THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Edinburgh, Scotland, May 15, 1782  The front page has a nice ad (see inset) seeking Seaman And Landmen to serve on two privateers. Has engravings of the two privateer vessels, plus details about the weaponry of each, with mention that one: "...is a most capital ship, and during her last cruize captured three rich American vessels." Very unusual to have two ship engravings in a single ad, and very uncommon to have a mention of American ships being captured in the ad. Nice to have on the front page, from the waning days of the Revolutionary War.
Front page has a red-inked tax stamp in the lower right corner. Front page has lite rubbing, some staining in the outer margin of each leaf, extending a bit in the last column. A neat item!