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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 11, 1800
Page
4
A poetic portrait of an aged beggar at a village gate, once bold in youth and martial trim. Now worn by years, he trudges through bleak winters as memories fade, tears fall, and life inclines toward the grave while a distant sky hints at final rest.
The Evening Mail reports that preliminaries of peace were arranged in Paris on July 29 between Austria and France, with no note of Britain. It notes Britain may not be included, Europe seeks balance of power, and talks of mediation efforts with tension between France and Austria. The piece discusses military movements, potential mediation by the Emperor, and England's cautious stance amid ongoing war. It concludes that the balance of Europe may be preserved, with peace not dishonorable nor war hopeless.
A private letter from Hamburga reports preliminary peace talks between Austria France and Hungary and Bohemia near completion in Paris with July 20. Italy's division favored by both sides. Danish friendship mild. French privateers denied. Austrians urged to peace. Augereau units move into Germany. Petersburg notes imply more battles if terms rejected. Katheuer at Carlsbad meets Count Cobenzel. Berlin confirms a June note accepting mediation and awaits definitive Paris plans.
Reports from ports and capitals recount officer appointments under Sir James Pulteney, Danish gifts at Malaga, cadets honored in Stockholm, Naples royal visit to Ancona, Vienna factions seeking general peace with England, and a tentative French colonial import edict. The death of Professor Busen in Harburg closes the item.
The Lord Mayor ordered a further reduction in bread price to 14d for the quartern loaf starting tomorrow. A trial before Lord Kew concerning a conspiracy to coerce laborers to stop working and demand higher wages is praised as a warning to all classes. The piece urges printing the trial publicly in every parish and credits Lord Keney for combating provisions price spikes.
Incomplete text from a historical newspaper page shows garbled address and date fragments. The readable parts mention a location on Weymouth Avenue and a probable public notice or listing. Details are too fragmentary to identify the event or parties involved.
Yarmouth reports arrivals including the Diana Packet and the Prince of Wales Packet with mails and passengers from Calais and Havre. The Prince of Wales also sails with mails for Hamburg and Bremen. the King George and ocean cutter arrive from Southwold with tubs of Geneva and other goods. Deal notes arrivals and departures, with wind directions and convoys, and Deal shows continuing ship movements to and from the Cape of Good Hope.
Charles Smith alias Jeremiah Gray, arrested after forging and uttering banker checks, hanged himself in Giltspur street Compter before Monday examination by the Mayor. A coroner's inquest heard about the forged sums, stock orders, and a plan to marry Elizabeth Wilkinton, with the body to be buried at Old Bailey and marked by a pike.
A strange report from Starridge Dorset describes a fatal event on the 29th ultimo involving Mr J Burner. The account mentions a large firearm, a three foot long fragment, and a seven inch fish found in the victim. The details are unclear due to damaged wording.
Fragmented OCR shows a lottery notice with prize numbers and values but lacks complete details. Unable to determine full event context.
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