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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 02, 1770
Page
4
A long letter from a Navy Surgeon complains of half pay and uncertain provision after wars, recounting personal hardship from discharge, and urging improved careers, support, and pay. The writer warns of recruiting young, inexperienced surgeons and the impact on sailors, urging government action.
A London dispatch reports a council at St James's ordered a large force of horse and foot ready to embark for Spain at a moment’s notice. Militia in several counties will ballot to fill units and officers must stay ready. The War Office will enforce laws against undisclosed commissions and any payment to secure a sale will void the appointment.
Portssmouth reports the Mercury frigate and the Spy sloop of war arriving at Spithead with about 500 impressed men from the Downs. Yesterday the Northern Eagle Raffiai frigate arrived at St Helen's but failed to join the fleet, observed in the Offing.
A terse OCR fragment hints at a Paris locale and a cryptic phrase involving “Le Brut To Dauphine,” with unclear timing around 7. The item appears as a partial notice or clue in a local paper, leaving key names and actions unreadable.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions acres of coppice and manor estates held by a gentleman, with references to rents, quit rents, copyhold and manorial tenure. The readable portions indicate a large tract of land described in old estate terms, but exact details and names are obscured by damage.
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