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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Nov 25, 1809
Page
2
Poem excerpts describe the death of a virtuous soul as a peaceful, triumphant release. The speaker notes calm eyes closing, a gentle fading of life, and a final farewell to a world of shifting hopes. Heaven and Earth join in praising the virtuous end of a righteous life.
An Opposition Paper quotes a cautious observer’s portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte and French life in late October 1809. It questions the Corsican ruler’s claims and notes high costs, military strain, unrest among farmers and troops, and harsh prison conditions as Meaux and Paris react to war and peace prospects.
Captain Collins led a small vessel with his wife and seven sailors. The hull capsized near Brest in a violent gale. all aboard perished. The party, taken as prisoners of war, faced harsh confinement and mistreatment for weeks, including threats to defend his wife with a knife.
Captain John Tiegoweth recounts a January encounter off Dieppe where his cutter John Bull with 30 men engaged the lugger Prevoyeur. Despite superior enemy numbers and heavy crew desertion, the ship held, many wounded, and Charles Wright died of a poignard wound. The lugger, 14 guns, fled after boarding.
A British sailor, John Trecoweth, writes from confinement after the action with the Prevoyeur, claiming loyalty and duty while awaiting release. He notes ship defense saved vessels, mentions twelve deserters joining the ship at Dieppe, and hopes to return to England to support his family. The Jon Bu‘l carried only ten guns.
Reporting from Covent Garden Theatre describes a renewed tumult during Woodman and a half price scene. Opponents of the managers clash with peace officers in the Pit while the O P medallions and a Dorothy Bull appearance mark the evening.
Charles Rowles of Kingston Surrey faced Bow Street after allegedly striking Nicholas Donelly a journeyman iron-monger during a disturbance at Covent Garden. Donelly torn card, Rowles denied but admitted striking after a blow. Bail ordered as details emerged from witnesses and officials.
Witnesses describe jeering and throwing objects from the pit at a theatre. George Webb, termed the Eagle Man of War, stands accused of active riot over the last two nights. Others face charges for assault and disorder, while bail is posted for one defendant and another’s complaint is withdrawn.
The Lord Lieutenants in Ireland publish a proclamation announcing a reward of two hundred pounds for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of the murderers of James Hearn of Knockty Waterford, dated July 4 1809. It orders authorities to aid in detection and grants pardon to discoverers.
In 1809 the Crown revokes part of an earlier order barring foreign vessels entering a port between Heligoland and the North and South Havens. Merchant ships under any flag except French, entering in ballast, may do so without the Crown's license. Authorities at the Treasury and Admiralty issue necessary directions.
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