Napoleon on Pitt Fox and Charlotte in St Helena journals
Extracts from a St Helena journal recount Napoleons views on Pitt and Fox. He condemns Pitt as a universal troublemaker and praises Fox as a model figure, while noting Charlotte of Wales and Leopold, and reflecting on his own fortune, Elba return, and Waterloo. The text blends political critique with personal anecdotes from the exile’s conversations.
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Napoleon
St. Helena
London
Ceasu
Boulogne
Eliscaver
Tie
Sid
England
Mast-India Company
Pitt
Fox
Europe
St. Bartholomew
Syla
Malmaison
Briain
Leopold of
Saxe Cobourg
Charlotte of Wales
Leopold
Princess Charlotte of Wales
Elizabeth
Prince Regent's Palace
Charlotte
Prince of Orange
Prince Leopold
Tuileries
Elba
Waterloo
France
Paris
Austria
Murat
Vienna
Signi
Turkish forces crushed and retreating in Greece letter
An 1823 Tripolitza dated letter reports Turkish massacres near Bolos stopped by General Tassos at Marathia with about 400 killed and several prisoners. Further victories by Whariskaki and Sterwart push the enemy toward Agrapha. Cemeteries and fleets shift as Egyptian ships withdraw to Alexandria and Jamaica and Colombia news note manumission trends and new colleges including one in Guayaquil. A wrecked Oliver crew story mentions Francis Nagle, Irish graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolos
Tassos
Marathia
Whariskaki
Sterwart
Agrapha
Selina
Candia
Alexandria
Ipsala
Jamaica
Bogota
Sangil
Socarro
Columbia
Guayaquil
Philadelphia
Lee Peetable
Oliver
E H. Perry
Wingstown
Chaces Rowley
Bishop Kwagland
South Carolina
Francis Nagle
Dublin University
Bennett
Cape Island
Cape Way
Cork
Visitation sermon marks archbishop's address in Killala
Visitation at Killala drew clergy and laity as Archbishop of Tralee delivered a sermon on pastoral duty in chaste language. The preacher Rev Handcock impressed by youth and orthodoxy, while the archbishop’s charge received admiration for its eloquence and exhortations to religious discipline. A Trim visitation followed with Rev Ryan preaching on church residence and education and a strong note on the Church Rates Bill.
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Killala
Tram
Dinesses
Killalos and
Achonry
Me Handcock
Paris
Ballispdare
Goa
Pharoah
Diocese of
Areath
Trim
John Radcliffe
All Ireland
Richard Ryan
Rathconnel
Meath
Harvest Prospects and Grain Yields in County
Merday report from New Orchard notes John Keough reaping twenty nine acres of wheat with a fine crop. Weather persistence could push barley and wheat cuts this week. Oats and potatoes look excellent, hay harvest not deficient, straw supply rising. Courier par. cites ministers’ inquiry Wheat may reach 70s per quarter before Christmas, a figure dismissed by corn factors.
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John Keough
New Orchard
Goodjad
United Kingdom
Courier
Leinster Journal
The Orange Associations and Irish conflict debate
PUBLICOLA argues over Orange Association origins and duties amid Irish turmoil. It contrasts Presbyterians’ fears, rebellion history, and recent attacks with claims of both sides’ abuses. It urges candid inquiry into who commits crimes and why, warning against partisan simplification.
Sligo and Cork dividends and gas lights as town notices spread
Monday dividend payments were issued in Cork with a formal trust process and prompt cheque access for creditors. In Sligo a drowning death at Finishtown Point shocked locals, and notices report gas lighting debut, a peace commission appointment, and convict transport from London to New South Wales aboard Castle Porches.
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Concera
South Mall
Cork
Thomas Cuthbert
Thomas Martin
Kay
Court of Chancery
Bank of
Messrs Leslie
Donegal Place
High-street
Donegal-street
York-street
Belfast
London
Sligo
James Patrickyon
Finisktin Point
Narrows
Bourbon
Phas
Item
Seoul
Latrichson and Co
Nephhew
Samuel Scott
Dublia
Vhe Ford
George O'Callaghan
Isq
Maryfort
County Clare
Castle Porches
Ord
New South Wales
Cove
His
Acuab
Pelorus
Vandeleue
Sundas Jost
Transformation of Montalto into Sixtus the Great Pope
A transcriptional fragment recounts Cardinal Montalto’s dramatic elevation to Pope Sixtus, portraying his feeble humility during scrutiny and sudden, commanding transformation. It describes his ascent, the Te Deum, and the awe of observers as he becomes a tall, stern pontiff who distributes blessings and declares a new mastery over heaven and earth.
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Great Britain
Leopold Leverean
Dubourg
Leopold
Betaine Tk
Confederation of the Rhine
Holy Roman Empire
Germany
Paris
Ascart
Ast
Mont
Montalto
Rustiucci
Montaldo
Sixtus
Saint Peter’s Church
Aaron
St. Peter’s Church
Earth
Violent storm and waterspout devastate Boncourt area
The August storm near Boncourt and Marchefroy unleashed a large waterspout whose base spanned about 100 toises. Winds tore up trees, destroyed between 700 and 800 objects, toppled houses, smashed wagons and wheels, damaged steeples, walls, and crops, injuring and killing animals and residents. The event uprooted debris across several hamlets per Journal des Debats.
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Boncourt
Canton of
Anet
Marchefroy
Journal Des Debats
Extraordinary rat-killing feat at Bainbridge Street
A biped rat hunter named William Crafter, in an 85 spectator crowd at St. Giles's, killed 100 rats in under six minutes in a seven foot square enclosure using no weapon. The spectacle ended with Crafter biting off a rat's head and departing uninjured, amid cheers.
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Dilly
Cockpit
Bainbridge-street
St. Giles’s
William Crafter
Angel Inn
St. Clements
London
Printed at the Dublin Journal offive Address Notice
Advertisement notices indicate items accepted at five Order ment street near Egsec street in Dublin Journal offices.
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Dublin
Offive
Orderment
Egsec
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Gertry
House of Commone
Orange Association
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