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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Extract from a London letter discusses uncertain authorship of Junius's Letters, attributed to figures like Lord George Sackville and Edmund Burke. It critiques the political bias in the letters, attacks on court figures under George III, and laments opposition driven by ambition, raising fears for Britain's future.
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Extract of a Letter from London, March 22.
"Junius's Letters are attributed to Lord George Sackville, Edmund Burke, Mrs. M'Caulay, and Lord Shelburne's Chaplain, but which is the real Author, is very uncertain. With all their Eloquence, and fine turned Periods, the Partiality of Party shines but too visibly through them; however, excepting the Marquis of Granby, and Sir William Draper, most of the other Characters attacked, are such whose Deformities deserve no Quarter; for to be sure the Dukes of B---n-d and G-o---n, Lord S----h, Lord D---h, Lord M--h, Lord C---e, Lord B--g--e, Sir F---r N--n, and above all R----d R-g-y, are matchless Persons in these lower Regions; such are the Men that grace the Court of GEORGE the Third, said to be a good natured virtuous Prince! It is however to be lamented, that too much of the Spirit of Opposition arises from disappointed Ambition; and tho' many very respectable, and a few very amiable Characters, are engaged therein, there is such a Number of a different Cast and Character, that it cannot but fill the Minds of all Persons of Discernment, who are Well-wishers to the Prosperity of this Country, with the worst of Apprehensions of what may be the Consequence."
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London
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March 22
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Junius's Letters are attributed to several figures but authorship remains uncertain. The letters' eloquence is noted, but their partisan bias is criticized. Most attacked characters, except the Marquis of Granby and Sir William Draper, are deemed deserving of criticism. The court of George III is satirized through named figures. Opposition is lamented as driven by disappointed ambition, involving respectable and amiable characters alongside others, leading to apprehensions about consequences for the country.