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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 28, 1796
Page
3
Reported strong relief reinforcements arrive as volunteers and sappers form a detachment. The regiment that landed in Tuscanp has retired, indicating a temporary setback and ongoing marching activity.
Vicenza dispatch reports General Alvinzy's army occupying positions near Baffano and Principiano on Tyrol frontier while another wing lines near Padua with batteries. Bentelle bridge over Brenta controlled, two thousand Austrians in Padua amid gates casemoned. French detachments move on Padua then retreat to Verona. French assaults on Mantua repulsed with heavy losses. operations prepared for future moves.
Vienna dispatch denies claims Mantua is in French hands. General Alvinzy has received strong reinforcements and is expected to advance soon, signaling renewed movement in the theater.
Reports on privateer actions and ship captures near Cadiz and Havre. Listings include the Mary Ann Smith, J. J. Frey, Betsey, and Nautilus with various crews saved or damages noted. Observes the Good Design near Whitby and Britannia Indiaman arrivals. weather, deer hunt, and royal notices fill the day’s London page.
Paris confirms a treaty with France with Republic consent for Italian campaigns. Emperor’s generals report on Trent and ongoing fiscal concerns. Brest’s armed squadron sails with Rear Admiral Richery joining from Ahfort with five ships in a recent deployment.
On December 26 reports circulate about Austrian entrenchments near Kehl and a possible Italian check near Padua. Proclamations from Milan suggest Badaperte seeks Lombardy clergy and nobility, while questions loom about Brest fleet’s destination whether Ireland Brazil or elsewhere, with storm risks and deception fears.
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