20 Dec 1793
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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 20, 1793
Page
1
London dispatch reports Lord Howe’s arrival from Portsmouth and Royalist suspicions of emigration after a failed French chase. It notes Swiss corn trade limits, French revolutionary rhetoric, reforms in the British Foreign Office, and local intrigues as Life Guards prepare to quarter at Knightsbridge.
Reports from Lyons detail mass executions and a new Revolutionary Committee led by Parein as authorities vow to punish 4000 conspirators with the mouth of cannons. Paris and surrounding towns recount guillotinings of nobles and citizens, with Madame Du Barre and others executed. fierce public fear and hunger across the Republic persist.
A Saumur letter to the National Convention describes Angers defense against banditti who moved toward La Fleche after burning materials. Cavalry pursued the banditti while infantry redirected them, yielding many casualties. The Convention also notes the discovery of the Regent diamond valued at 12,000 pounds, found in a corn loft. the jewel was deposited with the National Treasury as authorities debate its custody. The Valency committee is praised for aiding the poor through public works and reform of the General Safety Committee.
A chaotic report from a convention shows a deputation denouncing officers of health and staff abuses while calling for suppression of ministers. It notes demands to suspend the Etat Major, have the War Committee report on health officers, and summon Paris Commune over bread scarcity. An Army of the Alps victory is mentioned with prisoners and captured baggage. An Avranche letter recalls a bishop and rebels hiding valuables in a bishop’s apartment.
Reports from the Convention include letters on military successes against the Rebels on the Loire, with Dumont and Roffeid detailing arrests and pursues near Angers. Concessions and investigations target Counter-revolutionists and confiscated church property, while pensions for ecclesiastical beneficiaries under 24 are suppressed.
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