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Foreign News December 6, 1819

Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser

Alexandria, Virginia

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British ministerial newspapers express alarm over internal national concerns, including a new levy of 10,000 men, dismissal of Earl Fitzwilliam for disaffection, political corruption, economic decline with falling stocks and diminishing revenue, and fears for the country's future.

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STATE OF ENGLAND.

The ministerial papers at length have begun to acknowledge their alarm. The Times of October 23, remarks: that it never had more important facts to communicate respecting the internal concerns of the nation than those then existing. In noticing the new levy of ten thousand men, and the dismissal of Earl Fitzwilliam for disaffection, the Times observes.--" These are striking circumstances, and calculated to make us look about us, and ask, with anxious apprehension, what will come next ? the Courier of October 19, declares that the character of the opposition becomes of more and more importance-- talks of trembling for the fate of the country in case of "any want of vigilance or courage of the government," and observes that the rulers have evinced their "sense of the present awful times."--Another London paper, under the head of " Alarming state of the country," speaks of the state of the country as unprecedented--as of fearful import--and so dreadful, that no man of common sense can view it without a horrid presentiment of the future--and proceeds to give a horrid picture indeed, of Ecclesiastical imbecility, and political corruption; disrespect of law; the nobility degraded; the people poor and desperate; the government blind and stupid; the ministry madly advancing to destruction; stocks rapidly falling, and revenue fast diminishing.

All this from Ministerial papers.

What sub-type of article is it?

Political Economic

What keywords are associated?

Ministerial Alarm Political Corruption Economic Decline Levy Of Men Earl Fitzwilliam Dismissal

What entities or persons were involved?

Earl Fitzwilliam

Where did it happen?

England

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

England

Event Date

October 19 23

Key Persons

Earl Fitzwilliam

Outcome

new levy of ten thousand men; dismissal of earl fitzwilliam for disaffection; falling stocks; diminishing revenue

Event Details

Ministerial papers acknowledge alarm over internal concerns, including a new levy of 10,000 men and dismissal of Earl Fitzwilliam; opposition's importance highlighted; country described as in unprecedented alarming state with ecclesiastical imbecility, political corruption, disrespect of law, degraded nobility, poor and desperate people, blind government, and ministry advancing to destruction.

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