Royal appointments and bankrupts in the London Gazette
The London Gazette reports at St James's Court the appointment of Major General John Graves Simcoe as Governor and Commander in Chief of parts of St Domingo and Grenada, replacing Sir Adam Williamson and Edward Mathew respectively, plus bankrupted tradesmen and diversions. It notes sugar prices and a broader order prohibiting gunpowder and arma export, with an extension on lignum vitae embargo.
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Whitehall
John Graves Simcoe, Jr
St. Domingo
Adam Williamson
K.B
Charles Green
Grenada
Edward Mathew
Parliament Monday Morning News and Naval Dispatches
Monday morning in the House of Commons reports focus on Pars Daye Mr Mower and Southwark election committee, with cabinet ministers at Lord Grenville's fire discussing Lisbon dispatches. Navy orders send the Start at Corsica to Portugal under Gen Charles Stuart, staff appointed, and Princess of Wales attendance awaited. a daughter of the late Mr Brarcroft dies, and Knowles trial at Old Bailey proceeds.
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House of Commons
Mowers
Bgr
Southwark
Lord GrenvaLue
Mapmeseney
Lisbon
Falmouth
Prince of Wales
Harris
Scilly
Marquis of Bute
London
Baynrun
Sheerness
Cuxhaven
Irene
Corsica
Portugal
Charles Stuart
James St. Cuart Exixing
Ap. Werant
Duke of Portland
Banowry
Old Bailey
Lancelot
Knowles
Sonvitts
Prince of Wales Packet
Chace
W.S
Phace
N. W
N.E
Lee
Adamant
Emerald
Kife
Directory to dispatch commissioners to France and Mauritius
Paris dispatch reports confirm the Directory will send the same Commissioners again to France and Mauritius with strict orders to enforce abolition of slavery. The Barbados colony resisted on first arrival, risking danger and difficulty in execution, stirring concern for peace of the islands loyal to the mother country. The Spanish ambassador denounced a Bayonne libel urging revolt. Arms talks near the Rhine show renewed armistice efforts between Austrian Kray and Bernadotte. Werneck sent a courier to Archduke to discuss the Lower Rhine front.
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Tre de -France
Mauritius
Bayonne
Spain
Rhine
Kray
Bérnadotte
London
Lord Matmesbury
Lord Malmesbury
Mani
Lord Malmessury
Hocketill
England
Executive Directory
France
Don Solano
Storm and troop flotilla threaten Dunkirk Roads
Reports from Dunkirk Roads describe a west wind storm that alarmed a six week flotilla. A 42-ship squadron and 3 gun-vessels maneuvered into port at Nieuport Ostend and Flushing. Commodore Muskin leads transports and stores while Generals Quentin and Macheret supervise troops. The piece also notes executions at Place de Grève and political tensions, plus Brest Toulon and Toulon naval prospects amid Spanish actions and fleet drawdowns.
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Dunkirk
Nieuport
Ostend
Flushing
Quentin and
Macheret
Monsieur de Cufy
Bavaria
de Duffy
Brest
Toulon
Constantinople
French Army in Kehl Victory and Prisoner Report
Dispatches describe a bold Kehl sortie that overran the enemy line without firing, capturing six to seven hundred prisoners including twenty officers. Desaix and other generals led a decisive attack, with minor wounds to Desaix and Lacomite. The Army of Italy reports a 16 November victory with 10,000 prisoners.
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Schiliken
Corps de Reserve
Desaix
Desarx
Lacomite
Kehi
Moreau
Baraquey
D’hutiers
Milan
Italy
Buona- Parte
French Army Moves to Reinforce Center in Rhine Crossing
The Paris report notes Lefebvre's 18,600 strong division crossing the Rhine toward Andernach to bolster the center. A second force is to pass at Neuwied as the Army of the North advances on the Sieg, while Cologne prepares rations for Mulheim. General Bournonville arrives at Cologne.
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Lefebvre
Rhine
Andernach
Neuwied
Sattack
Sieg
Cologne
Mulheims
Bournonville
Allarge
Margate
Riga
Battles on the Sieg riverfront and monk resistance
The article describes Republican attacks on Austrian advanced posts along the Sieg with Austrian defense firm, while North army camps near Mulheim prepares to assault Imperial positions between the Sieg and fahn. Reinforcements from the Upper Rhine head to join Verneck and Kray. Meanwhile convents evacuate near Carmel and Louvain refuse to desert due to an Emperor edict and some monks vow to fund the war despite hostility to the French Republic.
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Sieg
Mulheim
Rhine
Andersach
Coblentz
Lahn
Upper Rhine
Verneck
Kray
Carmnells
Louvain
English Fleet Cruising Near St Fiorenzo as Spanish Stocked
Toulon reports the English fleet of 14 ships of the line cruising in the vicinity of St Fiorenzo, while most of the Spanish fleet stays in port or nearby at Mahon or Carthagena. Observers note the Spanish provisioning appears limited for only a short period ahead.
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Englis
St. Fiorenzo
Our
Mahon
Pacification Prospects After Vienna Dispatches
From Basel Nov 4 reports show hope for pacification as French and Austrian movements unfold. An Austrian officer was ordered abroad, Maraudet sent to Paris with two dispatches, and a second French courier passed the Lech toward Vienna. The Hungarian Diet meeting, set for the 6th, is postponed to the 26th awaiting courier returns.
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Vienna
Paris
M. Maraudet
M. Barthelemy
Augsburg
Lnst
Bis
London
Shipping News Reveals Atlantic Arrivals and Losses
Ships arrive at Crookhaven and ports with vessels from China Bengal and the South Seas. Gorgons, Latona, Greyhound, and Beaulieu report arrivals from Gibraltar and Portsmouth. A large ship is thought sunk near Margate with timber and slaves adrift. several frigates and transports head for Jamaica, Barbadoes, or Guernsey while others sail eastward and cruise.
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