[2] It was a thrice-a-week evening paper, introduced in 1756,[3] and contained world and national news, and coverage of artistic, literary, and theatrical events in the capital.

Many of the stories were copied from government reports published in the official London Gazette.

Copying from other newspapers was rife, and many reports were in the form of letters from so-called gentlemen.

Originally titled The London Chronicle: or, Universal Evening Post it first ran from 1757 to June 1765.

[5] This newspaper was one of the first to break the news that the United States had declared independence from the British Empire, reporting on the event in its 13 August 1776 edition.