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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Mar 19, 1793
Page
1
A decree requires all inhabitants to renounce old privileges and reform nobility clergy and magistracy before voting. Refusers face expulsion. The order also extends to Germans in the region, granting a 28 day respite for now.
The Convention abolishes testamentary rights and equalizes children’s share of parents’ estates. It limits inheritance to ensure property division. It orders commissions to inform citizens and urge support for the peace, with eighty commissions to oversee army affairs and provisioning. Prisoners for debt may be jailed under republican service rules.
Fragmentary report describes troops on the siege of Maastricht with French forces and Austrians, noting reinforcements and retreats to St Tees. Mentions General Valence, Paris movement, and uncertain casualty and supply terms amid Republic troops.
The Mayor of Paris sent a letter detailing violence in the evening to the cut-throat Gorfas and the Privet of the Chronicle of Paris. Dragoons of the Republic were present as prices fell and papers spread chaos. The Convention ordered Generals Stinger Lanoup held on charges of betraying the Republic by surrendering Aix-la-Chapelle to answer accusations.
On March 9 1793 Paris authorities ordered all public places shut and a black flag flown atop the Metropolitan Church to summon citizens for recruitment. By nightfall armed mobs attacked printing houses and attempted arson, with Jacobin clubs blamed as provocateurs before the Convention warned of death to anyone attempting such acts.
Reports arrive from Paris and Cadiz detailing political upheaval and military actions. French conventions clash with editors while Dumourier's army fate and Austrian moves stir London readers. War funding, clergy support, and Naples intrigues shape a broader European crisis.
A garbled OCR passage references a 4 letter term PARLE and a court or commission context with mentions of inhabitants, a convention, and arrests. The text is largely indecipherable, with scattered names and dates, making precise facts and entities unclear.
A partial report describes debate over a bill before the Ae Cagian parliament. The Archbishop of Cas and other figures weigh religious toleration, education, and political powers, with concerns about limiting or extending rights and the King’s influence.
A chaotic transcript shows discussion of a marriage bill involving Mr Finucane and possible service notices. The session adjourned to Wednesday as witnesses testified readiness issues and the council considered postponing further proceedings tonight.
Debates in the House of Commons on March 18 cover the Navigation Bill granting authority to trustees, the 490 lin Society bill, and a lottery ticket prevention bill. The Chancellor is ordered to present the measures to the Lord Manty for confirmation. Mr Guinan of the city requests relief from an unspecified matter.
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