Parliamentary Intelligence in Lords Conference on Union with Ireland
In the Lords, the Lord Advocate for Scotland represented the appellant Craigford v Cours as further proceedings postponed to Monday. A conference with the Commons in Painted Chamber was set to discuss Resolutions and Addresses on the Union with Ireland. An amendment by Lord Grenville was adopted to prevent evasion of militia service by nominal Volunteer Corps service. Adjourned to.
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House of Lords
Farpay
Agerson
Scotland
Craigford
Volunteer Corps
Lord Grenville
House of Commons Deliberations on Divorce Bill and Bail Bill
The House heard Counsel on Lady Elizabeth Lambert Ricketts divorce from Captain Ricketts and received a Lords message on a conference in the Painted Chamber. Debates covered the Scotch Sedition Bail Bill bail clauses, slave trade measures, and delays in the Slave Carrying Bill with motions, votes, adjournment, and gallery disruptions.
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House Or Commons
House
Elizabeth Lambert Ricketts
Ricketts
Lords
Commons
Pitt
Wm. Dundas
Tierney
Scotlard
Henry Thornton
Dent
French Attack Suppressed by Prince Charles Forces
London reports from the Hamburgh Mail describe a French assault begun on the 7th with St Cyr’s left wing advancing from Zuslingen to strike the Imperial right. About 1500 Austrians, mostly cavalry, were captured in the initial onslaught. Prince Charles led a counteroffensive that shattered the French right and center, while the right wing crossed the Rhine at Schaffhausen to defend Switzerland and bolster Massey’s forces. The engagement grew into a full-scale clash along the lines, attributed to Prince Charles’s leadership.
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St. Cyr
Zuslingen
Clerg
Jovepan
Cuarigs
Fearse
Samher
Rhine
Schaffhausen
Switzerland
Massexa
Charles
St.Cyrx
Retreat and losses in Europe amid shifting positions
Reports describe Jourdan retreating nearly 50 miles with headquarters at Villigen and staff at Hornberg while Austrian forces press forward from Ulm to Fribourg. Copenhagen letters note French diversion for Massena, with Feldkirch in Austrian hands and plans to cross the Rhine if reinforcements delay. Private Vienna and Egypt letters add remote updates, including Buc exeners leaving Cairo for the Suez area.
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Jourpan
Villigen
Hornberg
Ulm
Prince of
Fuastenspurc
Prince of Anna
Berniere
House of
Deffau
Fribourg
Brisgaw
Rhine
Strasburgh
Bernavotte
Bafle
Masena
Jour- Dan
Massena
Voralberg
Lucerne
Feldkirch
Bregentz
Levee at St James Palace and distant royal movements
Report covers a thinly attended Levee at St James's Palace then King Edward set to Windsor with Queen and Princesses. Letters from Berlin arrived. Bengal ships and port movements noted. A court case between London and Liverpool over Non-resident Freemen risks 12,000 pounds per year per city. A woman aboard a warship gave birth to triplets on the 4th.
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St. James’s Palace
Duke of Porthamp
Earl Spencer
Windsor
Cuartotrtre Durnam
Tuomas Grenvide
Berlin
Stoxes
Dunopas
Lord Mornington
Fort William
Bengal
Eurydice
East India House
Cape
St. Helena
Leghorn
Porto Ercole
Palermo
House of Commons
Ireland
Sheriff Fitzceratp
Clonmel
Wirtemperca
O’beranez
Meath
London
Liverpool
Archduke Charles Repulses French Forces in Western Suabia
Reports state Archduke Charles resumes active command and defeats French near Tuttlingen and Mofkich on March 25, forcing Jourdan to retreat toward the Rhine. French losses near Feldkirch on March 23 total about 3000. General Maffina led the attack. The Duke of Brunswick sails from Brunswick to Minden to review line troops. At Hamburgh a security plan grows to move Napper Tandy and Adjutant Blackwell. guards expanded to 543 and 30 men respectively with ammunition provisions.
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Wamburgh
Archduke Charles
Tuttlingen
Mofkich
Suabia
Jourdan
Rhine
Feldkirch
Maffina
Duke of Brunwick
Brunswick
Minden
Hamburgh
Napper Tandy
Blackwell
Napper Landy
Gansemarkt
Blackawell
Prussian Queen and King Visit Brunwicks to Review Hessians
An officer returning from Casfel reports Bernadotte's inquiry into Hessian military preparations. The King and Queen of Prussia will stay at Brunwicks before proceeding to Caffel where the king will review Hessian troops.
