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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 08, 1792
Page
3
M Briste moved that the Commissioners call on the Minister for Foreign Affairs to account for sums paid for secret services during the ministries of Pumouriez and Chambonas. He urged an exact accounting of allocations to that department. A proclamation issued by the Mauconfel section was read.
An assembly excerpt shows Mauconteil Section urging France to strip Louis XVI of his throne and empower citizens to resist despotism. The motion seeks the National Assembly’s stance, declares the king’s oath invalid, and proposes a formal address to proclaim opposition and pursue liberty.
August 4 report notes WarMinister plans to call back emigrant officers who fled with military chests. A list will be laid before the Bu and the Minister will pursue prosecutions. King had planned Swiss guards to rejoin Cambrai garrison with 300 remaining interior. Swiss Commandant Afiry warns such orders could harm troop discipline and ongoing negotiations with the Helvetic Corps.
Reading of a letter from General Arthur Dilla reports Austrian desertions and discontent over distant imperial deployments. Describes Austrian fortifications near Mons, Richardot’s advance, and alleged Austrian cruelties at Bavay. Petitioners demand 30 sons daily and extended Paris stay to restore order. Inundation of petitioners fills the session.
A chaotic August Diet scene in Paris with crowds insulting lawmakers as deputies discuss security and liberty. Grenadiers clash with decorum, a guard strips epaulets, and calls emerge to move the assembly from Paris to avoid further disturbances. The episode culminates in renewed uproar as petitions, protests, and threats fill the chamber.
Varentiennes notes encampment at Pont sur Sambre with forest flanks guarding retreat routes toward Landrecy Avesnefs and Quesnoy. Maulde camp to be reinforced as enemy masses near Landau and Arlon provoke defense efforts led by General Bronn and Lafayette remains popular though troops report scarce rations. 18,000 Prussians expected to arrive under Heymann Bouille. Luxembourg and environs teeming with troops.
Yesterday morning their Majesties and the Princesses Royat Avicusta and Elizabeth took an airing in Windsor Park in the forenoon and walked on the Terrace in the afternoon. Morning dispatches from Earl Gower in Paris arrived at the Secretary of State's Office Whitehall and were forwarded to Windsor since Lord Grenville was away.
A county gathering at Hackney with about 200 attendees debated an address to the Throne on the late Proclamation. The address, moved by Mr. Wood and seconded by Mr. Perry, passed after a division showed 118 in support to 43 against, with a 96 majority. The Rev J Grasse urged active opposition to enemies of the country, while Dr Glasse defended Ministers, urging unity among Britons. The address was approved and ordered to be presented to the King at the Levee next Wednesday.
A chaotic week shows soldiers marching away from Bagshot Camp while mobs riot in Berwick and London. Authorities deploy troops as three youths are suspected in grave desecration. Nesbitt’s house is wrecked, a man drowns after crossing the Thames, and Crearney Hall near Golberton burns from alleged workman negligence. One man is jailed and a reward seeks Nesbitt.
A letter from James Napier of Ormiston praises Mr Caw’s Antiscorbatic Drops from Edinburgh for curing an inveterate scurvy and rheumatic leg wounds after years of illness. The testimonial, dated June 24 1792, notes two bottles restored health and wounds closing.
A Victorian notice extols the Patent Violet Soap as a sought remedy for chapped hands, claiming a chemical refinement removes irritants. It warns counterfeits by restricting London and Dublin sales to the inventor’s offices and notes a fourteen year patent grant and price of 4s 6d per square.
The piece recalls General Burcoyne in a backstage comedy, noting his posthumous talent and life story. It covers his affair with Lady Duarto or Stanley begun at Preston, the Earl of Degay’s initial disapproval, and eventual acceptance. It notes Lady Duar Lotte’s stipend and a twenty five thousand pound legacy at the Earl’s death.
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