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Newspaper
Morning Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 20, 1793
Page
4
A party of artillery with field pieces and detachments from the 38th regiment and the Fermanagh Militia, about 300, marched from Belfast to Doagti ten miles away to prevent a review of Volunteer Companies. The volunteers did not assemble, possibly due to wet weather or other causes. Some troops of the 17th Light Dragoons were to be present.
This day portsmouth received Eurydice 24 guns under Captain Cole with several transports carrying troops: William and Ann Bridekirk Aurora Swales and Brent Hall. The Aurora frigate was commissioned by Captain Effington this morning. Admiral Sir John Jarvis's baggage arrived last night and he is awaited this evening. His flag will be hoisted tomorrow aboard the Boyne 98 guns at Spithead, ready to join Lord Howe's fleet in a few days.
The piece critiques European criminal laws and tyrannical governance. It argues that ignorance and fear sustain oppression, while reason and liberty threaten despotism. It contrasts harsh penalties with perceived inequities in punishment, noting the moral failure of using law to justify tyranny.
Friday last, a ten foot shark in a bold manner was slain near Workington by Mr Richard Graham, tackman for J C Corwen Esqr. It was enclosed with salmon in a flake net and led to a dangerous struggle as Graham and his servant narrowly escaped. Graham thrust his pear into the shark’s head, killing it after the beast sprang thrice onto its back.
Extracted verse correspondence denounces Edmund Burke with animal imagery and venom, comparing him to a chameleon and jackal. It attacks his shifting stance on economy, liberty, and tyranny, noting a signatory as “Old. Hubert” and mocking the author as a “learned pig” in a broad antihousehold pamphlet tone.
York Serr 16 Miles was executed at Lancaster on Saturday fortnight for robbing the mail. He was not tried for murder. A gibbet near Warrington, where the crime occurred, displays his body hanging in chains.
Yesterday the cutter Spider under Lieut Lanyon sailed with a convoy to the Eastward. From Torbay arrived His Majesty’s ship Active of 92 guns under Capt Neads and Falcon of 16 guns under Capt Bisset, along with the Nymph armed brig with a convoy from the Westward. Lord Howe’s fleet stands at 24 ships of the line with eight frigates to be joined by six more ships of the line from the Eastward and Belliqueux, 64 guns, Capt Bowen, from this port.
A few days ago the brig Commerce from London carrying coal foundered about ten miles off the harbour. Captain Josteru Freemans and crew escaped in the boat and were providentially met that evening by an American ship from Holland. They were landed at Dover.
The Siege of Valenciennes at Supier’s Wells draws praise for grand stage effect and musical accuracy. Astrey’s production captivates audiences, with Ricuer the rope-dancer earning acclaim across Europe and slated for a Monday benefit in London society circles.
The notices list marriages in Portsmouth Seamer and Hanover Square, with Robert Williams and Jane Cunningham among the couples. Died include John Beneford of Piccadilly and Hon G L Sutherland of Wimbledon. Obituary details mention John Worlington of Lincolnshire and aged widower with 63 years married. A Lerwick schoolmaster James Craigie is also noted alongside local figures.
Dated in 1792 the notice explains SPILSBURY’s long pursuit of Royal patronage for his antiscorbutic drops. After his death his wife carries on the business at Soho Square asserting she alone prepared the remedy for many years and seeks continued public confidence in its genuineness and family stewardship.
Auction of the late Mr Benjamin Bradley Tea-Dealer's household furniture plate china books and utensils at his dwelling 476 Strand opposite Craven Street by order of the administratrix. Viewings and catalogues available at Rainbow Coffee-house Cornhill and in Pall Mall.
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