24 Jan 1761
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Newspaper
Public Ledger
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 24, 1761
Page
1
Sir argues Christian patience outshines heathen consolation, praising Jesus’ suffering and love as the path to enduring trials. He invokes St Paul and Lipsus, contrasts Stoic apathy with Christian cheer, and urges readers toward courage and faith through trials.
A cryptic 1761 Fan issue fragment notes a method to read through without shame while enjoying coffee. The author claims access to modest readers and denies triggering eye movements, blushes, or lips revealing what is forbidden. The Latin line hints at moral restraint in publication.
An 18th century meditation on natural and revealed religion blends celestial Reason with public good. The speaker describes Reason as a queen attended by charity and instruction, praising Squire’s polished, judicious page. A brief note mentions a personal letter at Bedford Coffee House.
Last night a mail from Holland reports Ruffian troops under General Count Tottleben have evacuated Pomerania by order of Field Marshal Butturlin. Czernicheff is sent to Petersburg to explain the abandonment. The King's dominions raise many recruits for a planned campaign of about 150,000 men. Deserters and Allied enlistments rise in Hanover and Mecklen burg as Granby prepares to return to England from Helvoetfluys.
The naval dispatch lists Aréthola and Baltimore sloops remaining in the Downs alongside the Ruby Whitewood for Leghorn the Pitt frigate Watt for Jamaica and the John and Ann Broderick a transport the Bicknan Westscombe for Portsmouth and the Britannia Scott a transport Gravesend Pat by the Bakes West from Gibraltar and Dispatch Humphreys from St Lucas.
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