Monitor Or British Freeholder in London, Middlesex

British View on War Aims and Maritime Blockade in 1755

A London-printed argument contends the British Empire must defend its American dominions by denying France equals in war. It denounces Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese actions and asserts sinking French ships in European seas to cut off supplies, while exposing French armament aims and Mirepoix’s London talks as delaying maneuvers ahead of open war. The piece stresses justice and necessity of preventing invasion and extensive conflict across continents.