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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 30, 1799
Page
2
A garbled OCR passage references defeders of the country and a first order by a republican body. The text mentions erasure according to a decree and notes about domicile, credit, and a 17th decree, with unclear entities and dates.
Vessels in Brest Water before the Combined Squadron include Le Dugumier La Vengeance Le Berwick La Charante Le Leves ie Mueius La Precieuse La Patriote La Fraternité L'Entreprenant La Surveillant La Corneille Lachevrette and L'Inaivisible. The Royalist revolt spreads through Gers and nearby cantons with battles near Colomiers and Toulouse. Republican forces gain ground as Royalists fall prisoners and towns like Sainte Julis are captured. In Brussels notes, troops from Bavaria and Saxony move toward the Mein. Amsterdam papers urge citizens to alarm and arms amid revolutionary unrest. Verona reports Suwarrow HQ near Fregaroc as French evacuate Seravalle and Austrian forces advance toward Piedmont. Milan notes Kray marching on Piacenza with 76,000 men. Bologna and Florence publish intel on Rome’s French garrison retreat toward Monte Roffi.
Dispatches describe French fortifications at St Therese and Roncignone falling into Austrian and Italian hands. Prisoners and artillery captured, fortifications at Spezzia and St Lorenzano reported occupied. Austrian seizure near Ancona noted with 12,000 insurgents gathering and a forthcoming siege. Lisbon notes Spanish ambassador departure amid possible war moves.
London dispatch notes that the French royal envoy deferres departure for Switzerland due to political concerns. He has moved to a house near Guildford to escape eager English visitors, not for capital concerns, with illness of public calm cited as the reason for delaying travel.
A series of rapid moves unfolds as Mr Pitt leaves Walmer Castle around noon on Thursday amid alleged telegraph signals. He travels to town with Mr Dun Das, attends a royal visit, then returns toward Walmer. Other items report entertainments, dispatches to Vienna and Berlin, and naval moves.
Wednesday the flank companies of the regiments were brigaded at Barham Downs and the 4th and hand brigades moved to Deal. The 7th Light Dragoons marched from Canterbury to Ramsgate and embarked, sailing to the Downs. The Prince of Wales arrived at Harbledown to visit the roth Light Dragoons and General Sir Charles Grex at Barham Court before riding through the camp.
Report of a royal progress near Weymouth with Queen and Princesses touring by carriage and gondola, visiting Somerset Militia Camp and Upway, attending theatre, and dinner aboard frigates. Earl Spencer and others joined, with ships St Fiorenzo and Triton sailing to Plymouth as Brest fleets mobilize nearby.
The suite includes Morier as Private Secretary and Greek Turkish interpreter, Caxuiscre former Cambridge Arabic professor, Dr M Lean physician with plans to cure the plague and shorten quarantine, Hunt chaplain, and Hamilton traveler, bound for Constantinople aboard the Phaetsn frigate Morais. Also notes a Bristol shipping directors meeting and a Missionary Society escape from Otaheite to Port Jackson after shipboard thefts and native attacks. Earlier, Neptilus crew try repairs at Otaheite. two sailors desert, natives seize a deputation, king’s father saves them, voyage resumes to Port Jackson. Also report a robbery of wet linen on Upper Thornhaugh street.
The Godwick, Richare on, from Newcastle to Littlehampton, and the Attrea Ramson of Sunderland were captured off Dangenris on the 6th instant by a lugger privateer and taken to Calais. The Charlotte from Virginia to Martinico was captured by La Congnett privateer and driven to St Thomas's. Vue ee Nichols from Fafaouti to Guernsey found the somthing off the Deadman. Crew saved.
The Sasanna bound Cork to Lisbon with 2300 tubs butteryard and 6 bee butts, taken by Creole frigate and sent Orient. La Fauvette and corvettes Rondinelle captured vessels near Saint-Claire, with other captures reported. Ruyter privateer sent prize to Gijon valued at 23,000 pounds, cargo including cloth and linen. Eendrage from Embden with 13 passengers wrecked near Thermidor, Barbara de Nord Bergen to Rochelle. cargo dried coal, crew detained by M. Wilexeis, consul at Rochelle.
Plymouth August 23 reports HMS Clyde bringing in the captured 36 gun French frigate Vert. After a 15 minute action off Bordeaux the French ship lost 13 killed and 15 wounded. Clyde had 1 killed and 3 wounded. The French troops aboard were not landed at St Domingo. The corvette fled toward Passage and Rocfort with the rest of the fleet. Nearby ships include the Aeineourt and Diamond as part of a larger Eastward squadron.
At Bow Street yesterday, Beulion of the Golden Cross Charing Cross was summoned for delivering a parcel from his inn without a proper ticket under the new act and fined 5s with costs, no appeal to Sessions allowed. George May of the Cross Keys Inn Gracechurch Street was charged with overcharging for carriage and porterage and altering the ticket. he was fined 40s with costs.
Reported robberies occurred Tuesday night between nine and ten o'clock as Mr. Duyster Man of Hendon was attacked between North End and Golders Green, and Wednesday evening as Mr. Brock of Warnford Court Throgmorton was stopped near the seven mile stone on the Eatham road. Each robbery netted small sums and a watch or money.
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