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The Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, Virginia
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Letter from Paris, May 3, reports severe corn scarcity in French provinces, rising prices, ignored complaints to the king, increasing beggars, abandoned anti-monopoly projects, and fears of general insurrection amid ministerial despotism and the king's diversions.
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All the accounts we receive from the provinces are very melancholy; a scarcity of corn prevails through them all, and the price rises daily. They call on the authority of the king to oblige the rich, and the dealers in that article, to bring it to market: but as his majesty can only be informed of what his ministers choose to let him know, and as the people have received no answers to their complaints, a general insurrection is expected every moment. Beggars increase amazingly, and do not require money but bread. All the fine projects which were intended to remedy the monopoly of that article are at once laid aside.
The king begins to love his pleasure, insomuch that it is feared his youth will be passed in diversions, whilst his subjects fall victims to the despotism of his ministers.
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Paris
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May 3
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a general insurrection is expected every moment
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Accounts from the provinces report melancholy scarcity of corn prevailing through them all, with prices rising daily. Calls on the king's authority to oblige the rich and dealers to bring corn to market, but the king is only informed of what his ministers choose, and people receive no answers to complaints. Beggars increase amazingly and require bread, not money. Projects to remedy the monopoly are laid aside. The king begins to love his pleasure, feared to pass his youth in diversions while subjects fall victims to ministers' despotism.