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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 05, 1798
Page
4
The debate centers on amendments to finance measures and the land tax sale. Officials including Mr Zayeb and Mr Pite argue over staff counts and potential reductions as militia and auxiliary corps adjust. Adjournment follows with confidence that objections will be cleared and the plan advanced.
London reports show stock prices and a 4 percent consols opening. Mail from Hamburgh arrives dated 28th, noting suppression of the Rhine toll as a pretext for Northern powers against France. Swedes, Danes arm under Russia, war seems likely as French troops move into Pays du Vaud and Prince Frangricx appointed in Italy. Rumor of Ottoman war with the Batavian Republic needs confirmation. Belgian advices are late.
Paars Papers note unsettled unrest in Morbihan and Western Departments with possible convulsions tied to the Directory report. Italian letters say Austrian forces occupy the Grifons region and Valteline movements join French troops. Republican troops patrolled Mount St Mario during Brumaire 1600.
Advices from India indicate Exeter Bombay Castle Brunswick and Earl Howe arrived at Bombay in June. General Taeceron is appointed to command the English Cavalry in Portugal and will depart immediately. Reports confirm the death of Lord Macartney. Some Irish Militia regiments will be sent to England and English Militia to Ireland as part of a disciplined exchange.
The Court of Common Council praised Sir John Warren for vigilance and victory off Ireland, awarded a gold box to him, and voted purces and funds for sailors, with thanks to Captain Layton and James Harding for rescuing dispatches. The meeting ended after deliberations on rewards.
Report of a Drawing-Room at St James's Palace beginning at three and ending at four with thin attendance. Princesses and the Queen present, promotions, private audiences, and a Privy Counsellor created. Court moves include ambassadors, foreign affairs, and naval appointments across London.
Private correspondence from Hamburgh dated November 23 reports France resisting Prussia over Buderich Island opposite Wezel and rejecting Prussian mediated limits on the Lower Rhine. Denmark protests Eisfth-roll suppression. Russia resists it. Austria demands abolishing Swiss and Rome regimes and Italian innovations since Campo Formio. The French courier to Vienna bearing peace terms arrives as Austria warns against delay in hostilities. Imperial doubts linger over renewal of war while Regium insurgents are crushed.
Naples dispatch reports the army advancing to occupy various positions with a 30,000 man division commanded by the King and another under General Mack with the Prince Royal in command. Headquarters are at St Germans and the horse artillery has recently been greatly increased.
In Rome the assignats fall by 25 percent prompting General Macdonald to require a compulsory exchange at par with hard cash. Refusers face a penalty one hundred times the value and a second offense carries two years imprisonment. Disturbances in Circeo persist as Austrian troops move toward our Republic’s frontiers and the French detain several Turkish ships near Corfu.
A dated report traces Sineck military columns marching from Gallicia on the 26th of the prior month toward Eitiz Moravia and Bohemia. It details two main columns in five divisions totaling 23,462 men and 12,287 horses, with routes through Moravia and Bohemia and a follow-on of two additional columns.
At Rastadt the French plenipotentiaries face fresh demands as Prussia Denmark and possibly Russia and Sweden resist suppressing the Elsfleth toll. Baron Roencrantz and Baron Kack present remonstrances and memoirs while the circle of Lower Saxony remains co-director with Duke of Oldenburg protected.
Reports from Tricit and Constantinople describe Maltese invitations to the Grand Masvir and a Russian Turkish fleet rerouting via the Archipelago under Nelson’s guidance. Turkish arms against rebel Pacha Ogdu progress poorly with fierce clashes near Widdin. Ogdu breaks the siege, destroys the Captain Pacha’s camp, and pushes Turks toward retreat. Belgrade fears Pawan Ogiz’s approach and seeks reinforcements from nearby pachas.
Mr Basilica, a royal messenger suspended over the escape of Henry Haffings, is restored to his former post. The reinstatement follows a review of the incident and findings, returning him to duty and ending the inquiry.
This morning arrived from Gravelines two cartel ships bearing Major ArMs Taone and the Officers of the 11th Regiment with about two seamen, signaling a convoy or exchange event in the harbor.
Dre Deal sails the Confiance sloop and Ann cutter with outward-bound crew aiming for Portsmouth. The wind from the east-southeast drives the vessels along the coast as they depart for the port.
Law report details a libel case against Mr. Cutheil for publishing Litho Liandat’s Appeal. Lord Kenyon complains about juror panel quality, summons issues, and the Freeholder’s Book mismanagement. Sheriff not blamed. Michaelmas lists to be posted for eligibility appeals.
Yesterday William Reynolds was charged with stealing a large quantity of leather the property of Mettis Gutteridge and Beddome Tanners of Long Lane Borough found concealed in the Prisoners cellar but no proof of theft. he was committed for receiving knowing it stolen. Milliam Lamburn committed for trial for unlawfully intermarrying Ann Ryland while another wife living. John Dollery charged with selling 24 table and dessert spoons and other articles the property of Sauce Rose Esquire of Chancer Lane.
The debate notes Mr Mark's remark on MPs absenting themselves in Parliament and urges Gentierhen to stand for elections. It mentions Princess of Wales and muslins from India via Mr Burrows, plus Vermont Congressman Matrutw Lyon's sedition conviction. A breach of promise case in King's Bench and a militia meeting at Thatched House Tavern are summarized with key parties and actions.
The brief item lists Irish state lottery notes with no prize, plus marriages: William Webber of Vanburgh House Kent to Harriet Nicholson, and Wynand Vink of London to Martha Lorani of Alderney. Obituaries note Mrs Sentence of Reading and Lady Anderson of Lincolne shire. Mention of a 3 per cent loan and Cant stock.
An OCR fragment notes Lowdon Parnten by J Walter with ann J Walter and Jun Paring Hover Square Bracefriars. It mentions an office in Blackfriars and directs communications to the printer offices for the paper.
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