12 Dec 1760
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Newspaper
Public Ledger
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 12, 1760
Page
1
The writer rails against erroneous histories and romanticized chronicles, arguing for critical judgment. He decries futile tales, praises genuine historical grounding, and urges readers to distinguish facts from embellishment, while lamenting the drift of popular literature.
Wind W S W Remain in the Downs the men of war and flips as before Come down and retain the Antigua Merchant Coulter and the Sally Selby for Antigua the Guadalupe Packet Dunn for Guadalupe the Adventure Hoshth for Jamaica the Begonia Yorada for Bibbon and the Salisbury Mackilwain for Portmouth
Letters from the Mediterranean describe a French seventy-four being pursued into a Turkish port in the Morea by an English frigate and forced to appeal to the governor for neutrality. Other dispatches report Royal Navy ships blockading the French fleet at Candia, assorted squadrons cruising, and various vessels reaching or leaving English waters with repairs and quarantines noted.
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