26 Dec 1760
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Newspaper
Public Ledger
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 26, 1760
Page
1
A fragment from the Pushc Ledger urges Englishmen to resist steep beer duties and home brewing limits. It argues high taxes burden the industrious poor, calls for fair tax sharing, and warns against monopolistic profits locking out laborers. Includes political commentary on Martinique Portugal and colonial targets.
A poetic fragment in archaic diction expresses longing and defiance against old duties. The speaker declares love the sole theme, pledging his harp and tongue to Fanny and renouncing heroic or royal glory. The fragment concludes with a farewell to heroes and kings.
The piece argues English and French aims over Canada and the West Indies during the war. It notes English plans hinge on conquests profits while Canada remains costly for France, serving as a base to deter English expansion and protect Caribbean possessions. It warns that losing Canada would undermine France's continental reach and naval power.
Prepare, my harp, to found of arms, of wars, and battles, and vain arms. Come, all thy tuneful strings, employ to sing the fall of hapless Troy. But bark the strings rebel. Love prevails in yield to love. If ancient heroes fail to delight, turn hither to Prufia's King and praise his name. Here take my harp away. give me another and I'll play. Now Georges receives my humble lays. my King demands a share of cosaile.
In Port News Deal on December 24 winds shift in the Downs as vessels including the Brilliant Furnell Julius Oxfar Potts Dorothy Cotterell and others sail for Jamaica Gibraltar Barbadoes Nevis and Fairmouth. Arrivals and departures list the Two Sisters from Maryland and several sloops from Newfoundland and Maryland with several named vessels and captains.
Fragmentary OCR text references orders to carry cargo to the Mediterranean and mentions Admiral Gane Se. The readable items are inconsistent and scarcely coherent, with likely garbled proper nouns and missing context. No clear events, dates, or entities to confirm a full news item.
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