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BG.756.046
20 Sep 1756:21 (77)
A ball was made last Thursday evening at Concert-Hall, said
by the master of the ceremony, to be design'd as a
compliment to G---l S-----y [General Shirley] on his
departure: We are told there was a most brilliant
appearance of ladies and military gentlemen, and a great
concourse of people attended round the hall. One would have
naturally thought, that the relief of Mahon was made
certain, and the surrender of Oswego contradicted--otherwise
who that had any sympathy for his bleeding country, or felt
the miseries of 1600 of our brethren lately carried into
captivity, (if not inhmanly morder'd) would have thought of
opening such a scene of gaity and mirth.
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