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Evening Mail

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Apr 05, 1799

Page

2

Parliamentary Intelligence and Scottish Bail Reform Debated

In the House of Commons Mr. Hodbhouse sought a detailed account of last year's public service spending. A committee approved a further 1.5 million Exchequer Bills, with report to be resumed Monday. Lord Haarkefoury urged the copper mines committee to sit despite adjournment. The Lord Advocate opened the sedition laws in Scotland, proposing discretionary bail limits and stricter detention, citing Archiband Grey’s case. Leave gained to bring in a bill to raise bail in Scotland and curb early release. Other bills: land-tax and subsistence for soldiers read and ordered for Monday, with adjournment to next Monday.

House of Commons Farpay Arkit Hodbhouse Ways and Means Lord Haarkefoury Scotland George II Willam Wilam Evers Secret Committee Archiband Grey Hamburgh Society of Traitors Jawkeepers

London Dispatches on War in Europe and Rhine Venues

London reports dated April describe French attacks on Austrian lines in Mora derg and flanking moves toward Bregentz. Austrian forces counter with strong offensives. Archduke opposes French plan. Bohemian front, Nuremberg to Philiburgh movements, Russian vanguard near Larieffe and Ficame anticipated. Rumors of troops landing at Palermo circulate, but credibility uncertain. Proposals at the Congress of Frankfurt urge evacuation of the Rhine Right Bank districts not in war zones.

Paass Cafeis Bytham Finmsburgh Danufe Mora Derg Massena Casaplanca Dan Lanack Bregentz Massgna Moralberg Joogoan Bohemia Nuremburgh Philiburgh Rhine Germany Vienna Suwanaorr Lrieffe Ficame Ponte Passwan Ociv Maly Italy Saib of Mach Paris Palermo Tubrastar Coulis Ofa Fafadi

Proclamations and Allied Threats Reach German Front

Dispatches recount Bernadotte's reply to Austrian aims and Massena's oaths as French influence spreads. The Paris press reports heavy French requisitions, battles in the Middle East, and Buonaparte's position in Cairo as Egyptian and allied forces resist European powers.

Royal audience at Buckingham and Europe news brief

The Duke of York met the King at Buckingham House then attended a Levee at St James's. Foreign affairs note British fleet actions near Alexandria, a French squadron possibly bound for Egypt, and a Paris Strasburg scare sparked by an innkeeper near Orenburgh.

Duke of York Buckingham House Baron Oe Lentue Hanover St. James’s Bishop of Lincoln Marna Coventry Magesty Earl Spencer Wirdsor Ancona Corfu Egypt Porte Rafin Constantinople Orenburgh Strasburgh Journny Paris

General Horze Holds Feldkirch Amidst War News

From Hamburg March 29 dispatches report General Horze remaining at Feldkirch in Vorarlberg. Jourdan’s movements appear limited with no action noted by the Archivke and Jourdain. Ruffians marching from near Vienna toward Italy and Captain Hoop’s nine French ships seized at Alexandria. Archduke urged to seize chance to strike at the enemy.

Hamburgr Horze Feldkirch Voralberg Archivke Jourdain Vienna Italy Hoop Alexandria Jourdan Aarchance Swabia Switzerland Marena

Archduke Charles Informs Reinforcements From Ravensbourg

The Archduke Charles arrived from Ravensbourg after leaving General Jotze's division. He evaluated the Feldkirch position and ordered 15,000 troops to reinforce the General as Mafera prepared a broad assault. Adjutants were dispatched to generals while the Archduke moved to Altzhausen.

RASTADT MAR 25 MERERNICH LEAVES AS CONGRESS DISSOLVES

Count Merernich departs Rastadt amid dissolution of the Congress over war declarations and the French Manifesto. Envoys of Saxony and Hanover stay hoping Congress sessions continue. Prussian authorities demand French troops evacuate Rhine right bank. French Legation vows to stay until Austrian army nears then move to Nancy or Strasbourg to pursue peace talks.

