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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 18, 1793
Page
4
The text notes that on a signal of alarm by cannon or drum, all citizens must stay indoors, burn a lamp at their door, and refrain from appearing in the streets except for the greatest necessity, during the lost Friday observed in Breda.
Reports say the French will not withdraw from Auremonde until forced by Prussians. French troops have received heavy reinforcements and are building a battery at Zwaimen near the front. From Ruremonde, accounts state the French hold the Roer banks from Gulik to its mouth.
From Bergen op Zoom to Antwerp reports say French forces in Brabant are active while the Antwerp garrison remains unseen. Local frontier inhabitants grow uneasy as advanced posts near Hoogerbeeld and Bergen op Zoom are recalled.
War news from Warsaw reports a widening rift between Russia and the Porte with regiments moving toward Bessarabia. General Ribas takes command in the Crimea while General Kachow ski heads to the Dniester banks to lead a large army. General Ingelstrom will command troops on allied territory, and M. de Sievers has arrived as the new Petrograd ambassador at Grodno.
In Vienna on February 4 the execution news of Louis XVI spreads gloom among locals and spurs earnest efforts to rally against France. Citizens donate for the war and recruiting grows briskly. Reports from Constantinople note the Porte fears French gains along Turkey’s frontiers.
Intelligence from the Empire fronts reports French fortifications along the Roer and Meuse as Dumourier plans to push into Flanders and western Brabant. The rendezvous is at Antwerp while a Stockholm deputation notes the Dux has pledged to transfer the Monarch’s constitution to his kingly nephew on majority.
The Hout Rand Mail reports the departure of all French agents from the Hague marking the end of correspondence with Lord Auckland. French forces remain near Breda and Maastricht, with Dumourier plotting sieges and demands on Amsterdam. Ireland's tax and defence measures rise as monarchist mourning flows through ceremonies for Louis XVI.
The Fortune Sloop of War captured a privateer with 12 men near Boulogne and brought her into the Downs. Juno frigate under Capt Hoon encountered a French cutter privateer of about 45 tons, four swivel guns, and many muskets, recaptured the Glory brig from the privateer, and recovered prisoners with brutal acts described. Reports also note other vessels: Neptune from America seized at Bourdeaux, Aative from Bristol left near Cork, Mercury stranded near Texell, and broader naval movements and local obituaries and marriages.
In the Irish House of Commons debate, Forbes signals the Thursday introduction of the Responsibility and Place Bill, distinct from 1789. Grattan urges urgent parliamentary reform to defend against foreign threat, while Hobart explains Catholic Bill delay as a matter of careful drafting, and the House adjourns until tomorrow.
A list records those who supported Mr. Fox’s notion in Monday night proceedings. Names include Grey Lord R Spencer Whitbread Burcs St John Col Maitland Wycombe Jekysh Vaughan M Taylor C Taylor D North Courtney Church T Thompson W Smith Western Baker Plomer Erskine Cal Macleod Harley Lee Anthonite P Pauler.
Dotise, late steward of the Recovery, Joan Kimber, Master, stood trial before Lord Kenyon and a Special Jury for perjury denying a revenge claim in the murder case of a neighbour girl. Prosecution and defence presented lengthy speeches, witnesses questioned credibility, and the judge charged before a guilty verdict was reached.
First day drawing lists numbers and prizes with several entries. No. 3 179 a blank but entitled to 10col. No. 2 259 a prize of good. No. 39 701 4 prize of 20 g. Nos. 19 763, 28 412 prizes of rool. Nos. 38 304, 49 837 prizes of sol.
A list of lottery entries with prize amounts: No. 34,800 winning 25000l, No. 11,670 prize of tool, No. 21,622 prize of tool, Nos. 4,386 28,325 and 34,042 winning sol. each.
A list of French privateers including Egalite, Le Mairden, Lhe Europ, Marie Ann, and others with armament and crew counts. Captains Hardwick Dubbin Watforl Salmon Wor ton are noted, detailing captures by various cutters from Aven Be to Weymouth and Cowes, under the Badge Excise Cutter.
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