisbon ambassadorial appointment is sought. a foreign envoy asks for reasons to fit out a Mediterranean squadron. Greenwich Hospital pensioners attend Admiralty offices as robust replacements for sailors to man the Mediterranean squadron.
The era notes that three ships of the line fit out at Plymouth bound for the Mediterranean with uncertain destination. Orders call for rendezvous houses at Chatham and Sheerness to recruit volunteer seamen for fleets at Portsmouth and Plymouth as rumors swirl about a potential naval clash with Barbary powers or Czarina supporters. Reports also mention victualling for 500 oxen and 2000 hogs, petitions to the Lords of the Admiralty for cruisers, and a Milford Haven dockyard appointment forthcoming.
Port News reports arrivals and movements of ships including the East Indiaman and others near Portsmouth. A 74-gun ship under Captain Cléments is ordered to Gibraltar with immediate sail and provisions for twelve months, joining Edgar at Plymouth.
A damaged OCR note references late Miss Eliot and a Duke, noting a dispute and remarks withheld from publication. The fragment mentions letters signed Topetter and Veritas, with discussion of private parties and possible further appearance in another paper.
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