Peace prospects after Scistiove congress and Elgin return
Reports from Bucharest indicate Turkish plenipotentiaries renew peace negotiations after the Scistiove congress. A peace with the Turks is considered certain, with a more pacific political outlook. Rumors say the Emperor may take steps in France, coronation of Bohemia’s king set for August 26 at Frague, and French envoy Noailles remains secluded as conditions unfold. The Hamburg death of a duchess dowager prompts court mourning, and the Swedish king departs Rostock for Stockholm.
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Lord Elgin
Kischefswerder
Italy
France
Bohemia
Frague
Marquis de Noailles
Hambourg
Lexy
Tecelenburg Schwerin
Swedren
Warnemunde
Rostock
Stockholm
Royal Court notes and European financial tensions
London reports detail the Duke of York's match plans with Princess Fraderica and royal movements for the Duchess of Nort Humberland. It notes heated conditions, a Windsor Sunday promenade, and a Drury Lane meeting amid theatre payroll debates. Baltic ports show rising timber and water depths as political France and Austrian finances attract attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of York
Fraderica
Berlin
Prussia
Nort Humberland
Ucusta
Windsor
Quen
Harcourt
Hows
Mary Hows
Her Majesty
Princess Augusta
Duke and Duchess of
Leews
Harrington
Lord Beaulieu
Salissury
Waxtsincuam
Shuldam
Doftor Priestley
London
Birmincham
Pracet
Roune Wirorace
Drury Lane
Baltic
Memelbar
Poland
Riga-Bar
Liebau
Pillsu
Dantzig
France
National Assembly
Club Des Jacobins
Maria
Theresa
Joseph the Second
Seven Prisoners Escape From the Conciergerie in Paris
Reports from Paris recount seven prisoners fled the Conciergerie with notable names among them Mesits Champelos and Grandmaisin after three years’ confinement for forged letters of exchange. A riot in Fauxbourg Saint Marceau followed fears over the constitution and liberty, while royal figures and debts draw scrutiny as France faces political tension and economic scarcity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesits
Champelos
Grandmaisin
Omspicion
M. Riffon
Gallies
Arés
Dauphin
Prince Roya
Fauxbourg St. Marceau
Kine
National Assembly
National Assembly Debates Civil List and Citizenship Basics
M Lancome claimed members’ voices were silenced and issued his printed views to all. A chaotic debate touched taxes on the Civil List and whether citizens may have soldiers in pay. Proposals declared: sovereignty rests with the Nation. the Constitution is representative with the Legislative Body ruling alongside the King.
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M. Lancome
M. Téhowret
M. Lepeaux
National Assembly
Swiss and French tensions over frontier defense and Geneva fortifications
August St M Dsspres de Craffer cites letters from Baron Bailly of Lausanne and Bailly Sinner of Beaumont claiming Berne demands troop reinforcements on the Jura frontier and Pays de Vaud to preserve peace while Swiss and France maintain harmony. Craffer doubts Swiss sincerity as Gex residents prepare to defend themselves without arms and Geneva fortifies with uniforms for the princes army amid counter revolution sermons. Articles on the Constitution repeat terms from AL-CHART.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Dsspres de Craffer
M. Baron Yphla Bailly
Lausanne
M. Sinner, Bailly
Beaumont
Jura
Canton
Berne
Pays de Vaud
France
M. de Craffer
Pays de Gex
Geneva
National Assembly Sets Sailor Training Professors in France
The National Assembly orders in every maritime town in France the appointment of navigation and shipwork professors to elevate common sailors into the world’s most expert seamen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
National Assembly
France
Ostend Visit: Brabant News on Reforms and Festivities
A Brabant letter reports crop conditions across Flanders and Walloon regions. It describes tensions in Namur Louvain Mons and Antwerp over Austrian governance, debates over ministers, and potential alliances with France. It details Ghent clashes and a grand royal visit to Ostend with street illuminations, arches, and a naval gala for the Archduchess and Archduke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brabant
Flanders
Walloon
England
Netherlands
Namur
Louvain
Mons
Antwerp
Brussels
Patriotic Party
Joseph II
Estates of
d’Argenteau
Ghent
Austrian Netherlands
Ostend
Mall
Bruges
Blankenburg
A French Constitution Critique and Satire
A harsh review of the new French constitution arguing it harms liberty by forcing equality, dismantling distinctions, and undermining religion. It mocks civic oaths, naturalization, and royal authority, noting absurdities in delegated power and the national assembly’s self judging.
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Pienna
Torsday
Paris
Prince de Conve
M. Broffere
Haddick
Palry
Lanz
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