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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 29, 1792
Page
4
Weymouth reports this afternoon at 4 30 Sir Henry Burrard commanded frigate Orestes firing a 21 gun salute. Orestes anchored beside Juno commanded by Captain Hoop and Tyfiphone commanded by Captain Hunt, both ships armed with 32 and 12 guns respectively.
Poetic meditation on ambition as a dangerous force led by false glory. It laments Murder and strife born from desire, noting a soldier’s death, a widow’s sorrow, and a royal martyr, all caused by relentless pursuit of power and status.
Reports from Friday detail delays over passports for Lord Gower and family in Paris, noting gains in travel clearance and expected London return. The Venrtran Ambassador’s arrest and release are mentioned, with Calais and London passages cited as common refuges for foreign nobility.
On August 29 His Majesty and suite arrived at the Esplanade before dawn and ordered four ten oared barges to shuttle the Royal Family to the floating Bath. The Queen and six Princesses rode in carriages to the Pier, then joined the King on board. Weather hindered sea movement. barges returned to the floating machine and guests were driven to Gloucester Lodge. The Royal Family attended the Theatre in the evening.
The Funds fell one percent with Consols at 88 1 4. India Stock 200 half, Bank Stock 199 1 4. Two Chinese entrepreters aboard the Hindusthan, English speaking, with two English boys to learn Chinese. The late Bishop of Exeter left grants to domestics, Exeter Infirmary, and a heiress Mills Garway. Hops forecasts in Farnham Sussex Kent. duty estimated 150,000 to 160,000 for the kingdom. Aldermanic ward election results show Meek 148 votes, Maddox 137, with 63 bad votes on Meek and 69 on Maddox. Lightning damage to St. Aldate’s is unfounded. Oxford colleges in repair. Magdalen chapel roof replaced. new wings to be added. organ moved. Navy officials inspect Plymouth Dock Yard before Admiralty visit. Calendar reform notes dated 1800. Gregorian change nine days earlier in 1752. Paris executions and public displays of heads described with stark imagery. Port-au-Prince tranquility restored. plantations active. sheep markets and turnips affect supply. Gooseberry in Perth weighs 22 ounces. Guildford suicide by master-bricklayer. insanity verdict. A Hastings warrant robbery on sloop Tryal and Nan cy near Hull. two prisoners found with stolen goods. others at large. Privy Seal keeper role hinted for Barrincoay. potential civil magistrate appointments for Sungelers. Maidstone execution witness reveals horse thefts.
This morning a packet from Dieppe brought passengers including the Marchioness DeBouitre in sailor disguise and another distinguished person in a trunk. The majority took coach to London while the Marchionets and others visited Lord Clermont. A man offered two hundred guineas for a passport, and two French sailors brought ashore a lady in an open boat, paid by her anxious husband waiting here.
A Brabant court incident recounts a postchaise robbery near Gransford Bridge with watch stolen. A gale drove two vessels from moorings at Bell Wharf causing damage and shoreing near the Haven of Dogs. The Betsey and Port Packet are cast away in Cadiz Bay with crews safe. A foreign ship ran ashore at Margate Sands with all hands believed bound for London.
An old royal patent notice promotes Francris Sprrspury Antiscorbitic Drops with King’s patent branding. It lists Glasgow, Perth, Stirling, Dumfries, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and other cities for delivery. claims counterfeit danger and royal protection through 1999 patent terms.
The notice lists marriages: Capt. Hainage to Miss Rainsford at Strood. Mr Henry Randell, brewer of Hackney, to Miss Lewingdon at Ilfley. Rev B Tinley of Hicks Jig to Miss G B Watson. and other notices of weddings with a focus on attendees and locations. It also records deaths and a list of misc. notices including naval officers and local figures.
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