Royal Windsor Levee and London Court News Recap
The report details the King’s Lever and council at St James's with Cabinet attendance, plus arrivals from Windsor and Continent. Presents at the levee include Lord Say and Sere, Major Mercer, Major Bruce, and others. Also noted are plans for a commercial link with Great Britain and St Domingo, a bishop’s homage, naval appointments, and a dramatic Ipswich to Yarmouth mail coach incident ending safely after a dramatic chase and overturn.
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Windsor
St. James’s
Lord Say and
Sere
Lord Awke
Major Mercer
General Brann
Major Bruce
Yarn
Great Betsin
Woulon
St. Domingo
Yetrday
Horsary
Wishop of
Rochutter
James
Admiralty
Lemers
Lord Howe
Worbay
Tadia Trouse
Prree
Lord Hawkebury
Barkley
Leive
Madras
Bengal
Thotrow
James Murray
York
Grroprer Ennor
Toulon
Speaca
Reeserves
France
Brett
Sarp
Buclaing
England
Saint Dominco
Francis Dear
Kurzaneva
Jamua
Se. Dowingo Mutt
Great Britain
West India
Ipswich
Yarmouth
Coachmay
Ker
Rhginn
Tit
Martle
Ham Bridge
Martletham Hill
Expulsion of Desandrin Over Intoxication Sparks Assembly Woes
Paris reports say the Council of the Commons expelled Desandrin for drunkenness, while municipal measures tighten mint access and deploy guards to deter coinage amid wartime plunder fears. Western army couriers report nonjuring priests drowned after confinement on the Loire. Leaders of the Royal army suffer wounds, embalmings noted. Public worship denounced as Liberty and Reason rise in devotion.
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Council of the Commons
Desandrin
Hanour
Loire
Augers
M. de lEynre
National Convention Sittings and Revolutionary Doctrines
Excerpts describe the 21 November sitting of the National Convention with protests against folly and fanaticism, denunciations of Britain for Genoa deaths, calls to destroy London, and a decree on provisional government. It outlines the Convention's law publication and the Executive Council’s duty to report every second day to the Committee of Public Welfare.
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Digle
Normandy
Aivergne
Couthon
Department of
Gard
Pitrr
Genoa
Great Britain
Carthage
London
Senate
Rome
England
France
Bland Varennes
Committee of Public Welfare
Executive Council
Notary Charged Over Louis Capet Image and Relics Burned
The Convention reports a Notary in the Department la Afaute Sauxé held banned priests to a correspondence and drew Louis Capet with an inscription praising the tyrant. He faces the Revolutionary Tribunal. Gavagnac from Cher notes cavalry levies exceed 7000 horses and the public burned religious symbols after the Festival of Reason. The Corsican island asks for a 500000 livre loan for forts.
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la Afaute Sauxé
Prests
Louis Capet
Louis Xpul
Gavagnac
Aches
Cher
Corsica
Draining Lakes Ordered to Prepare Soil for Planting
The Convention, per the Committee of Agriculture, decreed draining various lakes and ponds by February 1794 to ready land for planting. An attached War Ministry report described a Prussian assault on Bitche where 6000 attackers faced 675 Cher battalion and 73 artillery, suffering severe losses while French forces held firm. The Béthe garrison reportedly deserted the country.
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Committee of Agriculture
Bitche
Cher
Béthe
Decree Bans Desertion by Enemy Soldiers in Republic Armies
On December 2 the decree was passed by Geruin stating no deserter from the enemy may be admitted to serve in the Republics armies. It repeals laws of August 2 and 27 1792 granting advantages to foreign officers and soldiers and orders the Committee of Public Safety to prepare a plan to employ these foreign troops usefully.
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Geruin
Committee of Public Safety
Robespierre denounces Barrere and the Jacobin plots
Robespierre reads letters exposing Lyons rebels and a plan to ruin the Republic. He accuses aristocrats posing as Republicans and warns that secret councils in Paris aim to topple patriots. Pufourni supports Robespierre’s view but disputes Barrere’s fault, noting Barrere helped form the Twelve and urging caution at future sessions.
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Barbedas
Barrere
Baifor
Robespierre
Claevant
Lyons
Republican Party
Roepierre
Republick
Aebspierre
London
Brisot
Danton
Sans Cuettes
Genoa
Amsterdam
Brifor
Paris
Prussia
England
Austria
Deffieux
Committee of Public Welfare
Convention
Jacobin Society
Davis
First National Assembly
Robeypierre
Barrese
Brifér
Committee of Twelve
Society
Barrere and Robespierre Questioned in Raucous Session
A fragmented report notes heated exchanges over Barrere and Robespierre. The speaker defends Barrere and condemns attacks while acknowledging questions about names raised during the session.
Cordeliers Urge Wartime Financial Reforms and Mint Arrests
Vincent junior reports military operations nearly halted on the frontier and soldiers idle at Perpignan. Citizens debate prohibiting specie in favor of paper money, pressing for a petition to the Convention to force plate to the mint and a deputation to General Safety for arrest of mint agents.
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Perpignan
Vincent
Committee of General Safety
Mint
The Commons Move to Regulate Theatres and Public Worship
In Parisian proceedings the Attorney of the Commons orders regular theatre performances every ten days and as required by the public. Montreuil requests provisions and is referred to the Minister of the Home Department. The Legion of the Republicans orders boxes from public worship items to be burned and a committee will be named on the eleventh to scrutinize current administration conduct at the Mint.
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Paris
The
Commons
Committee of Public Welfare
Republic
Montreuil
Lome
L.gion
Reuxiex
Council of the Commons Rejects All Worship Petitions
November 30 report shows the Council of the Commons votes to block any petition on religious worship while affirming free public worship and payrolls for clergy under conditions. Chaumet is instructed to prepare civic festival fyllibis and build two tribunes with inscriptions Repet to Old Men and Repect to Pregnant Women. Coloméo's letter notes Nancy abolishes religious worship and seals churches.
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Charret
Council of the Commons
Chaumet
Coloméeau
Nancy
British Convention in Edinburgh Sparks Fear of French Tactics
Debates at the Bartisn Convention in Edinburgh on 1gth 76th and November allege a French Revolution style drift threatening the settlement. Key figures compare leaders to Marat and advocate divisions and ballots as in the French Convention. The move is condemned and suspects are urged to confinement at Botany Bay as the ships are praised for speed and tactical design.
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Edinburgh
France
Dara
Gerald
C. Sinclair
Great Britain
Botany Bay
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London Gazette
Bec
Jacobin Club
Alf
Robepierre
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