02 Apr 1812
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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Apr 02, 1812
Page
1
The Dublin Journal reports that the Catholic Petition for Derry was presented to the Grand Jury and none signed it, with even the petitioners refusing to sign without the veto to the King. An Ulster Protestant praises Derry’s loyalty and reveres past Protestant valor against a papal tyrant.
A Dublin Journal summary notes April dispatches from Edward Pelttyy naval commander in the Mediterranean. It recounts Captain Codrington’s letter on joint British operations with Spanish allied forces against France. The report details captures of brigades and frigates, and reflects on Spain’s wartime challenges and hopes for French defeat. It cites a Regency change toward a broader patriotic policy and anticipated unity in ongoing military actions.
The brig Martin arrived from Teneriffe via Kin sale on Sunday Just. She spoke the Mary outward bound West Indiaman on July 14 last reporting the French squadron of six sail and two frigates. One of the West Indiamen was captured while the Mary escaped.
The Lord Lieutenant hosted a dinner at the Castle with many notable guests. In court, Kearitt Fowler was found guilty of murdering Thomas Fagan and sentenced to execution on Friday. A pardon request for Thomas Kennagh was referred to sheriffs for life transportation consideration.
Correspon dents from parts of the island report an abortive measure linked to a Protestant petition. The account from Tlдвонmiet describes a meeting and hints at deeper tensions, with a person designated as key figure.
An account from Dublin newspaper columns describes a town gathering planned by rival Catholic and Protestant factions. The piece mocks noble speakers and a chosen chairman, noting empty audience and self congratulation while accusing leaders of manipulation and vanity.
A Presbyterian minister in the north of Ireland laments a petition drive seeking signatures. He notes Deists and Republicans endorse it, praises his flock for resisting, and recalls a Clare minister who faced hostility from his congregation for supporting the petition. He predicts Catholic and United Irishmen sympathy may rise, while warning of bribery to Protestant infamy.
Judges arrived at Derry on Wednesday evening and opened courts Thursday morning. Alexander Sloan was acquitted for perjury. Susanna Sharp, Mary Conolly, and Dane Gallagher were found guilty of shopwear and sentenced to be burned in the band and six months imprisonment. Numerous others faced verdicts including manslaughter, stealing, and illicit distillation with sentences from three months to eighteen months.
The Downpatrick assizes opened with James Doran and James Smith facing murder and rioting charges in the case of William M'Alinden. Acquitted of murder, they were found guilty of an assault. A fire at Ballingaddy on the Drewcourt estate caused damage to a farm building. Wreck deaths and burials are noted, including Captain Busby and his mate, with drowning of a man trying to rescue cloth. An arrest in Cork jail followed for John Guinan and John Bick on robbery charges. An inquest into a Skibbereen death attributed to weather and fatigue, with Coroner Evelyn presiding, is recorded.
Fragmentary text from an old newspaper page mentions Earl Camden and a presidency but lacks coherent details or dates. Unable to determine a verifiable event, person, or location from the fragment.
Lord Wellington reports French forces retreating in the Peninsular campaign. British positions at Valencia Tarragona and Tarragona siege progressed with Suchet and Lacy actions. Monta bruns in Arragon and Montbrun detachment move. Deserters from the French army flood into Portuguese lines.
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