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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 05, 1770
Page
4
A long 1770 Pall Mall Remembrancer letter criticizes Lord North for misgovernance and treachery, praising Wilkes, condemning prosecutions and treasury drains, and urging atonement. It includes invective toward Murray and references to Britannic political turmoil and ministerial contempt.
A dated late 18th century correspondence recounts a designed letter for Lord H- to be delivered at Calais, noting parliamentary prorogation and his return to England. It discusses debts of Frederic Prince of Wales, potential removals of ministers, and dispatches from Madrid Copenhagen and Constantinople. Also mentions stock movements, naval plans, and political shifts in Britain with mentions of Chatham and Sandwich.
A May letter from Patras recounts a Russian aided assault by 6200 Greeks allied with Venetian Greeks against Gustavi. The Turkish cadis angered by the assault killed the Venetian consul’s interpreter and attacked the consul’s house before the Rufsians arrived. The consul refused to flee, remaining with the Turks in the castle. Ancona notes the Spanish fleet expedition to the Indies may affect England’s actions.
Portmouth reports vessels passing the river Thames including the Heétor captained by Williams from China and an East Indiaman homeward bound believed to be the Marquis of Granby. The Polly Hutchinson sails to Liverpool, Success Atkinson to Dublin, William Kennan from Shields to Bordeaux, Nancy Jordan to South Carolina. The Honorable Captain Ruthven commands the Glory, replacing Hollwell while Captain Arm takes over the Montreal from Cofby.
A compact stock list shows Bank and India related securities with varied prices and terms. Entries include 3 percent Bank Annuities, India Ann values, 4 percent consol, Navy and Victualling Bills, and long annuities with fractional price quotes and a ticket total of 141.98 sixpence.
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