Royal News from Windsor and Admiralty Dispatches
Yesterday at St George's Chapel Windsor Their Majesties attended Divine Service with the Princesses. News from the Admiralty reports dispatches on Curacao capture and Baltic plans. Lisbon packets, troop movements to Gibraltar, and French prisoner woes feature amid commentary on diplomacy and press freedom.
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Priscesses
St. George's Chapel
Windsor
Tlis Grate
Cayrexpuny
Eowands
Navy
Admiralty
Lord Huon Servuoun
Jawaica
Curacoa
Torbay
Lisbon
Falmouth
Falsingham
Resents
England
Ora
Klemene
Phaeton
la Constance
Brilliant
Alcmene
Walsingham
Mediterranean
Baltic
Kufia
Borar Paris
Tiventy
France
Otto
Box
Latt
BonnApartif
Robespierre
Bona
Lord-Neuson
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Ison
Pau
Russia
Seville Suffering From Unchecked Plague Spread
A fragment from Seville dated November 13 describes severe plague impact with mass deaths among inhabitants and Roma groups. It notes quarantine, diet, and fear of continued contagion, with references to Cadiz and Malaga and doubts about widespread contagion.
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Seville
France
England
Cadiz
Malaga
Gibraltar News Reflects Shifts in Garrison and Fleet
In Gibraltar on October 29 reports describe major garrison changes with Fencible Regiments and Abercrombie departing for Malta to reinforce land defenses. A strong convoy of troops and artillery is anticipated, while Rear Admiral Broke and Admiral Duckworth shift commands and missions to Cadiz and the West Indies. Plague fears ease inland as winter nears, with disease spread linked to animalcules and contaminated materials.
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Abercrombie
Malta
Vaiette
Flores
Richard Broxettow
Cadiz
Lysant
Duckworth
West Indies
Channel Fleet Arrivals and Movements Report
Ship news from Plymouth and Portsmouth record arrivals from the Channel Fleet with Sir H Harvey and Rear-Admiral Rupert CalpeER, including the 98 gun Prince of Wales, 74 gun Elephant, Nimrod from Jamaica, and dispatches for London, with sailings toward Torbay and the Downs.
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Pe Brixham
Sir H. Harvey
Plymouth
Torbay
Prince of Males
Sir Rupert
Calpeer
Cawland Bay
Portsmouth
Guernsey
London
Jamaica
Northern Liberty
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Diplomatic Chills and Malta Tale From Imperial Europe
An 19th century dispatch notes the Duke and Duchess of Württemberg return to Erlangen from Vienna amid diplomatic friction. It recounts an anecdote of Emperor Paul constructing a floating wooden island near Petersburgh to test bombardment, ending with a courtly illumination over Malta’s “fiwrendér.” The piece lampoons Bonaparte and criticizes opposition papers while describing inflammatory chalk writings found on Whitechapel walls.
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Wirtemberg
Erl Jangen
Vienna
England
Germany
Paul
Malta
Pau
Petersburgh
Pavel
Bonaparte
Bareron
Russia
Lord Greyville
Baton Taueur
Goodman
Gazette
Whitechapel
Negotiations and Peace Terms Across Nations
Fragmentary remarks discuss the sincerity of negotiations among France England and their allies. Questions arise about the conduct of the Directory and English government, the fate of Egypt and Acre, and the pace toward a general peace amid warnings of renewed hostilities.
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Ruffia
Spi
Ftaliany
Campo
Formia
France
Spain
Holland
England
Egypt
Acre
Denmark
Seltz
M. Orra
Germany
Luneville
Royal Navy dinner amid Portsmouth splendor and election squabble
Commissioner of Portsmouth Dockyard hosted Prince Augustus and senior officers at an elegant dinner. The Leicester election produced a tense moment as Mr Mannens pressed Mr Banixevon on qualification. Several privateers listed as needing crews or ready for sea at Bordeaux, with varied gun counts and men. A humorous incident near Charing Cross involved two distinguished ladies in a carriage causing a brief commuter disruption.
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Tuestay Taf
Counts Saxtor
Portsmouth
Prince Augustus
Minzaux
Hottoway
Viscount Garuies
A. Garoner
Leicester
Mannens
Banixevon
Bourdeaux
Brave
Bellone
Minerve
Grand Gironde
Riege
Grand Ceeide
Mouche
Fiyer
Report on prison conditions reveals neglect and overcrowding
The document highlights neglected baths and entrance guards, unequal food rations, and extensive overcrowding blamed for typhus. It notes poor ventilation and warmth, disorderly women in damp cells, and lax solitary confinement. Labour regulation praised, clothing provided but enforcement weak, authorities condemn coerced testimonies and uneven punishment.
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Hearis
Mamier
Arista
Blay
Commissioners
Cavislophier Willoughby
Cmarce
Bidston
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Ship News
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