French Raid Through Snowy Pass in Southern Tyrol
INSPRUCK reports a French force from Jagadein into Wintschgau and Finstermuntz. They ascended a snow covered hill, slid 1200 feet into the valley, a display of audacity. General Bellegarde moves toward General Lauden to block Merau toward Botzen as war extends across the Southern Tyrol with French casualties noted at every hill.
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Jagadein
Wintschgau
Finstermuntz
Merau
Botzen
Bellegarde
Lauden
Tyrol
Skirmishes Limited Near Etsch Amid War News
Venice reports minor clashes along the Etsch with Austrians and French. Our governor M. Pearo is said to be indisposed as tensions persist in the neighbourhood.
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Venice
M. Pearo
French forces under Buonaparte in distant theaters
Vienna dispatches report dire intelligence from Alexandria via a neutral vessel. English blockades forced evacuation of 325 neutral ships while bombs struck the port and town. French strength in the region under 3000 troops locally, Buonaparte's force cited as 76 to 21,000. An Italian dispatch says Imperial troops move from the Tyrol toward Brescia to threaten the Grifons and flank the French.
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Vienna
Alexandria
Buonaparte
Egypt
Syria
Italy
Tyrol
Brescia
Valteline
Fire and Police Threats in Constantinople News
Reports from Constantinople on March 3 describe police probes into an arson attempt on the Seim. Several suspects were released, and officers face decapitation threats if culprits remain unfounded. A hotel fire is deemed chance, not prisoner caused. The report also cites Buonaparte near Gaza and ongoing bombardment efforts.
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Constantinople
Pacana
Acri
Buonaparte
Suez
Gaza
Cairo
Sydney Smira
Syria
Porte
Paffwan Oglex
Bellerophon Arrives With Convoy From Palermo
Leghorn reports the English warship Bellerophon with seven merchant vessels arrived from Palermo. Public discontent in Messina eased as the Sicilian king wins favor by taking affairs from the minister and consulting trusted men. Part of the convoy has already departed to avoid French surprise as French numbers increase.
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Leghorn
Palermo
Bellerophon
Messina
Agon
Sicily
Fragmentary OCR Note From Lucca and Leghorn Port Letters
Fragmented text from an old newspaper item mentions Lucca and Leghorn. The legible parts reference petitioning to make them servers of Leghorn, arrivals by boats, and references to Lakes of Constance. unreadable segments prevent a full reconstruction.
Proclamation 10 Appeals for Bravery of Austrians
In a fragmentary proclamation the author cites times of war urging unity against the French and defending actions by urging citizens to resist barbarian provocations. The text questions how peace would be maintained if Austrians allied with France and warns against surrender to external influence.
Austtidn's posture toward French allies questioned
The text speculates that Austtidn may have ignored French counsel thinking it easier to defeat the Friendly Savages than the Barbarians of the North, or that they dreaded Jourdanels more than the still undefeated Su varroff.
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Jourdanels
Suvarroff
Secret French Agents Foiled in Port In Embarcation Case
A late February dispatch reports four French Directory emissaries, including a former Convention member, seized in port aboard the brig Minerva. They carried papers in false-bottomed tubs, with a conspiratorial woman among the passengers. Authorities, led by General Pinckney, hold the suspects. the full extent and publicity of the case remain undecided.
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United States
Hamburgh
Minerva
Saumert
Pickerine
Pinckner
Jury acquits after flawed oath ends in fatal shock
In Nass a capital case ends oddly as the judge warns of untrustworthy testimony yet the jury returns a guilty verdict. The judge, displeased, begins to remonstrate when a key witness in court suddenly collapses and dies. The incident shocks all present.
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Nass
Verdi
Waterford Private Letter Details Rebel Plots and Court Martials
Extract from a private letter reports rebels plans discovered in Waterford with charges against Major-General Johnson and a court martial in session. It lists officers and prisoners awaiting verdicts, including Thomas Swant for treasonable conspiracy to burn the city and attacks on loyal inhabitants, plus concealment cases.
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Johnson
Ross
South Devon
Kilenny
Lord Rozaz
Francis
Royal Artillery
Clifford
West India Regiment
Hawkins
Beweés
Dyes
Cox
66Th Regiment of Foot
Sherston
Ditto
Dursford
Pynne
Braad
English
Delmont
Cornet Lovings
Fencible Cavalry
Thomas Swant
Waterford
Fashionable gravity slows under locals road talk
A playful note laments stylish overreaches and the slow decline of fashion as a postal route attorney reports worsening road conditions. The writer jokes about gravity and waistlines while urging caution and speed for mail travel through Prince Chester townships.
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