02 Feb 1760
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Newspaper
Public Ledger
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 02, 1760
Page
1
A correspondent argues that true retirement requires purpose and piety, cautioning that many seek leisure as a dream yet drift into hollow routines. He cites Jerry Love’s tale of a trader who retires to country life only to lose meaning, while urging prudent withdrawal aligned with moral duties and God.
Port News from Falmouth reports multiple arrivals including the Countess of Leicester from Co runna and a portachuon er from Liffon for Cork. Several ships meet departures and destinations across Cadiz Gibraltar Dublin Smyrna Barbados and Jamaica with vessels such as the Conception Neptune Nelly Prince Edward and Pearl listed among others.
The compilation lists ships sailing or captured including Marg Benson from Newfoundland to Barbadoes and several others like Susannaki Lacer Guadaloupe Lenoptron Guppy and Tryall Webb to Jamaica. It notes a Pendulum boat overturning in Catwater Plymouth and ships at Oporto road with distress. A general Post Office notice enforces mail conveyance by port boat. Other items cover Prussian population data, fleet provisioning, distillery petitions, and court notices with appointments and Lent fair dates. The long column includes prices, weights, imports and exports, and various official speeches and appointments. It ends with a lengthy anecdote about an officer shot and the servant's cry.
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