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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 21, 1799
Page
2
London Dispatch argues reforming peace is Europe’s path after a decade of bloodshed, warning Jacobin influence seeks premature settlements. It cites Mantua and other conquests and questions Barras and French Directory motives while urging unity against insurrection to restore order and civilization.
Lord W Bentinck and a messenger arrive by packet from Cuxhaven to Yarmouth with dispatches for the Duke of WietemRueen, while another messenger brings letters to Sir Caarnes Waitworth in Petersburgh. Reports of a major military levee and emigrant gatherings prompt political scrutiny amid European diplomacy and naval movements.
The Royal Family attended a Weymouth Theatre performance with Mr Bannister and Mrs Rowe. Nobility in the audience included the Earl and Countess of Pourett, Lord Henry, Lord Cwarves, and Lady Somerset among others. The King walked the Esplanade and rode with court notables. Hm.
Heavy baggage moved off the ground at Barham. On the 4th, alf and goth regiments under Prince William Frederick of Gloucester advanced to encamp near Birchington en route to Margate. Nearly 100 artillery waggons with arms stores have passed through the city, with many more transporting clothing and necessaries. Traffic on the London road is immense, inns are full, and few private lodgings remain available.
Ava Barham Downs reports that no intelligence has arrived about friends who departed last week. Stormy weather hindered travel but pilots at Deal and Ramsgate expect no danger. A second embarkation will occur soon, involving a small number of regiments. About 13,000 men remain on the ground plus officers and support, totaling over 14,000. Lord Chatham has arrived.
Reports detail vessels captured or recaptured including The Vriendschap Bernes from Amsterdam to Lisbon and The General Pretcot bound to Smyrna and London. The Hanover from Venice to England is taken and sent to Malaga. Andromeda arrives with dispatches. L Eygle and Diana packet bring mails. Several ships sail or arrive at Plymouth Portsmouth Deal with notices of captains, messengers, and war news.
A review of This Pitce adapted from ScurLres’s drama The Robbers criticizes the plot for its improbability and overlong digressions. It notes Ferdinand’s rapid transformations from knight to general to divine and lawyer, praising few performances while lampooning the moral laxity and theatrical pageantry.
Yesterday the Court of Directors at East-India Youth ordered the new Packer Lord Merrington to be fitted for a voyage to Inala. She will sail next month with no passengers allowed. The Court adjourned at five o clock until Wednesday. Barl St. Wisesor left Portsmouth for Bath after receiving the Mayor and Corporation’s address. His Lordship remains absent on leave from command of the Mediterranean fleet. Count D Artois arrived in London and sent an attendant to learn when Parnces could visit. The Parnces waited upon him. Private Hague letters state the cavalry and French Rhine army are not numerous, but their artillery is superior. Lieutenant Charles Beame of the Navy is promoted to Master and Commander.
The Canterbury races opened on Tuessay with large crowds at the Downs. Amid Southampton society, Lords Beccrave and Morpeth, Mr Pollock, Under Secretary of State, Mr Fagre, and Sir Joan Dicks attended. Reports describe Paris upheaval, Royalist uprisings in Bordeaux and Saintes, insurrections suppressed, and military courts to punish deserters as France endures a volatile summer in 1790s Europe.
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