Rastadt Marca Count Merernich Congres Saxony Hanover Rhine Wurtzbourg Bamberg Hesse-Darmstadt Solguier Bacher Nancy Strafturgh

News from Jerusalem and Naples in Buonaparte marchs

Report claims General Buonaparte entered Jerusalem with 16000 French soldiers and many Arabs, planting the Tree of Liberty. It also asserts that 10000 Albanians descended into the Kingdom of Naples, signaling broader upheaval in the region.

Milan Buonaparte Jerusalem Kingdom of Naples

Troop Movements and Neutrality Notes From Vienna

Near 12,000 Rathan troops are expected to arrive at Fiume and Trieste on their way to Italy with Rulian auxiliaries for levy. General Prince de Lightenstein to command a division of the army of Italy. Field Marshal Count de Suzvarroay due here hourly. his equipage arrived. Pafwan Ogou to move with Turks to attack the French. Malta reportedly surrendered. The King of Prussia is believed to maintain neutrality.

Vienna Fiume Trieste Italy Prince de Lightenstein Count de Suzvarroay Porte Pafwan Ogou Malta Prusse

Tyrolean Fortified Supply and Frontline Movements

Tyrol reports the fortress of Kuffern stocked for a year. Since Upper Engadina occupation, General Caabianca has sent troops and Jevée en maff2 to Tyrolean frontiers. Tyrolians welcome Count Lehréach if war worsens. A traitor who alerted French to Austrian Grifons positions has been captured and taken to Tyrol.

Tyrol Kuffern Upper Engadina Ca Abianca Lehréach

Austrian Archduke Duartes Army Moves Toward Sigmaringen

From Suabia dated March 20 the Austrian army deployed with General Stanay on the right near Donawert and General Horze on the left at Bregentz. General Smith serves as Quartermaster. Meantime the 8 army sits at Meiningen with magazines at Wurtzburg Ulm. French forces near Sigmaringen push forward as Austrians claim superiority in cavalry and 600 Swiss emigrants join to oppose the new French government.

Germany Grifoy Emere Suabia Sigmaringen Morkirch

English troop movements from Gibraltar to Palermo

Italy reports 7000 English troops dispatched from Gibraltar to Palermo in Sicily. Imperial forces from Venice head toward Legnano and Verona to join the larger expedition.

Italy Maegen Gibraltar Palermo Sicily Venice Legnano Verona

War mobilization trains head toward Cracow

Cracow reports a large movement of military materiel as fifteen thousand wagons loaded with artillery ammunition and warlike torss are expected to arrive soon. Local authorities anticipate further shipments and reserve areas along the rail lines for storage and deployment.

Cracow, Marcn Io

Fresh Russian Auxiliaries to Form four divisions

A description notes 40 000 men arriving near Vhere pol under Prince Gallitzin, to be organized by General Lascy, to form four divisions for the Russian forces.

Vhere ®Pol Prince Gallitzin Lascy

Austria presses Diet on French actions during crisis

Ratisbon report notes Austria's lengthy vote cast yesterday to the Diet. It repeats grounds of complaint from the Imperial Cabinet manifesto and Anéhuuke proclamations, urging careful attention and offering a powerful Court's aid to influence fate of the Germanic Empire amid perilous circumstances.

Ratisbon Austria Bats Diet Anéhuuke Chasves

France and Grifon country turmoil and French advance

A private letter from LIsle de France reports persecution of patriots in the Grisons and Swiss towns. Provisional authorities form at Coire, with a tree of liberty planted on the 12th, while Helvetic Assemblies prepare to elect deputies for the National Legislature. The Directory faces riots as forces of France expand toward the Danube and Tyrol.

Paris Marcu Prehegry Bulintuick Cancapionnet Milan Turin L'Isle de France Iind Juppo Sab Lucerne le Berne Prince of Coupe Dubnoz Valhiita KeNer Olterich Constance Reinegg Campo Formio Adriatic Doube Pas de Calas Somme North R Lettor Aix Tours France

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