07 Aug 1794
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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Aug 07, 1794
Page
1
Eligabeth Jones widow and executrix seeks settlement in a probate petition involving the estate of deceased Jonesy. Ralph Meredith named as respondent and executor of John Mygedish, listing parties and claim details in a filed court notice.
Madrid analysis recalls last month’s unrest in Barcelona and migrant disruptions. French forces advance toward Campredon and Boga while Bellegarde remains blockaded. peasants rally with local leaders to defend villages. Spanish losses are cited as around 40,000 men and wounded.
The report notes Liegeland and Aix-la-Chapelle residents fleeing as General forces retreat toward Bois de Due and Moordyke with about 13 000 men left. Breda’s evacuation is decided amid scarce garrisons while British and Dutch positions brace against French advance and Flemish incursions.
The report notes French troops near Sluys over several days, their heavy fight with Dutch batteries at the Scheldt entrance, and a French retreat to a coastal position. Observers describe fires from a Dutch armed brig and large movement of about ten thousand French forces heading toward Sluys, with artillery bombardment and fortifications along the shore.
Fragmented report notes a Guadeloupe cartel with Piffaniels funding. captures of a ship and actions near Grand Terre. Captain Searle aboard the Liberty aids the vessel, while details of Quebec frigate, Sir John Jervis, and Charles Grey are referenced amid a disruption of a guarded post.
Fragmentary OCR recounts a sailor's account involving a ship named the Aurora and crew survivors after a wreck near Newland coast. It describes boats, a perilous castaway journey, rationing, and eventual capture by a French vessel. Names and precise dates are obscured by text damage.
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