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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 23, 1792
Page
3
France’s assembly hears Louis XVI announce a formal war declaration against the King of Hungary. Ministers submit reports linking Austria and Prussia to recent hostilities while warning of mobilization along frontiers and urging swift decisive action.
A fragmentary racing card lists entries for Mospay and other horses, with weights and sires. It notes purses, odds, and notable owners such as Lord Clermont and Duke of Bedford, detailing class one stakes and across the flat races, with various horses including Sting, Portias, and Ariel among featured runners.
The Star Minister delivered a list of segments with supernumeraries and of segments lacking their full complement of men, presented at the National Assembly on April 17.
Excerpts reveal tense exchanges over Netherlands conflict. Cobentzel’s view on federation and events angers Paris as Vienna reinforces troops near the Brisgaw and Milanois. The King asserts constitutional power, denying republican aims and urging restraint. Avignon’s reunion is a disputed papal matter, potentially settled with indemnity. The National Assembly and Leopold acknowledge renunciation of conquest in war.
An Evening report notes a proposal to authorize withdrawal of troops sent to the Southern Provinces to deter insurgents, following lengthy debate on the War Ministry's report and related actions.
Read a letter from General Lucker criticizing the War Minister for publishing his confidential letter. A Meslis Baux note from Marseilles claims M. Marchand has found four inhabited islands in the Indian Seas, with charts. The French view on conquest is debated as Europe risks breakdown of negotiations. Le Neytaire urged a categorical answer to avoid prolonging talks.
A Victorian market notice warns buyers to purchase only Patent Violet Soap from the Patent Violet Soap office at 102 Bank Buildings Cornhill. It cautions against Windsor Soap and other imitations, tracing false sales to Methrs. Dyde, Batley, and Mrs. Dice, urging vigilance by nobles, gentry, and shopkeepers. It touts Violet Soap as protective against winter chapping and claims a three month supply per bottle.
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