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Newspaper
Bristol Journal
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 22, 1789
Page
4
The National Assembly in France pledges to curb riots amid high bread prices. Strasbourg riots lead to prison, destruction of town archives. A decree orders troops to disperse mobs andRequires oaths to nation king and law. Neckar granted a 30 million livre loan.
Nine o’clock the royal party left Weymouth and, after greeting crowds in Upway Winterburn Bridport and Axminster, arrived to a village fête with two triumphal arches. Illumination balls and cider fed enthusiasm as the King and Queen walked hills named Devil’s Stage and spoke with commoners. A Carpet Manufactory visit near Axminster drew attention and funding for workers.
A historic royal progress passes Honiton Eastcot Exeter and Plymouth with the Queen King and Princesses greeted by crowds. Highlights include a boarding school procession a dinner at Sir George Yonge's a Deanery reception at Exeter and a view of Rougemont Castle walls. The harvest is noted as moderately plentiful with militia deployed for Plymouth.
An English correspondent dated August 13 discusses sensational Revolutionary reports, condemning credulity and misrepresentation. He notes brutal scenes at Saint Denis and the mob’s vengeance, with brutal details of decapitation and desecration, while contrasting oppression and the foreshadowed fall of the rich. He mentions Compte d'Artois arriving at Valenciennes as further context.
A traveler from Versailles journeys toward the Emperor's realm with a valet as his sole attendant. He learns his wardrobe is on his back and must beg shirts, borrowing fifty louis from a colonel to continue. At the frontier a commissaire questions his name, and the exchange ends with a witty remark about baggage and identity.
The second letter from the Duke of Dorset to M. le Comte de Montmorin reports renewed assurances from King George III and British ministers that Britain seeks friendship with France. The National Assembly read and ordered the letter printed to bolster public regard for English conduct and European stability.
Abstract outlines duties on every person keeping horses for riding or drawing carriages. Fees scale uses figures like 100, 250, and 50, with extra charges for horses above six. Mentions duties apply to horses, mares, or geldings used for conveyance by coaches and carriages now or hereafter.
The excerpt describes a vaulted, stone walled chamber with three fortified doors and a narrow grating light, where communication by senses is impossible. It portrays total loneliness, perpetual silence, and rigid routine, then shifts to a naval incident about the Narcissus and a French response near Cherbourg, ending with a confrontation at Spit Head.
The officer who commanded her, a man of high rank, came on shore and waited on Admiral Roddam to repeat assurances given by the French Commandant to Captain D Auvergne.
A list of individuals from Worcester Cirencester Deal Newcastle upon Tyne and Bristol shows occupations such as coal and timber merchant baker butcher coach-master gauze-weaver dealer in horses malster metal button-maker and liquor merchant. Entries record dates Sept 1 2 4 5 7 8 15 26 at venues including Bell Inn Bull Inn City of London Inn White Hart Guildhall London Tavern Talbot Inn and White Lion Inn Bristol with lawyers named Brookholding Pitt and others.
In a vigorous 1789 open letter Philotheoros attacks Gregory for misrepresentation and vanity. He laments the journalist's distortions, urges candor, and pleads for benevolence, charity, and integrity in public criticism.
A plea for wide dissemination of a remedy to aid anyone afflicted by the disorder. The speaker emphasizes justice and the duty to inform mankind, urging readers to adopt the treatment for the common good. The message stresses accessibility and collective benefit.
Concise description explains how to use the medicine for venereal diseases, guiding purchasers to apply the treatment correctly and to perform their own cures. The note emphasizes proper application and suitability of the remedy as required.
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