| Index Entry | Drum, in London, beat by press gang as though for volunteers |
| Location | London |
| Citation | BEP(F.738.043 30 Oct 1738:12 (168) London. August 5. Yesterday a press gang, with a drum before them, as if they were beating up for voluntiers, went through the streets of Westminster with good success; by that stratagem carrying off near forty. . . Between 7 and 8000 men have been impress'd for the sea service since Tuesday se'nnight, besides a great number have enter'd as voluntiers. |
| Generic Title | Boston Evening Post (Fleet) |
| Date | 1738.10.30 |
| Publisher | Fleet, T. |
| City, State | Boston, MA |
| Year | 1738 |
| Bibliography | B0001960 |