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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Sep 06, 1798
Page
4
The House heated over a proposed coal tax as commissioners face debate on duties and consumption. Measures to open communications and debts were discussed, with officials warning of impact on the poor and public works.
The official account reports Excellency advancing near Gatttabit and Galway Bay as General Knox arrives with a large English detachment. British regiments embark for the West Indies but are redirected to the West of Ireland as French forces retreat from Carliebar and fortify ports. Updates promise to notify readers of any attacks planned for the morning.
A letter in English Opposition Papers claims some French ships escaped English vigilance but reports from the English Fleet dated 26th ult say the entire French force at Brett Rill remained blockaded in the harbour.
Amid alleged uprisings in Ikren Union counties, authorities report intensified patrols. General Crate orders yeomanry drill and canal bridge fortifications while infantry guard city outlets and patrol routes. Officials say conspirators failed to mount a successful attack, thanks to government prudence and vigilant forces.
A corrected Dublin report states Mr Wood of the Attornies Corps did not die from his battle wounds at Castlebar and is recovering. He is in French custody but treated with gentleness. A misprint wrongly claimed his unit conducted an expedition to Monasterevan.
Extracts describe a naval engagement involving an American ship in pursuit of a French privateer. The action features cannon fire, heavy musketry, and casualties aboard the prize ship, with officers praised for valor. Separate French notes urge the Empire to press for peace and justify negotiations amid ongoing delays.
A Paris sourced report questions claims of a July clash between British and French fleets in the Mediterranean. It notes wounded Admiral Nelson aboard the Vanguard and a reported French frigate loss, while casting doubt on continental fabrication and awaiting official British updates.
The report describes renewed demands for indemnity by Prussia and allied pressure, Spanish and Portuguese movements, and a British blockade push under Nelson. It notes electoral and military pay reforms in the Union and executions of mutineers on a British ship, along with a murder execution in Carmarthen.
Reports claim the Connaught and Mitter circuits delayed by state concerns, while the Royo Canal reaches Cloncurry with turf ready for market to aid the poor before winter. A long list names those ordered to return surrender and stand trial under confiscation risk, including Napper Tandy and many others.
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