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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Mar 29, 1796
Page
1
The column notes a new English mail arrival and references a risqué topic briefly within the ongoing chatter. It contrasts decorum with the gossip that has surfaced since the prior update.
Dispatch from Sir William Howy describes a British naval engagement off Cape St. Vincent on March 18, 1796. Dutch or French vessels attacked, a corvette and other ships resisted with spiked guns, and Lieutenant Pine and Lieutenant McKilghher led boarding parties to halt the enemy. Gainings include the corvette, guns spiked, and subsequent withdrawal under favorable wind conditions.
Fragmentary report recalls Poland during a turbulent period, referencing the rebellion, Prussia’s role, and the impact on Warsaw and surrounding nations. It notes Catherine the Great’s influence and the eventual restoration of quiet and virtue after heavy fighting.
A fragmentary London letter reports a fleet sailing from Portsmouth under Captain Mouatt to escort a minister to America. It notes the Duks of Montparnasse rumor and dispatches from Gibraltar marking mail arrivals, and mentions a fleet homeward bound under the Penelope frigate. Also referenced are Sweden’s monarch and other European political updates tied to parliamentary movements.
Reports from the coast describe Royalist gains as fleets and convoys are intercepted. Sir Sydney Smith and Montagu Trove il coordinate efforts while Cherbourg fears attack and Granville braces for siege as land defenses hold.
Reports describe the arrival at Dunkirk of a French national cruiser and a brig named Scar or Wick, plus outcomes of engagements. Casualties include five killed and several wounded. vessels mounting six-pounders and two howitzers are noted amid broader artillery and troop movements.
The article reports on a high profile trial with Colonel Cawthorne and Saint George Sackville facing charges of peculation and misappropriation. The verdicts condemn the defendants to dismissal from service and a disgraceful sentence, with political figures and family ties noted as influential factors in the proceedings.
At Leicester Affizes a verdict for the Plaintiff with damages in a case titled Lady Enamorata involving age and marriage details. The report notes a defendant, John Whichuren, an apothecary, and mentions a Captain Watson and Cobham in an unrelated context of a separate trial.
Fragmentary 18th century auction notice listing items such as wheat dye peas meat barley bread oats and meal with quantities and measures. Indicates public sale dates and location in Dublin Liberties.
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