Prisoners listed by Paris prisons in AFFAIRS France
A fragmentary AFFAIRS France note lists prisoners confined in various Paris prisons this month. It enumerates numbers for Grande Force, Pine Force, Madelonnettes, and Salpetriere among others, totaling 1417. Several entries reference military prisoners and hostages across institutions like Bzccere and Salpetriere with scattered figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Concirgerié
Grande Force
Nihon
Pine Force
Spinte-Pelagies TJ
Madelonnettes
Dbbaye
Sehom
Bzccere
Salpetriere
Chambre Darvet de la Marine
French forces storm Bridge of Cexé and seize Angers
On July 23 regicide troops with 4900 men reportedly seized the Bridge of Cexé. The pursuing force attacked at dawn, routed most of the corps, captured artillery, raised white flags in Angers, and coordinated with a Nantes column to strike Nantes on the 4th, after preparing to attack Brittany from another flank.
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Cexé
Lexis
Angers
Nantes
Brittany
News from the Atlantic and Paris amid rising war talk
Postscript reports Lord Hoop’s July 17 letter claiming Blockade of Zeal on and dispatch of Romasy Leander 59 guns each Aguiley and Ledas frigates to convoy trade from Leghorn Genoa. Leda captures a 66-gun corvette. French West India fleet of 100 sails redirects to Virginia. Admiralty dispatches two ships to Jamaica. Public anxieties span bank suspensions in Paris and royalist symbols amid mass guard actions.
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Lord Hoop
Zéalon
Romasy
Leander
Aguiley
Leda
Leghorn
Genoa
Airault
Virginia
Europe
Admiralty
Jamaica
Admiral Garoner
Board of Admiralty
Caiffe d' Escompte
Paris
National Convention
France
Fmnell
Mayses Ty
Henriot
National Guard
St. Andre
Convention
National Guards
Hesrrer
Arole
Bern
Roger Curtis
Lord Howe
Torbay
Macartney
China
Canton
Pekin
Lord Earousy
Foot
Cabinet Council
French privateer captures ship Te Jongeda Pekima at Dunkirk
News from Harlingin to London reports Te Jongeda Pekima seized by a French privateer and carried into Dunkirk. Captain Snow of the Diant reached Liverpool Jeff Hampton Road Virginia on the gth ult. He says the previous day the French 74 gun ships and two frigates arrived with over 100 merchant ships from Cape Francois, driven by revolted Negroes.
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Te Jongeda
Harlingin
London
Dunkirk
Snow
Diant
Liverpool
Jeff Hampton Road
Virginia
Cape Francois
Fleet reports and naval movements from August 1793
Aug 3 1793 dispatches describe Captain Incledon failing with most of his convoy and several British and foreign vessels. Danish arrivals, French decoys suspected, and fleet maneuvers near Copenhagen Roads. March 14 reports Lord Macartney’s island voyage with ships Valentine Rake Burbridge Barbara Canada Londomwand Speedy Good Intent and others at Sierra Leone. Arethus a Aurora and Cleopatra fitted as l Oiseau. Earl Flowe reinforced while Arethusa Aurora Cleopatra prepare at Torbay. Aug 15 storms bring Diadem and Cyclops toward Gibraltar. St Helens to Spithead.
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Incledon
Lam
Dogger Bank
Copenhagen
Bour
Deaux
Faid Hs
Naze
Ceres
Norway
Lord Macartney
Sanatra
Liebe
Valentine Rake
Burbridge
Barbara
Canada
Londomwand Speedy
Good Intent
Sierra Leone
Africa
Arethusa
Aurora
l’Oiseau
Torbay
Earl Flowe
Euns
Picor
Downs
Spithead
French Fleet Avoids Action Near Plymouth in August
Letters from Torbay report the French fleet, 18 ships of the line and five large frigates, keeping to windward as Lord Howe's 18 line and more frigates signal readiness. A neutral ship claims both fleets total the same as before. the French expect eight more sail of the line soon and avoid engagement while preparing for sea. Plymouth port accelerates victualling as a 200 pipe wine brig sails to Torbay. Derriquéur X of 64 guns under Captain Bavin and the 80 gun Gibraltar under Captain Mackinnon await sufficient sailors to sail.
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Plymouth
Torbay
Lord Howe
Sars Hows
Bavin
Gibraltar
MackiNnzr
Montague Faulted for Stores and Misidentification in Plymouth
In Plymouth on August 13 the 74 gun Montague under Capt Montague arrived from the fleet in Corbay in want of stores. Hind cutter Bray and Bury cutter Frazer sailed on cruises with Hope Vauvert to Longfound. The Eurydice with 24 guns, captained by Cule, remained in the sound at Barn Pool. An armory mix up sent the King’s Fifer of 18 guns under Capt Graves to Plymouth yesterday instead of the Orestes due to painting alike.
