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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 03, 1770
Page
3
A lengthy colonial dispatch describes the Cambridge meeting postponement of the General Assembly by the Governor, Parliament pressures, and remonstrances from the House of Representatives. It notes funerary notices, deaths, and ongoing European political intemperance including Lord Chatham's motions, Middlesex electors, and royalist concerns, with social and naval updates.
Reports describe torrents from mountains flooding towns in the Pyrenees region. Over 1,200 houses carried away, bridges at St. Esprit and Dax destroyed, 600 residents sheltered atop towers for three days without food. News also notes delays in Captain Preston trials in Boston and scarce Jamaica sugar crops. Gibraltar garrison health is good but Barbary supply cuts raise costs due to Morocco's emperor. A London cabinet gathering follows. Lord Sandys takes seat in the Lords amid troop reinforcements debate.
POO ROT.NEW's Portsmouth May 2 Arrived at Spithead the Levant frigate Capt Gardner from Jamaica with advice that all was quiet since leaving the island Sailed from Spithead the Carysfast frigate Capt Collyer for Jamaica Went out to Spithead the Eolas frigate Capt Bennett waits for orders to go to Newfoundland The Levant has brought home 1900001 for the merchants in town Arrived and came into harbour the Norwich Adventus Watson from Rotterdam and Vogel Phoenix Jansen Moores from Dantzick with deals and oak planks for the dockyard Sailed the Probity Laws for Bremen This morning the Roffign hospital ship at Spilead which started back by distress fired 21 pans and was decorated with colours of nations and made a fine appearance News of the Russian army victory over the Ottoman forces The Ajax a 74 gun ship is put into commission as a guardship in the room of the Sun which is to have a thorough repair The Superbs men and officers are all turned over to her The Salisbury of 74 guns is commissioned to go on a foreign voyage Portsmouth May 3 Thursday His Majesty's ship Antelope Commodore Byron is to come out of the harbour to Spithead The North Eagle is full at Spithesa
Advertisement announces a neatly bound four book set for learning Greek. Includes geography, history, government, religion, laws, and customs of ancient Greece with a primer on Greek grammar. Authored by Richard Tackson M A for Newbery and Collins.
This issue advertises a censored playbook titled Entertaining and Instructive Receptor for the Playhouse. It lists performances at the London theatres with actors including Garrick Barry Sheridan Quin and Mrs Barry in King Lear and Venice Preserved. It notes prior publications and mentions other plays such as Hamlet Othello and The Provoked Husband with observations on performers over twenty years.
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