17 May 1792
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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
May 17, 1792
Page
1
A sermon will be preached at the parish church by the Rev. Gaumsas Sronne to support the Dublin General Dispensary. Governors urge public protection for this benevolent institution as funds are nearly exhausted and continuance is at stake.
Notice is given to holders of old debentures and warrants of the paving corporation that the treasurer at No 9 Clare Street will be open Saturdays from 1 to 3 PM to pay outstanding debentures and warrants with interest to the date of this notice. Interest on new debentures will be paid every midsummer and Christmas.
The Commissioners of the Barracks adjourn the valuation of Joan Arbour Hill to noon on Tuesday next and invite proposals for supplying coal for one year from Jane next. Proposals must be sealed and endorsed proposals for furnishing Coals. Also scheduled: trustees of Turnpike Roads meet June 13 to set tolls and duties for two years, and lighting contracts for city lamps with separate river contracts. Proposals due by early June with public opening in presence of proposers. Signed John Sankey and Rich. Gladwell, Secretaries.
Reported actions near Tournsy include French and Austrian exchanges with casualties on both sides. French lines under Beau lieu retreated after a hard clash while Austrian gains held near Bouffut forest. The following day French attempted to assault Beaulieu but were routed with heavy losses and cannon penalties. Royal promotions and appointments noted for multiple regiments.
Foreign intelligence reports discuss orders in the Swiss Regiment of Cattella fill and actions of the French Assembly. It notes calls for discipline among soldiers and vows by representatives not to capitulate amid European turmoil. Mentions gifts, frontier war declarations, and arrests linked to Lille and Mons.
Report from Paris describing General de Carl as he halted a minor detachment, urged soldiers to treat local inhabitants as friends, and provided hospitality to 1490 French troops, including 340 cavalry, without harming civilians. The piece notes broader political infighting, ministerial resignations, and military movements around Valenciennes and Quesnoy as the army of the North concentrates behind Ruvele.
The Dublin authorities issue a notice restricting erections along the Grand Canal Bank between Artichoke Road and Harcourt Lock to protect tolls while permitting limited structures. An Assembly at Exhibition House May 5 elects two sheriffs for the city, naming Henry Halypon and Jacob Poole among the eight candidates.
The report recalls Tam criticizing the incomplete Biron retreat, noting a hurried expedition with few regiments and a plan publicized before official word. Luckner is cited taking command of the northern army, with emphasis on offensive strategy and encampment disputes, while a decree plan for a military tribunal faces opposition as unconstitutional. The Minister of War says only a guard remains on the Austrian frontier, with the main army in France and praise for troops facing fatigue from convoy shortages.
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