01 Sep 1760
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Newspaper
Public Ledger
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 01, 1760
Page
1
A narrator warns against chasing wealth and ambition through a Chinese fable of Whang the miller. He ruins his mill seeking a buried treasure, learns the danger of greed, and ends with a cautionary parable about small sums and prudent savings.
Port News reports August 29 wind southwest. His Majesty's ship Dreadnought arrives with 64 ships under convoy from Jamaica. Merchants ships sail for the river. Dreadnought remains in the Downs with the flotilla, Argo sailed for Sheerness yesterday. Deal August 30 wind northwest. De Carmo Mesfina arrives, bound for Faro, and fore.
From the London Gazette Admiralty office dated Aug 3 the governor of Louisburg reported French warships and store ships with troops in Chaleur Bay. Captain Byron in the Fame with Repulse and Scarborough engaged and destroyed three frigates the Marchault Bienfaisant and Marquis Morloze along with twenty two schooners sloops and privateers and a large cargo of provisions. Lieutenant Rutherford carries dispatches via New York.
London Aug 1 1750 Warburg camp reports His Serene Highness Prince Ferdinand thanks generals officers and British cavalry for a victory over the enemy praising Lord Granby and officers from Conway's regiment Major Maxw ell and Captains Phillips M'Baine Stevens and Wintenrood are named for their roles. Messages from Paris Lisbon and The Hague note political moves and naval concerns.
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