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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 27, 1770
Page
4
A fragmentary verse piece reflects on fear, murder, and punishment. It references infamous names and events, including Murray, M’Lane, and Clark, lamenting delayed justice. The speaker questions legal protection, urging a purge of crime and a stern, divine accounting.
A Middlesex Journal letter urges Sir Edward Hawke to weigh Admiralty and Ministry advice on plague quarantine. It warns against harmful coercion that could seed fear, urging protections for sailors while ships unload and cautioning against importing plague.
A seaman argues the Navy and merchant fleets faced unemployment after peace. He proposes naval recruitment hubs, cutting pensions, and reducing salaries to fund sailors at home, blaming ministers and press fears for harsh measures that starved families and drove seamen to foreign service.
A fragmentary Tuesday item reports ministerial jabs about arms claims and alarm over Spain and France. It notes many sailors pressed into foreign service, an understrength fleet guarding coasts, and the Junto meeting planned to craft a political speech amid a disputed reimbursement of naval costs. Madrid’s delay in ending the dispute is hinted.
In letters from the Indies via Holland, reports claim France and Spain remain at odds over late negotiations. French men of war are active in Havana and Vera Cruz, with additional ships bound for Lisbon. A land and sea force roll call is prepared for presentation to the king, while presses and seamen bounties may endure. Local misdeeds include bread rations dispute in navy stores and naval discipline near Portsmouth.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Navy and vigeke Bills with Sea Ann tickets priced at 6d and 8s. The readable text provides no clear event date or full context. Entities: Navy, Sea Ann, prices 6d and 8s.
Fragmentary OCR text from a 1770s broadside describes varied original content. It mentions October dates and printing by an unnamed author or publisher. The legible portions are sparse and inconclusive about specific events or persons.
Thursday next will be public once more with the sixpence price. The monthly issue will feature three copper plated engravings and a curious Gatmetter from an original song. Mr Hans composes music for this work and it is adapted for the Hatplichor and related items. CRANE
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