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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 07, 1793
Page
3
Citizen writer laments naval mismanagement during war with Holland and Spain, urges discipline, better officers, and fleet preparation. He argues for universal conscription of maritime forces, criticizes ministerial indecision, and stresses the link between discipline and national liberty amid maritime peril.
Corday requests publication of her letter and outlines hopes for publication of peace efforts. She notes her arrest at the Conciergerie, mentions appointing counsel Gustavus Doulcet from the Mountain, and contemplates bequests to Caen widows and children. She predicts her trial tomorrow at eight, laments delays, and asks for memorials to Marat and Forbin, and messages to family and Madame Forbin in Switzerland.
A Friday morning report describes a Cabinet Council at the Secretary of State's Office in Whitehall extending to two o'clock. It notes meetings with Sir Morton Even in Berlin matters, and social dining involving Mr Pirr and the Duchess of Gornvon. The piece discusses public opinion, political rhetoric, and calls for an Anglo Spanish commerce treaty amid ongoing debates on governance and strategy. It also relays a sequence of judicial and criminal incidents, including executions and a late night arrest, with reflections on justice and authority.
The fragment preserves Corday’s farewell from the Conciergerie addressed to General Wimpfer and Citizen, claiming triumphs in establishing tranquillity and expressing sorrow, pity, and misfortune as she contemplates death. Dated today the 16th of July at 8 o'clock at night.
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