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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 27, 1793
Page
2
A colonial period summary notes mixed intelligence from last week with Allied and Royalist movements. It highlights French accounts of advancing forces and hints at ongoing European conflict and calls for decisive, moral alignment against perfidious neutrality.
A report from the Secretary of State's Office cites a victory by the Duke of Brunswick over the French near Arsace end of the month. Frankfort and Meats sources relay news of heavy French losses with about ten thousand killed and wounded, though no confirmation has yet arrived.
An Admiralty order directs seizure of all French produce in American slips bound for European ports and all American produce bound from the United States to any of the French West India Islands.
Prince Avucures prepares for a voyage to Gibraltar aboard the Iguélen frigate with Capt. Storroxnp escort. Meanwhile, military leaders including Sioux' Watson, Davison, Dornroyn depart for the army under Earl Morea at Guernsey. Basilic a messenger carries letters to Lord Hoon Elviror and Major-General Dunpas. Genoa reports Portuguese reinforcements reaching Toulon to bolster the garrison.
The article records large troop movements from the army of Jourdan into Normandy with 12,000 men, 16,000 replacements, and 8,000 cavalry reinforcements. It mentions transports at Cowes and Ostend, Hessian and Austrian troops under Karl Moira, and rough casualty and loot tallies. Also covered are French Revolutionary actions in Toulon, Paris executions, public terror, and various political notices abroad.
Davide Manheim reports that deserters claim the National Convention promised two million livres to troops in the armies of the Rhine and Moghayit to assist the siege of Bangau. He links the bribe to Republican pressure against Allied forces and notes loud protests near Langan, though the exact cause remains unknown.
Extract dated 8 179% from Madras reports British forces near Pondicherry preparing to breach the fort with ground breaking, while Governor Charmonton and Colonel Bragmawaite defend to the last. Army positions, engineer depots, gabions readied. hospital and logistics underway. casualty counts minimal. siege continues with flanking works and supply lines established.
Genoa reports all citizens armed and guarding the harbor as British blockades persist. Ships come and go from Toulon with 7000 Portuguese just arrived. Allies grow numerous enough to begin operations against the French, who threaten vigorous opposition.
On the sixth in the forenoon his Majesty returns to the capital after six months' absence and in the evening the Russian Minister Mr Sue Wars arrives, followed by the rest of the Foreign Ministers.
Report from Cork and Waterford describes two French privateers and the Costi the Pearl under De Courcer departing Cork, cruising from Scilly to Waterford without sighting an enemy. Dutch Commodore in convoy loses a topmast at sea, regiments move from Cork to Monkstown, and transports for foreign service prepare. The 41st is to be replaced by the 35th.
The Boreas of 456 tons is captured for use as hospital and store. The Sea Flower cutter under Captain Lov DaY captured a French privateer after a four-ship engagement, with seven men killed or wounded, and seized a brig and a ship later near Barbadoes. The Romney, with 20 English and 13 Dutch ships, convoyed Smyrna to Malta. Juno and Romney planned Adriatic voyage around November 25. The Success from Quebé le arrived at Jersey with cargo tossed overboard. The Wilmington from Savannah to Liverpool left Tybee. Dorothea and Mararetta bound for Bergen left near Sowhhiwebbin Port with part cargo saved. The Sally from Barmouth to Liverpool left on the North Barry with all hands drowned.
This morning about 80 outward bound ships, including West Indiabound vessels from the Downs and the Asia of 64 puns, are listed with Captains Browny Roebuck Curistie Santa Margaretta and others. The Flora and the Royal Sovereign plus transports sail from Stokes Bay, while the Imprregable and Fury troop ships arrive from Plymouth with nearly 30 ships of coal from Sunderland.
Plymouth dated December 28 reports arrival of the Royal Sovereign under Admiral Gray at Spithead with a convoy from Ireland and the Pearl frigate from Scotland. The Savage sloop joined, and the Sprightly cutter set sail with a convoy toward the Westward, while Gibraltar remained at Spithead.
Admiral Macembe in the Flora with four other transports arrived this morning and anchor in the road. The ships that entered the harbour on Wednesday now lie by the quays. Some regiments are landed daily and men drill by marching inland a mile or two before returning to their ships.
Yesterday arrived here his Majesty's ship Rab. ionable from a cruise. She has been at sea six months and hath not bert fortunate enough to fall in with any of the enemy's cruisers. She is very sickly and had 184 men ill when she came into harbour.
The notice records the marriage between Miss Shope Barker, younger daughter of the late Edmund Harker, and Mr Barker of Port Newton. The groom, Williams Sotheron, is an MP for Pontefract. The event occurred on Thursday at Lewis.
Notices record the death of Lady Wake at Riddlesworth and Major Beane of Royals battalion. Ships Narendra, Melville, Loch Hawksbury, and Indiamen sail from the Downs for Grenada. Leopard Hind and Peyton remain with the squadron as the Devid Nant sails for Grenada.
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