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Cheltenham
Latitat
Suffolk
M.-Bois Vernier
Place de la Revolution
Popkin
Hampton
Isleworth
Twickenham
St. Pau’s Chirch
His
Montague
Corbay
Bray
Frazer
Hope
Vauvert
Barn Pool
Eurydice
Cule
Graves
Orestes
Navy ships and arrivals at Plymouth Dock August 12
Plymouth Dock August 12. Arrived last evening the Ferret sloop of 12 guns under Captain NowezLt from Lord Howe's fleet, Venus of 32 guns Captain Faulkner, Lapwing 28 guns Captain Curzon. Niger 32 guns Captain Lecce and Czrce 28 guns, Hon. Capt Yorx sailed. Overnight Overes 16 guns Lord Augustus Fitzroy from aitruize. Severn 44 guns Captain Min Chen passed to Québec then out of sight. Perfers 20 guns Captain Paumer weighed from the Sound and went up Hamoaze this afternoon.
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Plymouth-Dock
Ferret
NowezLt
Lord Hows
Venus
Faulkner
Lapwing
Curzon
Niger
Lecce
Czrce
Yorx
Overes
Augustus Fitzroyx
Aitruize
Severn
Min- Chen
Québec
Perfers
Paumer
Hamoaze
Orpheus Frigate Captures French Slaver Prizes
This morning from the Coast of Guinea arrives the Orpheus frigate under Captain Newcome after a successful cruise. Six large French ships with slaves, full laden, and several small vessels with valuable cargoes were captured. The slave ships are sent to the West Indies. Two of the most valuable prizes were lost in transit, and further correspondents report disagreeable accounts aboard.
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Guinea
Orpheus
Newcome
Wesk Indies
Privateer Capture Near Grenada Reported By Tarleton's Crew
The Tarleton, in company with the Ezisannel, captured the French brig privateer Tenduerrier of eight guns and 72 men after an approach near lat 33 long 19 50 W. The prize sailed for Grenada with Tarleton, 21 days from Bayonne, while a Dutch frigate and another warship with a convoy were sighted east of 37 58 by 52 53. Captain Crow brought dispatches for Government from Barbadoes, noting Admiral Gardiner's squadron returning from Martinique to join ships like Queen, Orion, and Culloden. Upward of 900 Royalists were landed in distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarleton
Gilbody
Grenada
Ezisannel
Africa
Tenduerrier
Bayonne
Molyneux
Mary
Thurfaty
Demeraiia
Amsterdam
Crow
Lydia
Barbadoes
Stalt
Admiral Gardiner
Orion
Martinique
Leeward Islands
Fire at Warwick cotton manufactory burns main building
Whitehaven reports a morning blaze at the Warwick cotton manufactory near Carlisle owned by Moff John, Richard, and George Ferguson. The fire destroys the main structure, most raw cotton in garrets, and jenny-wheel, with frames of the carding engine and twist yet the great water-wheel and adjacent buildings remain intact.
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Warwick
Carlisle
Moff John
Richard
George Ferguson
Births in London and Kent announce two sons
On Tuesday evening in Baton Street Piccadilly the Lady of Scrope Bernard Eq MP had a son. At Minunt Staial Kent the Hon Mrs Madocis welcomed a daughter.
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Baton Street
Piccadilly
Lady of Scrope Bernard
Minunt Staial
Kent
Madocis
Daudehter
Married and Died Notices with Ship News
Marriages announced at Storring'en and Waughten house with names including Alexander Constant de Faville and Charles Hope. Obituaries note Mrs Eliza beth Farrow and Josph Hurlock, plus baronial deaths at Barbadoes and Doddington hall. Ship news lists vessels in the Downs and arrivals for Jamaica, New York, Baltimore, and Virginia with dates in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storring’en
Alexander Mark Constant de Faville
Se Lazare
Anna Augusta Smith
Charlotte Smith
Waughten House
Charles Hoe
Charles Hope
Adencate
Lacy Charotte Hope
Earl of
Chelsea
Elizabeth Farrow
William Tarrow
Monks Eleigh
Suffolk
Josph Hurlock
Viscountess
Falmouth
Barbadoes
Zachariah Stephens
Eso
Tate
Cuttern
Bridge-town
Pitferan
John Hokey Bart
Doddington-hall
Cheshire
Aon Broughton
Thoms
Boughton, Bart
Earl of Plymouth
von Dear
Wind
S.W
Kemp
New York
Republican
Gardner
Baltimore
Eliza
Higgins
New Providence
Beliona
Brooks
Virgina
Charon
Peyton
Syron
Albi
Arrived s t Flanders et Dubhir Waterford Mails ICKS
The note lists prices and quotes for bank stock scrip and bonds including STC Bank Stock 177 3-4ths 78 3 per cent Consol 77 4 per cent Long and Short Ann ucts, plus Navy and India bonds and dividends.
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STC Bank
Scrip
Prem
New Navy
Baik
India
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Postscript
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Buffs
Wildsor
Mr. Flint
Annwin
Thomas
Salisbury
Sir Eoward Preview
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Epward Perview
Paulhner
Cefar
Cambray
Magdelaine
Lisle
Tolemmache
Yoult
Ipfivich
Department of
Jura
Ered
Duma
Lons-le- Saunier
Department of Doubs
Wiewery
Philadelphia
America
Lansdown Fair
Joan SincLarr
Joeep
Ship News
St. Helen’s
Sutherland
St Hoeten
Montague Inrepid
Ee Montague Sumpfen
Southampton
Fort Des Venus
A Faulkner
Portsmouth
Liverpool, Avoysyy T
Whitehaven
S. T Flanders
Et Dubhir
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Holland
Dublin
T. Waterford
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