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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 28, 1797
Page
2
Partial readable lines refer to the House bills and a bank indemnity. The text is garbled with stray phrases and missing context, making it unclear what action or outcome is described or which parties are involved.
The House began ballot proceedings to form a committee to evaluate a petition on an amendment for the County. Only 48 members present had not served on prior committees or were otherwise eligible, leaving a shortfall against the required number. The ballot was adjourned to tomorrow to proceed with the process.
A council at St James's Palace after the levee saw King George sign consent for the marriage of Princess Royal to the Hereditary Prince of Württemberg. The nuptials are planned for the Great Council Chamber with grand celebrations noted, while London society discusses political plots and troop movements amid unrest and foreign diplomacy.
The document notes Buonaparte's movements into Styria and Austria before the armistice, with Austrians regaining Zyro and key posts like Brixen and Neumarkt. It cites arrests of Oczay and Bajalich, evacuations from Vienna, and preparations by citizens and officials. Predictions point to renewed conflict as Austrian generals prepare to reinitiate hostilities on the 16th.
Dispatch dated Neumark reports Field Marshal Lieutenant Laydohn defeating the enemy at Lanze and pursuing retreating troops toward Trent. German Tyrol is described as evacuated by Republicans, leaving behind troops, ammunition, and baggage amid the pursuit.
The French army of the Rhine and Moselle plans to resume hostilities and cross the Rhine in several places. General Moreau is expected to depart Paris daily, and General St Cyr ordered troops toward the siege of Mentz. Rumors persist of tensions between Generals Hoche and Moreau as Austrian forces near Ulm, led by General Hotze with about 45,000 men, may support Imperial or Austrian operations.
The article describes growing tensions between Buonaparte's army and Archduke Charles, with a definitive answer soon on the exhalation of Appia. Reinforcements totaling 15,000 arrive from the Rhine as Vienna and surrounding capitals brace for a likely major engagement. reports indicate mass mobilization across Tyrol and Venice states while Croatia and Bohemia prepare defenses. General Glamfart is noted to command Austrian forces.
In Hanau April 15 reports claim Frenich forces have unveiled an artillery plan to cover a Rhine crossing. They assemble 80 heavy cannon to throw a bridge over the river at Niederwyed, with their full artillery brought forward under cover.
General Werneck and Field Marshal Kray tighten operations on the Rhine as General Moredu plans a joint attempt to seize the river in Upper Rhine sectors. Austrian muscle is reported as superior in numbers, with the right wing moving toward Weilburg and the fortresses near the Lahn in a broader maneuver.
Reports from Milan on April 4 describe a republican movement in Venetian towns where French influence is minimal yet violence prevails. About 4000 mountain residents from Bergamo province oppose Bergamo’s authorities, marching on March 30 with artillery. Peasants were killed wounded or captured and displayed before the tree of liberty as other provinces back revolutionary towns.
In Tyrol, Allied forces push to expel the enemy as German Tyrol falls. French retreat through Carinthia leaves many casualties among peasants. At Botzen, ammunition and arms seized for peasants. General Laudohn nearly killed by a powder wagon explosion. Tyrolean reinforcement of 20,000 from Salzburgh Rhine expected to reach Verona Mantua area. Road from Innsbruck to Trent open. refugees returning.
April 6 dispatch notes the Imperial Court has left Vienna while the Emperor remains in the city. Text claims all persons are at arms in Austria and that His Imperial Majesty could not accept Buonaparte’s peace terms.
A fragment reports French forces breaking up quarters in the morning to cross the Rhine. Orders for four divisions to cross at Neu Wied and Duffeldorf are noted, with the full army comprising six divisions.
A French officer and chauffeur arrived from Coblenz to inform the Austrian general that the agrement at the advanced ports would end and hostilities were to resume within three days. All communication with Neuwied was ordered closed on that day, per Journal de Franckfort.
The Gazette notes that the arrangement between the advanced ports of the two armies has been renounced by the French. Hostilities will recommence on the 16th along the Lower Rhine, turning the region into a theater of bloody violence.
A disrupted report describes a levee at St Jam 5 oclock with mention of a duke, king, and justice official. It notes a trial or execution context with references to a council, London, Portramand, and defendants connected to a royal inquiry.
Dockside reports and prize actions show Daphne of Cherbourg captured by Nancy cutter and towed to Cowes. Multiple vessels including Tartar Cleland, Carolina Planter, Mary Hughton, and others seized by privateers en route to Europe or the West Indies, with crews saved or condemned and ships sent to Gibraltar or Lisbon. Admiralty resolutions read in Yarmouth Roads as seamen express gratitude while fleet preparations and coastwise ship movements continue amid ongoing tensions.
Fragmented OCR notes mention Lieutenant Mack arriving in the capital after an audience with the Imperial Majesty and Privy Council, a 12th departure toward an army. References to Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Smollet, Bunhill, and local candidates for the Chiltern Hundreds seat appear amid garbled details about Barbadoes letters and vessels arriving with a Commodore.
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