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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 21, 1797
Page
3
We are assured under General seven men. The reinforcements through Salzburgh arrive without halting on the 2d and 30, the regiments of Carachai and Wartensleben, with three battalions, patrolling near Augsburg. Austrian engineers arrive at Ulm to continue fortifications around Michelsberg.
Frontiers of the Tyrol reports from Innsbruck that yesterday an Austrian attack targeted the French position at Brixen but failed. The Austrians withdrew to their former post near Stirzingen. full details remained unavailable at Bale.
Venice seeks to mediate peace with France through an Extraordinary Ambassador. General Pichegru is expected to confer with Buonaparte, Gen. Clarke, and Count Lehrbach in Venice. Messages travel via Switzerland to Paris as negotiations proceed.
In Rome a vast conspiracy is reported with many Par sons of varied groups arrested. Authorities doubled patrols, closed Vatican gates, and stationed 100 Swiss guards with muskets and two cartridges each. papal family evacuated valuables to Terracina as tensions rise. Nearby Marche Ancona and Pegally unrest sees 4000 peasants armed for raids. Rimini braces for defense. M Arrigoni dispatched to quell the disorder.
Milan dispatch notes Mantua’s municipality rejects nobility abolition. A Gaette quotes support for joining the Republic of Italy. Officials sent a messenger to Buenap to obtain orders to add a war establishment including a legion two free corps Savoy infantry and other regiments.
An account describes Mr Williams failing to secure aid to inspect Calais property due to Directory orders. It also covers Irish 4 1/2 percent stock prices at the Bank of England, a proposed 400,090 stock loan in Ireland, and a potential premium if peace returns. Additional items include a royal Cabriolet nearing completion, a Kingsland road burglary bust, a Golden Square fire, a Birmingham butter curbs plan, and regional bread price shifts.
The Hamburg Mail reports Buonaparte pressing for a separate peace with Austria as Vienna fears French victory. Proclamations from General Buonaparte urge a negotiated end to hostilities while Austrian leaders publicize efforts to defend Vienna and seek terms. Naval dispatches describe Admiralty actions at Portsmouth and potential wage increases for seamen amid ongoing fleet tensions.
A damaged dispatch describes unrest aboard ships of the fleet, with sailors mutinous and officers dismissed. The Cabinet acts, granting a pardon and ordering the King to release it, while Windsor hosts a council. By night, the Queen Charlotte and other vessels are reportedly back to obedience, though confusion lingers.
The letter argues there are only two ranks in the Navy Able and Ordinary and demands adherence to old wage scales. It proposes raising Able Seamen pay to 1s per day with similar proportional increases for Petty Officers and Ordinary, and suggests extending on board allowances to those not noticed in the official answer to show moderation and prevent further conflict.
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