Tower of Building Horrors and City Gates Debates
A fragmented letter laments a builder overreach shaping London streets with ambitious designs. The writer describes demolitions of old Gothic structures, plans for a grand mansion and city gates, and public concern that private wealth ruins the urban fabric. The piece quotes various correspondents debating architectural folly and civic duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulogne
Atendy
Black Feniars
London
Ludgate
Lam
Port News December 14 Distillates of Ship Arrivals
Winds shift to southwest keeping two brothers footier and hopewell near Portsmouth while Phoenix and Argo remain with royal ships. Sally Copland arrives from Quebec and Nostra Senhora de Carmo Messina returns after eight days at sea. Gravesend reports arrivals from Oporto Lisbon Jamaica Elfinear Virginia Dieppe and Brett with multiple vessels entering or leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PORT
Wind
Footier
Hopewell
Blake
Portsmouth
His Majesty
Phoenix
Argo
Copland
Quebec
Nostra Senora
de Carmo
Messina
Gravesend
Dorothy
Elizabeth
Rider
Oporto
Friendship
Shearer
Lispon
Mary
Davison
Bolton
Berry
Carr
Jamaica
Tartar
Knight
Elfinear
Siren
Globe
Wilsons
Maryland
Robert
Bridgett
Public Ledger available at London booksellers
For residents at St James's End the Public Ledger may be had from Shropshire New Bond Street Davis Piccadilly Moran under the Pizzas Covent Garden Becxet near the New Church Strand Advertisements also taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St., James's End
Public ‘Ledger
Shropshire
New Bond-street
Davis
Piccadilly
Moran
Covent Garden
Becxet
Neay Church
Thes Strand. Co. Ol
Letter from Amsterdam on French take of Sumatra forts
A fragment from Amsterdam describes a letter via Bata noting French forces with two ships have seized forts on Sumatra belonging to the English. The writers expect Blenheim style relief and await superior help to retake Fore-Marlborough. Boencoften has few soldiers. Batavia friends are hopeful and expect a ship from Batavia soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.W. Montague
Great Britain
Lycurgus
Lysander
Agis
Sparta
Morea
Greece
Athens
Plutarch
Las
Aristotle
Amsterdam
Batavia
Sumatra
Marlborough
Bencoofen
Fam
Soho- May-Filiee
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SER
Paffini
Pridus
Protas
Laprobus
Probus
Improbus
Prussia
Denprobus
Improba
Flanders
Holland
Mr. Japrobus
Breslau
Zasprobus
Liprobus
Morobus
Improbas
Jin
Gir
Cleomenes
Polybius
Horace
Vane
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