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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 20, 1793
Page
4
The text discusses officials’ accounts and honesty, noting limits of annual gains and large fortunes allegedly earned through robbery. It mentions measures to reclaim hundreds of millions for the nation, and De Romme presenting a public instruction plan to the Convention, opposed for replacing parental authority with pedagogue rule.
Letters from Dumont Andre La Planche and Caen officials describe security measures after suspected rebels in Amiens report arrests and executions. Dispatches claim punishments for brigands, arrests of strangers, and a pledge to exterminate traitors. Marseilles is placed under siege as the National Convention vows harsh action against federals and royalists.
The Convention revives the Committee of Public Safety amid a scathing critique of Bouchar, Souchotte’s handling of 1000 French hostages at Mentz, and warnings about aristocracy and foreign powers. Robespierre and Simon clash over patriotism, treason, and vigilance against counter revolutionaries as the Assembly pushes to read the King of England’s Manifesto.
A debate notes that extending the Committee of Public Safety gives it power to change broader structures. Cautions are urged against broad changes and the dangers of prolonging the committee. The speaker moves to continue the committee’s powers for another month.
From the log of His Majesty's ship Alfred dated November 18 the crew report a chase against a French detachment about twelve miles away. At noon the Defence loses top masts and the fleet hopes for a general fight. A French adversary allegedly suffered damage including loss of foremast gear in the night. By eight in the evening the squadron shortens sail.
The Lorns of the Apmaranry order officers to recruit for the Navy but not press any men who hold regular promotions, seeking a regulated draft while honoring existing promotions.
The issue lists army appointments for officers including Lieut Colons and staff roles, with changes in adjutants and duties. It also reports bankruptcy superseded for Benjamin Beer and a long list of bankrupts and diversions, with dates of surrender or attendance at Guildhall and White Hart, plus multiple dividends and certified creditors.
Dated notes recount flag hunting near Maidenhead and travels of Messengers and politicians. Dispatches arrive from Toulon and Vienna erase royal friendships while a Hesse envoy succumbs to yellow fever in Philadelphia. A Corunna mail reaches Falmouth as ships retreat to port amid naval chase. St Domingo is labeled as the oldest European town in the New World. Sugar price rises cited with fragmented figures from Grenada and Jamaica. A Lady Etizavery Fincn dies, and vessel activity including Drake captures and frigates noted.
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