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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Feb 16, 1792
Page
1
City police, acting by court order, have moved to suppress gatherings of three or more people by written agreement to inform authorities when they see such groups. The measure aims to prevent propagation of revolutionary principles and was issued amid heightened concern over public discourse linked to France.
Reports from Mancnt ix Fansiya describe mass arrests by military forces after disturbances on January 23, with around forty people seized from beds and many others detained across cities including Bryffels Lycotain, Astwerp, Tirtemont, Nemor. Officials claim guilt and plots against the monarch, while observers cite political fear and French intrigues amid broader unrest in the Netherlands and neighboring regions. Public sentiment fears clemency measures and calls for policy-driven responses. The French cockade appears in Liege and violence rises in Thuiny with casualties. Leopold faces choice amid mounting pressures from the Free French National Assembly.
Paris reports the National Assembly passing a decree against M. Boussanges and debating ministerial conduct. A letter from Fret municipal officers cites France as the naval heartland, with officers and families having decamped. Deputies are to present decrees to the King, with a dispute over receiving procedures and door openings discussed for proper form.
Debated actions trace to the National Assembly regarding monetary expe ditions and a decree of June 17 179% amid disturbances in Auch and Pendicheri. Delegates report distrust of orders, pressed for reform, while a deputation from Upper Alps outlines citizen hardships. A general pardon for officers and soldiers who fled to foreign lands before Jane 1789 is mentioned.
A fragment notes a Spanish court arrest ordered by the court of Spain affecting Jamaica plant retailers, plus a plan to erect a monument to a governor’s memory and a British militia proclamation at Kingston.
In a February dispatch from London warnings of unrest persist in the Aufrian Netherlands with Antwerp ordered to fire on mobs and those in streets without lights by night. Barcelona letters describe Spanish forces moving toward the frontier as emigrants swell and Spain ships arms and provisions while Swiss and Swedish rumors swirl about a Swedish king’s arrest and stock shocks. Count Lindenau travels from Petia to Jawe ahead of a royal event, amid conflicting reports and cautious speculation.
The text mixes British and continental events from the era, noting tensions in Moldova and Poland, Saxony’s crown question, and Habsburg–French conflicts. It mentions army expenditures, court considerations, and appointments, alongside public notices on governance and diplomacy impacting several regions and leaders.
Fragmentary OCR reveals a chaotic narrative involving Thomas Selly and a deranged demeanor, discussing naval debts, armament costs, and parliamentary motions from a historical era. The text references a trial or confession, with disjointed phrases about holy appeal, piracy, and debt calculations amid political debate.
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