Mortier’s conduct lauded amid Talavera deaths and Spanish hospital distress
Readers learn of hospital squalor after Talavera with troops lying on brick floors and lacking blankets. The letter contrasts French aid under Mortier with heavy fatigue, illness, and demoralization among the British force in Spain, plus brief notes on treaties and political shifts in Europe.
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Tonbon
Spain
Marshal Mortier
Lord’ Wellington
Talavera
Placentia
Marhal Mortier
Cabinet divisions noted as causes of policy shifts
The London Star reports internal cabinet splits over American trade, denationalization laws, and exclusion of Americans from British colonial commerce. Adjustments by Lord Hawkesbury reportedly oppose American access to ports in the East Indies and fear boosting the Far Indian Company and national revenue.
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Lord Hawkesbury
Board of Connvus
East Indies
China
Iodia Company
London Star
Congress Debates Insult Claims and Diplomatic Immunity Bill
The Senate and House approve a resolution denouncing Francis James Jackson for insulting letters from Britain and pledge support to the Executive. A bill to curb abuses of foreign minister privileges passes a second reading, outlining removal or banishment of offending diplomats and penalties for officers failing to enforce warrants. Additional resolutions authorize detention of ships and cargoes, impose ad valorem duties, and grant licenses for vessels to depart.
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Giles
Senate
House
U. S. of America
Congress
Francis Janes Jackson
U.S
Smith
U. S
Erskine
U. States
Francis Tames Jackson
Congress of
Francis James Jackson
District of Columbia
Resolution to order armed vessels to seize Bonaparte era ships
On Monday in the House of Representatives Mr Troup proposed a resolution to authorize the President by law to instruct U S commanders to stop and bring into ports all ships and vessels with cargoes belonging to subjects of the King of Great Britain or the Emperor of France Lou to ports.
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Either
G. B
France
United States
King of
G. Britain
Troup
Mr. Troup
U. S
Lou
Committees Appointed by the Speaker
The Speaker appoints committees under the House order. Elections include Findley, Clay, Sturges, Troup, Taylor, Van Rensselaer, Gannett. Claims with Johnson, Pitkin, Butler, R Brown, Stanley, Ghoifon, P Porter. Commerce & Manufactures Newton, Dana, Marion, Cutts, N R Moore, Sage, Seghert. Ways & Means Eppes, W Alfson, Tallmadge, Montgomery, Bacon, Smilie, foot. Public Lands Morrow, Goodwyn, Ely, Boyd, Howard, Gold, Cobb. Revital and Unfinished Business Southard, Shaw, R. Jackson. Accounts Milner, Kennedy, Turner. District of Columbia Love, Vai, L J Alston, Newbold, S Smith, Taggart, Haven.
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Messrs
Findley
Clay, Sturges
Troup
Taylor, van Rensselaer and Gannett
Claims
Johnson, Pitkin
Butler
R. Brown
Stanley, Ghoifon
J. P. Porter
Commerce & Manufactures
Newton
Dana
Marion
Cutts
N. R. Moore
Sage & Seghert
Ways & Means
Eppes
W. Alfson
Tallmadge
Montgomery, Bacon, Smilie & Foot
Morrow
Goodwyn
Ely
Boyd, Howard, Gold, and
Cobb
Southard
Shaw and
R. Jackson
Milner, Kennedy & Turner
Distrix of
Columbia
Love, Vai
Bort L. J. Alston
Newbold
S. Smith, Taggart & Haven
Virginia
Burwell Baffert
Walter Jones
James Brackenridge
Joseph Lewis
Jun
A. Burwell
John Love
Matthew Clay
Thoms Newton
John Clapten
Wilson C. Nicholas
John Dawson
J.T. Roan
Ohn W. Eppes
John Randolph
Ros. Gholson
Iun
John Smith
Peterson Goodwin
Jacob Swoope
Edwin Gay
J. Stepheninn
John G. Jackson
Daniel Sheffey
Kentucky
Henry Christ
Rich
M. Johnson
Joseph Desha
Matthew Lyon
Benjamin Howard
Samuel M'Kee
North Carolina
Willis Alston
Nathaniel Macon
James Cochran
Arch
M.bride
Methack Franklin
Joseph Pearson
James Holland
Lemuel Sawyer
Thomas Kennn
Richard Stanford
William Kennedy
John Stanley
Tennessee
Pleasant M. Miller
John Rhea
South Carolina
Lemuel J. Alston
Thomas Moore
William Butler
John Taylor
Robert Calhoun
Richard Winn
Robert Marion
R. Withesspoon
Georgia
Wm. W. Bibb
Dennis Smelt
Howell Cobb
George M. Troup
Ohio
List of United States Senate and House Members by State
Eleven Congress roster lists state by state senators and representatives. Names include Parker Gilman Pickering Lloyd Lloyd Bradley Robinson German Lambert Gregg Leib Bayard Reed Giles Brent Thurston Pope Turner Franklin Anderson Whiteside Sumter Gaillard Crawford Tait Meigs Tiffin Blaidel Haven Chamberlain Wilson Hale Bacon Seaver Cook Stedman Cutts Tagert Ely Baillies Gardner Upham Gannett Varnum Livermore Wheaton Pickman Upham Varnum etc.
