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Dunkirk Harbour Policy and Political Scandals Chronicle
Old correspondent notes Dunkirk fortifications were repeatedly demanded to be dismantled after wars, while harbor maintenance mattered as much as defense. The piece surveys political intrigue, corruption accusations, and public reaction, including Wilkes and Townshend scrutiny debates. It cites bankers, merchants, and liverymen, with moral reflections on English liberty and virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calais
Dunkirk
Thames
Britain
England
France
Bergue
Fournes
Old Gresham
Jon
London
Wilkes
Middlesex
Cury
Sensble
Buil
Freeholders
Newgate
Poultry
Woodtreet Compter
Akerman
Kirby
Hays
Wood-street
Poultry Compters
Bull
Redbourn
Market-Street
Chester
Church of
Rome
Dr. Barrowby
City
Liberty
Westminster
Lord Trentham
Lord Gower
George Vandepur
Barrowby
Joe Weatherby
Ben Johnson
Ruffel Street
Joey
Dottor
Joe
Fabb
Covent Garden
G. Vandeput
George