01 Mar 1791
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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Mar 01, 1791
Page
1
The House discussed reforming the Foundling Hospital amid cries to abolish it. Sir John Blacquiere urged drastic changes, detailing governance abuses, infant deaths, and proposed guardianship by local ladies and county committees. Critics warned against political profit and called for inquiry and a new bill.
The House debated and ordered the engrossment of a money bill for forest planting but money bill status was contested. The Speaker ruled the Lords bill unacceptable and Mr John Waite moved to reject it, leading to its formal rejection on the floor.
Postscript lists numerous promotions and appointments in the British Army. William Churchill, Thomas Gooch, Alexander Mackenzie, Alexander Macdonell, John Bhair, Richard Blunt, Edward Raleigh, Lord Dungarvan, James Greaves, William Mourgue, Charles Grove, Alan Bellingham, William Calcraft, James Burger, Archibald Campbell, William Tuffie, William Johnson, James Cuming, Thomas Irvin, Thomas Garden, Richard Frizell, Ralph Bruce, Alexander Campbell, Gordon G Donaldsen, Callin Campbell, Jags Adams, Edward Gayer, William Hartley and others advancing to lieutenants, ensigns, captains, quartermasters, adjutants, and independent company captain roles. numerous transfers from half-pay and various regiments noted.
The Divan, after receiving unfavorable army notes, orders immediate dispatch to the Black Sea. The Algerine fleet is to sail, though captains fear its limited strength against the Russians. Battal Pacha is said defeated or captured, Anapa looms as a probable target, and Russian forces, under Lambra Caziolli, publicly execute many prisoners.
The dispatch reports from London and Vienna note ministers considering measures to tax currency and a potential modest loan. It cites plans about Eyre’s peerage, Ottoman conflicts, and Russian troop movements in Livonia and White Russia. It mentions Leopold’s coronation duties and imperial military reviews, alongside notes on Portugal and Prussia.
A partial report notes Turks taking up arms against their country and crowding Romella. The Grand Vili mobilizes recruits, panic rises, and those able to carry weapons hide or retreat as authorities react to the threat.
The article notes a calm, tranquil appearance with General O'Hara leaving a strong popular legacy for his successor. It mentions Provisions from the Barbary coast diminishing due to ongoing warfare, and the Spanish fleets at Algiers and Cadiz reduced to cruisers and guards and largely paid off or dismantled.
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