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Senate OF the United States
New Hampshire
Nahum Parker
Nicholas Gilman
Massachusetts
Timothy Pickering
James Lloyd
Rhode Island
Eitha Matthewson
Connecticut
James Hillhouse
Chauncey Goodrich
Vermont
Stephen R. Bradley
Jonathan Robinson
New York
Obadiah German
New Tersey
Joan Lambert
Pennsylvania
Andrew Gregg
Michael Leib
Delaware
James A. Bayard
Maryland
Philip Reed
Virginia
William B. Giles
Richard Brent
Kentucky
Buckner Thurston
John Pope
North-Carolina
James Turner
Jesse Franklin
Tennessee
Joseph Anderson
Jenken Whiteside
South-Carolina
Thomas Sumter
John Gaillard
Georgia
William Crawford
Charles Tait
Otte
R. J. Meigs
Edward Tiffin
House OF Representatives
Daniel Blaidel
Nathaniel A. Haven
J. C. Chamberlain
James Wilson
William Hale
Jackiel Bacon
Ebenezer Seaver
Orchard Cook
William Stedman
Richard Cutts
Samuel Tagert
William Ely
William Baillies
Gideon Gardner
Jabez Upham
Barzilla Gannett
Joseph 8. Varnum
B.st Luc Livermore
Laban Wheaton
Benjamin Pickman
Ezekiel Whitman
Josiah Quincy
Names of Delegates and Figures Across Early American Territories
A list of numerous historical figures and delegates across U S states and territories including New Jersey New York Pennsylvania North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Ohio Delaware and named individuals such as William Findley Archibald Vin Horn Roger Nelson Philip B Key James Madison and George Poindexter reflecting a compilation of political figures and delegates from various regions and territories.
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Vermnoor
Wan. Chanberish
Jonath
Fr. Hubbard
Martin Chilleiden
Szmuel Shaw
Nea. York
Wiliam Dinning
Peter B. Porter
James Emorr
Brefirr's Root
Jonathan Fitk
K. Hk. van Renfellear
Barent Gardenier
Thomas Sammons
Thomes R. Geld
Bhenuzer
Cy H
Robert Whitehill
Delaware
Nicholas van Dyke
Maryland
Brown
John Montgomery
John Campbell
Nicholas R. Moore
Chs. Goldsborough
Roger Nelson
Philip B. Key
Archibald Vin Horn
Alexander M‘kim
Junius on George III and his ministers critique
An excerpt arguing that future historians will judge the George III era harshly for court vices and follies. The author attacks ministers Fox Rigby Grafton and Ellis, claims royal favoritism rewards villainy, and questions the king’s private virtues and governance.
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Fox
Rigby
Grafton
Ellis
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Pope
Avignon
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la Mancha
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House OF Representative
John Condit
Samuel Smith
Richard Jackson
Elisha R. Potter
Epaph. Champion
Tim. Pitkin
Ion
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Lewis B. Sturges
John Davenport
Benj. Tallmadge
Jonathar O. Mokley
Jeremish Morrow
Mississippi Territory
George Poindexter
Indiana Territory
Orleans Territory
J. Poydrafs
Junius
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