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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 11, 1797
Page
3
A naval witness recalls distances and actions against the Alkmaar and Dutch ships. He describes the engagement timing, raking the Dutch Vice Admiral, and subsequent moves toward a black ship and a yellow sided vessel, with limited knowledge of other ship names.
In the House of Commons this session a petition from Newton in the Palatine of Lancaster was read. The sitting member Thomas Langford Brookes Elgy was found not duly elected and Peter Patten Esq should have been returned. The petition by Free men and Burgesses was deemed not frivolous or vexatious, and the Clerk of the Crown was ordered to substitute Peter Putten’s name for the sitting member in the journals. Bills and committee reports followed with notices to bring the Jamaica or Exchequer bills, and a bill to regulate town jurisdictions discussed, with second reading deferred to after the recess. The Bar was read, and the second reading set for February 13 before adjournment.
Letters from Leeward land Mail report divisions within the French Directory with Barras challenging colleagues while Lepaux Neurchatgrau Mer vin and RenBell align with Jacobinists. Continent reports Paris may falter as three factions struggle for influence. Congress of Rastat demands 40 million livres from German Empire as war indemnity.
Yesterday an Infant meeting of inhabitants gathered at St Saviour's Church to discuss increasing the assessed taxes. Resolutions by Mrs Piahorn and Mr Alcock objected to the tax while Mr Stonefreet and Mr Gerney argued against government measures. The resolutions were approved, but a later motion for parliamentary reform sparked disorder before the meeting adjourned around 3:30 PM.
The article reports on a royal proclamation honoring naval leaders in the Ruffian fleet and a plan for Thanksgiving amid war, followed by a sharp critique of Jacobin influence. It discusses finance theory, opposition arguments on tax impact, and public sentiment about government policy and moral order. Also covered are a Parisian criminal case, a hanging, and a court proceeding involving Mr. Tims and Mr. Bidwell regarding Messenger payments and dismissal.
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