21 Jan 1772
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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 21, 1772
Page
1
Fragmentary London Gazette text records a royal address urging prudent domestic governance and limits on extraordinary aid. It notes loyalty to royal forces, the need to protect subjects, and readiness to pass beneficial laws. Dispatches also mention war, troop movements, and authority changes in Poland and the Ottoman realm.
Reports from Copenhagen and Stockholm describe His Majesty ordering two additional beacons to be raised near Elsinore and Kronenburg, with lighted towers at Schagen Anholt and Lafoe. The king also allows foreign imports at southern Norwegian ports for eight years. In Gothia the Sovereign Court trials punish election officials with suspensions and fines. The Confederates fortify Tyniec and Ozenflochow and build a large magazine as Regimentary forces resist with sieges anticipated.
A garbled list notes several ships and their origins or arrivals including Barbadoes Barbados Leith Dublin Boston and Liverpool. Names include Pearl Brett Venus Williams Molly Lowry Nelly Power Amity Mustard Polly Roberts Duke of Norfolk and others, with destinations and ports such as Virginia London Newfoundland St Ubes and Bour deaux mentioned in a fragmentary row.
Reports from the House of Lords and Commons recount new peers taking seats, oaths sworn, and writs issued for seats. Mentioned are births, potential marriages, and a petition to dissolve Lord Ligonier’s marriage. Naval notices include ships seen at sea, wrecks near Lowestoffe, and vessels from Amsterdam and Bilbao.
A brief notice from printed works for the Honourable House of Commons. By a Christian Whig. Printed for W. Bowyer and Nichols at Ciero's Head in Red Lion Passage Fleet Street, and sold by T. Payne at the Mewse Gate.
This Day was published, with plans of farm buildings and a rule for barn construction. Filustrated with instruments, the Complete English Farmer is praised for practical instruction across two volumes. The Gentleman’s Magazine notes the author writes from experience and cautions prudent improvements in proper settings.
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