18 Apr 1760
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Newspaper
Public Ledger
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 18, 1760
Page
1
A letter compares English gardening unfavorably with Chinese art, praising nature free forms and moral symbolism. The author recounts his Luamfi gardens with twin gates guiding virtue and vice, detailing predestined paths, allegorical grottos, and a final arboreal arcadia proving happiness lies in virtuous choice.
A letter from Deal reports on how preliminary peace terms at the Hague provoke British suspicion of a French push for a separate settlement. It argues France seeks to divide the war from Prussia and Austria and recalls the 1757 Hanover campaigns and the ongoing British naval and imperial successes. The naval movements at Gravesend and New London arrivals are noted.
News from Portmouth and the Downs reports ships including Torrington Danae and Stag under convoy, and Sand wich bound for Bengall with 30 transports. Devonshire sails with convoy to Virginia, while Bellona 74 guns expected for a secret expedition. ferrers trial ends with a guilty verdict. Newmarket list shows races and pairings across multiple days with heavy purses and matches among leading nobility and owners.
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