17 Aug 1796
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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 17, 1796
Page
1
Notable horse racing notes from Nottingham on Tuesday and Thursday events. The report details multiple heats with Pepper-pot and Lambourne among contenders, describing close finishes and favored runners. Jockeys, horses, and weights are listed, with remarks on conditions and competition levels throughout the two days.
A fragmentary OCR read mentions Greenwood and cleaning leather breeches with stray words and incomplete sentences. The sequence includes uncertain names and phrases, providing little coherent context or actionable facts.
A scrambled archival fragment lists medical advice and advertisements for tonics and baths in Bath, along with notices of public health and a legal-criminal narrative from St George’s Island. It references physicians, remedies, and shop listings, mentioning Oxford, Pall Mall, Newbery, and other outlets. The piece also covers a colonial court proceeding, executions, and an insurrection context with named figures and dates.
Fragmentary report details naval forces including Hebe Mermaid Beaver Pelican and troops landing at Champion Bay. Major De Ruvines killed at Mount Nesbitt estate. capitulation negotiations with Guadaloupe troops and Grenada slaves. British forces advance to Mount Quaco after victory with minimal casualties.
On Thursday June 30 the ten accused were arraigned after the Bar as the Record and Act were read. The jury was sworn, witnesses examined, and objections overruled as the prisoners were found to be the persons named in the Bill of Attainder. The judge then pronounced the sentence of the law upon traitors to be executed the next morning.
From Trim Aug 9 report Patrick Traynor was executed in front of the gaol. A priest offered prayers as he faced death after penitent remarks. A separate fire at Archdall household killed elderly widow Archdall, likely from a candle. Fire caused no room damage. Also noted 68 prisoners prepared for transportation to Botany Bay from New Prison.
A Wells project at Earl Spencers Wynbledon estate began on May 32 last year. A first climber signaling progress, water rose from 350 feet by Sunday, with the rock bearing mineralic qualities. The venture costs Lord Spencer two thousand pounds and aims to end reliance on rain and pond water. Four men died in the Dartford powder-mill explosion, with debris and scorched remains spread across Dartford Crayford and nearby houses. A police office convict sentenced for a separate offence was remanded to three months in jail.
In Southampton, a London merchant hastily chartered the Kingston brig to swiftly return with his offense from Lisbon. The copper-bottomed ship, noted for speed, set sail this morning to carry out the plan amid fears of French action against Lisbon impacting mercantile interests.
On East Bourne Avenue 13 yesterday the Prince of Watts’s birthday was celebrated with a grand gala. General Huise commanded the coast troops who fired decoy shots, then hosted an officer dinner where grape shot salutes continued late into the night.
Ava Salisbury notes the wheat harvest is general in the neighborhood with unusually fine weight and bulk. No blight is found, average yield surpasses last year by about one third, and mild weather supports favorable stacking or housing of the crop.
The readable portion describes a disciplined circle around a metropolis and a great project involving the Hertfordshire pack led by Calvert. It mentions preparation spirit and hunts typical of the era, but details are fragmented and only hints remain of locations and actions.
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