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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 18, 1797
Page
4
The Messenger reports scattered notes from Hamburg and Berlin regarding royal movements. Private letters describe the King of Sweden’s journey aimed at forming a princely alliance with the House of Saxe Coburg as Prussia’s king returns to Berlin.
A fragmented report notes deputies from three legations, including Romagna, asserting they will determine their own fate as a republic amid a murky morning presence and chaotic citations.
Reports indicate authorities plan to open routes from Enrok to Verona as Austrian forces retreat. The official statement notes preparations for orderly passage and the easing of barriers along key corridors.
London reports a first Harmburgh mail arriving with intelligence. Vienna letters show positive tones toward renewed tensions between the Emperors and the French. Admiral Duncan office updates and Irish Parliament adjournment are noted. Pennam falls ill in Cork after lengthy rain travel.
The Paris papers to the 16th show no major developments from the interior or elsewhere. Reports note ongoing belligerent contention in Paris, suppression of revolutionary actions, and political shifts, with questions about a new Marine Minister. Admiral Sebrey’s fleet reaches Batavia for protection, and Bruffus Papers reveal a peace treaty signed July between imperial France and a sovereign, details from Schwetingen.
A storm severely damaged the South coast as a sentinel of the beach observed the ridge along the shore carried away into the sea. Bathers found no small satisfaction in the loss as it prevented the use of their bathing machines.
Fragmentary report from a Prince of Orange packet voyage notes engagements near Texel and Dutch cutter actions. Details include wind conditions, sightings, and a Friday morning weigh anchor near the coast, with citations to the Hague and Venice dispatches, plus political notes on Austrian and French affairs and local crime at Great Queen Street.
The text describes Lord Viscount Mountmorres fading into melancholy and strange behavior. He walked all night and dictated mood states to those nearby. He settled accounts with tradesmen and discussed new book purchases. The jury returned a verdict of law and he is succeeded by his half brother Francis Henry Morress.
Maritime notices from Portsmouth describe ships sailing and arriving, including Grampus and Cleopatras in convoy operations to Falmouth and West Indies, and vessels like Melpomene and Valiant carrying dispatches. Also listed are arrivals Sophia Selby Nymphy Day Mars and Fre eLove from Baltic ports, with storm disruptions and public executions for criminal acts.
Irish lottery notices list numbers 71940 16280 20 772 25 749 and prizes. 23rd day numbers 10082 prize of 10 shillings. Marriages include Capt Matthias Dobinsony to Mills Jane Elhamborrow at St Andrew's Hobhermy. Robert Browny to Miss Fenning at Streatham Church. Major Lee to Miss Hamiltonyone in Bath. Charles Seawell to Miss Etheldred Birch of Kefingham. Deeds and a fatal shipboard incident noted. Mrs Wratten hailed for defending property. Rev Will J John noted as survivor of Sir Pavlet St John Bart. of Farley.
Parsteo 2x J Walter is noted in section Par 14 with reference to a square named Blackeria. The entry lists items with compact identifiers and positions, reflecting a catalog or mapping notation from the period.
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