Foreign affairs brief from Copenhagen to Vienna
Copeenhagen reports May 3 appointment to escort a person to Petersburgh and service to the Russian court. Vienna reports May 3 Turkish cavalry and 1500 infantry moved toward Bazan frontiers. Dutch captain Jones boarded a merchantman at Elfineur.
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Rufsia
Vienna
Austria
Rall
Val- Jing
Cferaz
Stona
Aptain
Paul Jones
Elfineur
Emperor surrenders fortress at Kleriik in bold campaign
London Gazette reports Austrian forces siege at Kleriik fortress opposite Schabatz. Emperor opens batteries after overnight approaches, orders garrison to surrender with spared women and children. Garrison includes Aga of Janitaries Mahomed and Zuo men. Seige conditions and troop movements recorded with later Vienna and St James notices.
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Zuo
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Wsbich
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John Jervis
Lord Heathfield
Charles Grey
Robert Boyd
Frederick Haldimand
Archibald Campbell
William Fawcett
Viscount Galway
George Yonge, Bart
Alexander Hood
Bath
House of Commons May 13 Parliament debates Impey inquiry
In the Commons Mr Gamon sought leave to bring in a bill limiting outside passengers on stage coaches. The house then formed a committee on Sir Elijah Impey’s charges. Anstruther read motions for papers on the Patna case and the committee adjourned to Friday fortnight with witnesses ordered to attend. Faipay May 16 the house formed a committee on the Canada petition with Powys proposing immediate inquiry into Canada’s state amid royalists’ settlement, while Pitt opposed due to insufficient information.
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Sir Elijah Impey
Ansfruther
Patna
Anstruther
Canada
Powys
Limburner
Pitt
Motion on Canada delayed to next Parliament session
In the House discussions on Canada’s status, Mr. Powys urged immediate entry this session or early next session. Mr. Pitt opposed, Mr. Fox condemned delays, and a division favored postponing the decision. The House then moved to consider Canada early in the next session, passing unanimously.
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Canada
Fox
Pitt
Dorchester
Powys
British Court Aims at Peace Amid French Reform Chaos
London dispatch reports a private dinner between the Duke of Orleans and the Prince of Wales at Carleton House. Foreign Ministers met at Whitehall to announce Britain’s stance on war with the Ottoman Empire and the Porte, rejecting port-based aid to belligerents. France’s new government plan, drafted by M lamon gion, promises humane criminal reform including delayed executions and abolition of torture. Public joy over wool-export bills spread across manufacturing regions, with anti-bill demonstrations in Kettering. Lloyds notes higher insurance costs from Moroccan hostilities. East India Company asked for stock counts. Algiers recaps report Maltese battles, and Fabry’s troops advance toward Yassi. Sidi Mahomet’s letter to European consuls, accusing Britain, is called ridiculous. Chenier cites Moorish war loyalties as ambiguous.
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Spain
Melilla
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Imperial Morocco Admired Yet Wealth and War Talk Persist
The piece notes admiration for Morocco's governance and culture while listing costs from its frigates built at Gibraltar and a demand for gunpowder. It also cites income rises for the Archbishop of Canterbury, Manchester banking failures, and a Glasgow bankruptcy, plus wool price comparisons and naval orders. The article reassures readers about six ships of the line forming a temporary parade to train crews in peacetime.
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Canterbury
Manchester
Glasgow
America
Mediterranean
Channel
Lord Sandwich
Gmilar
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