Free Parliament urged amid British political crisis
A Middlesex Journal letter argues for a free parliament to curb court influence and ministerial tyranny in Britain. The writer laments illegal measures, defends petitioning, praises ancient authorities on governance, and urges Britons to persist in presenting petitions for reform. The piece cites loyalty to the crown alongside calls for prudent ministers and wise rule.
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Great Britain
High Court of Justice of Examining Surgeons
Question on kings and ministers in a Protestant realm
The writer asks whether a nation profits more from a bad king with good ministers than from a good king. He defines a good Protestant king as a pious religious prince, and ponders which arrangement benefits the realm more.
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Aristotle Fuid
Hufai
Samuel
Rhehobaum
Isocrates
Nicocles
Caveret
Alexander Severus
Elizabeth
Gaveston
Vere
Stexcer
Guiciard
Cicero
Winchester
Ortus
Corsica News From Leghorn and Ajaccio
From Leghorn a second English ship delivered nearly 300 Corsicans including Clement Paoli and other notable figures. In Ajaccio a Corsican leadership speech urged submission to new laws after resisting a foreign power, while authorities plan to assemble on the 28th to ratify a new government amid heat and military strain.
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Horrano
Ajaccio
M.gaferio
Gafforio
Fune
Paoli
Corsica
Count de Vaux
Leghorn
Porto Vecchio
Clement Paoli
Count Gentili
Sieur Rostino
Carlo Salicetti
Disquieting Maryland Letter Reports Senegal Governor Massacre
AnExtract from a Maryland gentleman's letter dated June 2 1769 arrives in Philadelphia June 12. It recounts that the governor of Senegal and all English inhabitants were killed by natives, except the governor's wife who escaped in a Rhode Island sloop named Clarke and reached Fyal after nine weeks. The letter mentions further details received via a Snow from St Michael's.
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Philadelphia
Maryland
Senegal
Africa
Rhode Island
Clarke
Fyal
Petition and political censure amid Bristol's Guildhall meeting
In Bristol on July 18 19 citizens met at Guildhall to consider a petition to the sovereign for redress of grievances. A motion denounced a representative’s contempt and disloyal letters, while London reports note convocation adjournments and royal health concerns, with observations on Admiral Dockyard surveys and East India trade impacts. The piece also highlights Queen Victoria era cultural patronage and evolving European war mood amid French actions in Santo Domingo.
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Country News
Bristol
Guildhall
Ware
Thomas Sutton
Mills
Batchelor
Lord Chatham
Bute
Earl of Bute
South Audley Street
Earl of Bure
Richmond Lodge
Sion House
Admiralty
London East Indiaman
Woolwich
East Indies
England
Pans
Domingo
Middleton Mills Chadwell christened on Chadwell Spring pool
The child was christened in a boat on Chadwell Spring to honor founder Sir Hugh Middleton. Two Welch gentlemen and ladies stood surety for the child named Middleton Mills Chadwell. Music and over 200 spectators attended. Mr Mills donated a sum to the parents amid liquor provisions. Bath July 20.
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Hugh Middleton
Chadwell Spring
Middleton Mills Chadwell
Mills
Bath
London
Devizes
Bury
Jonathan Vincent
Mary Canham
Laxield
William Fleet
NeHon
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London Gazette
Copenhagen
American News
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