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Newspaper
Public Ledger
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 20, 1761
Page
2
A broad appeal from Brewers and allied traders argues that high malt and beer taxes, increased cost of casks and utensils, plus sluggish credit, depress profits and threaten the trade. They urge government action to protect brewers, Victuallers, and public interests, warning of broader economic harm if the industry fails.
Telegrams from May 24 report Barbary W Corsairs capturing two ships in recent days near Barcelona. One vessel was seized after sailing from a northern port, while another fell to the raiders as tensions rise along the coast.
The fragment describes ships sailing in convoy from Milford to Penzance and West, mentioning the bomb Thun dér, the Turn penny and Blewet, Dennis, and the Newcastle packet boat Dyer under the Savage sloop.
London reports describe His Majesty's ship Intrepid returning from a Plymouth cruise meeting a Dutch East India ship seventy leagues from Land's End. The Bayonners captured several outward bound Newfoundland traders, and various other prizes were taken around Ireland, Guernsey, and the Baltic. Privateers and merchantmen are returning to ports. fleets from Brest and Rochefort prepare to sail for Belleisle.
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