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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 05, 1796
Page
4
The text shows partial records of committee discussions on price of corn and private bills. It mentions Reading of matiné, motions by generals, innkeepers bills, writs, private petitions, and last day for receiving petitions, framed in obsolete spelling and garbled phrasing.
Reports recount a premeditated assault on the Royal Family in Drury Lane with two attacks, amid broader European hostilities. Dispatches note seditious rhetoric, political unrest, and chatter of military and naval movements as Britain braces for ongoing conflicts and potential French influence.
Admiral Curis sails with Sir Raurs Apsxcromsie and the Marquis DE Bowitxe to support a bold West Indies expedition. The government debates reissuing the cession of the Spanish part to the French, citing Utrecht Treaty implications and unsettled conditions in Saint Domingue.
Captain Hoper of the Seedgeley reports the Aurora, a London transport, lost with the crew and soldiers aboard. About 150 people aboard are said to have perished, with survivors arrived at Cowes. Troop reinforcements under Major General Moxon move to Barbados. regiments listed for embarkation and barracks at Cowes, Lymington, Pool Bar, and Hilfea. Reinforcements to Leeward Islands to sail within ten to twelve days aboard Arethusa and other ships under Admiral Garvey.
Admiral Curistraw benefited from Captain Bowen commanding in a heavy gale as the Glory nearly foundered. Bowen, famed for Mastering Lord Howe’s ship on the First of June, is praised for gallantry. The York Fusileers sail from Cowes for the West Indies. Roebuck, rebuilt as a sloop, receives 18 twelve pounders and 6 six pounders under A S Burrows with 170 men. Also report Royal frigate Dryad of 36 guns sailing to the Elbe with speck and bullion aboard.
The Sandwich sailed with Seward Sands Mail from Fortela to Falmouth carrying officers Major General P. Es Yevine from St. Viscent's, Capt Warre of the Mermaid, and others. A tempest wrecked part of the crew, three seamen and a helmman lost, the ship righted after eight minutes, and repairs followed before turning toward England. A passenger, Mr Hawks, died in bed amid the crisis, and a young boy remained missing.
Commissioners of the Navy have contracted with private builders for four line ships and four frigates. One named vessel is Edinburgh Castle with 74 guns, plus three others not yet named. a second named vessel Maiade with 36 guns, plus three others unnamed. At Spithead and St Helens current dockyard strength includes ships of various guns listed, including three two gun ships and multiple 98, 74, 64, 54, 44, 38, 36, 52, 28, 24 guns, plus eight sloops and other craft.
The notice lists sessions for multiple regions including Hampshire at Winchester Castle on March 1, Wiltshire at New Sarum on March 6, Dorsetshire at Dorchester on March 16, Devonshire at Exeter Castle on March 1, Exeter Guildhall on the same day, Cornwall at Launceston on March 19, and Somersetshire at Taunton Castle on March 24. Courts cover son, Baron Perryn, and Justice Buller.
The notice promotes a public lottery scheme with several large prizes including five 26,000 and five 10,000 payouts, selling at near 7 shillings per ticket. It cites Mr. Broppm's publication A Grace to Air, noting translations into French and German editions. Births, marriages, and deaths follow in scattered notices, including a high court marriage and several obituaries.
London report on Printenayche Walter presenting Pan Tings at a venue described as House-Squant in Braceenianay. Readers are briefed on performance context and local reception within London cultural scene.
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