Draper replies to Junius in sharp public quarrel
William Draper accuses Junius of vile falsehoods and demands proof while defending his own honor. He mocks the writer’s logic, recalls negotiations over the Manila ransom, and urges the public to view Draper as a victim of calumny amid political tensions with America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministry
Manilla
London
Colonel Monson
Manuel Cornish
Earl of Shelburne
Wiltshire
Furius
Fuxius
William Draper
Junius
Fimbleton
Manilla Cantom
Toarsit
Spain
William
Debates and dispatches across Europe and America
A September letter from London to Boston discusses renewed debate and unresolved issues with anonymous writers. Reports from Berlin Copenhagen Paris detail Polish troubles, Russian forces near Kaminieck, Ottoman movements, and shifting court measures. Paris notes Louisiana governance under Spain, while new plans involve Metz and surrounding camps as of early September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sieurs Bierzynski
Pula Vski
Lithunia
Grand Duchy
Great Poland
Podolia
Kaminiecki
Kaminieck
Warsaw
Berlin
Ferdinand of Brunswick
Andrew Mitchel
England
Brunswick
Poland
Copenhagen
Frederick de Moltke
Russia
Petersbourg
Paris
Louisiana
Council of State
Colon
Madrid
Sieur Ulloa
Spain
Duke de Chartres
Prince de Conde
Duke de Choiseul
Metz
Nancy
Strasbourg
Pinna
Collin
Noble Order St James figures in royal travel orders
Fragmentary 18th century notice details shifts in high offices and royal movements. It mentions Lord Gower as President of the Council, Prince Ernest of Mecklenburgh sailing for home, and a Hanover contingent including Baron Behr and Baron de Hake. Also notes a comet’s appearance and various ship arrivals and departures across Deal, Hull, Lynn, and Hamburg with multiple vessels bound for Smyrna, Jamaica, and Peterbourg among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James
Lord Gower
Prince Ernest of
Mecklenburgh
Serekit
Baron Behr
Hanover
Ha ‘Abe
Baron de Hake
Deal
Wind S. W
Femala
Delawar
Jolly
Smyrna
Ie Reet
Lisbon
Wind S. W. Gaedeon Iid
Hopewell
Turner
Neecan
Countess of Effingham
Jemmica
Hull
Unity
Cockeril
Stockholm
Margaret
Elizabeth
Dixon
Petersburg
William
Riga
Ann
Bass
Keyol Walon
Fiifon Om
Lynn
Moar
Céenlina
Pak
Wyburg
Lymingtom
Elisabeth
Hamburg
Viiend Hap
Seine
Konsningsburg
Joba
Iivae Be
Sosa
Remarkable Cock Fight and Midnight Burglar Incident
A misquoted report describes a gentleman with a gamecock ready to fight, feath ers changing from red to white during moulting, and a successful bloodletting episode. In Oxford a man, waking to a locked-door issue, finds intruders under his bed and a quick exit by a thief, avoided by a bystander and a hasty escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Oxford
Piney Ees
Also Mentioned on This Page
Draper
Hans Stanley
America
Board of Customs
Admiralty-Courts
Boston
Heeret Lateri Lethalis Arundo
Sir William Draper, K. B
Extratt
Holland
Pots Rege
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