Alarm in Weymouth Over Suspected Enemy Fleet
An extraordinary report caused alarm in Weymouth as signals were raised when ships were seen off Portland Island. The fleet turned out to be merchant ships returning from Lisbon, with officials at the Admiralty and War Office coordinating responses and confirming the sighting.
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Faency
Weymouth
Portland Island
Wates
Critchill
Duke of York
York House
Piccadilly
Nereau
Dunpas
War- Office
Dorcheser
Earl Spencer
Lord Grenville
Duncas
Pitt
Nerean
Admiralty
Lisbon
Paris papers report Rome entry and Rhine row
Last night Paris dispatches claim a Directory message to the Frye Hunprep Council about Republican troops entering Rome on the 16th and seizing the Castle of St Angelo and the Capitol. Straburg notes Empire ministers refused to concede to France the left bank of the Rhine, portending a more intricate Rastadt negotiation. General Buonararte reached Calais on the 10th to inspect cantons along the coast before proceeding to Dunkirk.
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Express
Paris
L’echo
Directory
Frye Hunprep
Rome
Straburgh
France
Rhine
Rastadt
Buonararte
Calais
Dunkirk
Royal drawing room attendance and Covent Garden debut
Yesterday at St James s a drawing room featured Queen and four Princesses with the Duke of Cra en ce. They visited Covent Garden Theatre to see Fes Much to Blame, drawing applause from a fashionable crowd. The Duchess of York is able to ride, while Elbe ice blocks packet movement at Cuxhaven.
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St. James’s
Aveusta
Eustasets
Covent Garden
Fes
Duchess of York
Cuxhaven
Elbe
Fort India House
Sampson
Dover Castle
Hiltrow
The
Good Hope
Madras
Shorrowe
Bridgewater
Venn
Humble
Pitt
H. Nelson
France
Ipeting
Iex
Switzerland
Poland
QsMiay
Voluntary contributions for defence funds gathered locally
Community notices report voluntary subscriptions in Lloyds Coffee-house rooms, the Mercers extensive pledge for national defence, and donations from Loyalists and Dover Artillery. Inhabitants of Mite Exporp Town and dockyard workers contributed, raising funds to support the country’s defence efforts.
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Lloyd's Coffee-house
Ee Fars
Company of Mercers
Royal Exchange
Dover
Lamse
Hertfordshire
Joan Hix
Mite
Brerruwelte
Goveament
His Majesty
Deptford
Woolwich
Chatham
Portmouth
Swiss Cantons and Necker’s Retreat in Paris News
The fate of the Helvetic Republic plan from Citizen Odbs faces Paris opposition. Bern’s affairs go unreported since the Directory’s message. Meanwhile a Paris letter claims Paflawan-Oglou’s defeat and a French negotation. Quakers urged to aid public welfare, Necker flee noted, and Beport’s motion delayed. Guildhall actions include docks, mills and oats duty discussions.
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Odbs
Basle
Paris
Switzerland
Berne
Menarn
Pays de Vaud
Constantinople
Paffawan-Oglou
Meris
Paflawan- Oglou
Pacha
Paflawan-Oglou
Danube
Mr.Necker
Capet
Norton
Duke of
House of Lords
Thames
Committee of Council For Trade
Medé
Court of Requests
House of Commons
Ships News From Portsmouth Harbor Weathering Storms and Detentions
The schooner Ebenezer from Milford ran aground near Mount Batten in stormy seas with loss of cargo. The Valiant lugger and the Danish galley Charlotte Sophia seized by the Calypso. Haabet detained at Frederickshall. The Cazeda and Dryad sail on cruisers. Vessels detained or sent to Portsmouth include Santa Annuziata and others under quarantine at the Motherbank. Port notices report additional convoys and winds at Deal and Plymouth.
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Ebenezer
Portmouth
Blake
Milford
Catwater
Mount Batten
Charlotte Sophia
Copenhagen
Andriés ‘Thompson
Matter
Bourdeaux
Hambro
Bownd
Dunkirk
Haabet
Peter Peterson
Alicant
Frederickshall
Calyp
Portsmouth
Cazeda
J. B. Warren
Dryad
Lord A. Beaucuerk
Ifish
Carolina
Bayonne
Ostend
Mercurius
Valencia
London
Graaf van Bothmer
Dénia
Barcelona
Leghorn
Africa
French ships alarm Milford Haven harbour incident and thefts
The Milford Haven neighbourhood feared a second raid after two large French ships loitered off the harbour with no armed defenses. Reports also describe a gang of highwaymen robbing East India Service officers near Newbury and a forged draft scam involving Lord Downshire, Stranraer, and Portpatrick.
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M'lford
Haven
Tata
Trinity-house
Hull
Lord Duncan
R. Onstow
Patse-Montr
East India Service
Vna
Blackwater
Sayers
Fugion
Bow-street
William Emery
Leatherags
William Tims
Readinggaol
Donaghadee
Portpatrick
Gerry
Lord Downsire
Lord Downshire
Bank of Ireland
Scotland
High Court Delegates Hear Campbell V Campbell Case
long pending cause on adultery and divorce from bed and cohabitation. origin in 1794 with Harriet Campbell charged by husband. Protracted appeals through Arches Court and to the High Court of Delegates. today arguments on reception of new recriminating evidence and its admissibility amid contested affidavits and delayed judgment.
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Campbbell-V. Campbell
C. Campbell
Harriet
Surry
Coote
Harriet Campbell
Arches Court of Canterbury
Campbell
Ely
Proctor
Battiney
King’s Advocate
W Srott
Nicholl
Public Offence Notes in London Streets
Thomas Evans, a Guardsman, appeared before Sitting Magistrate charged with stealing a bag of Penny-post letters from the Knightsbridge area. The bag contained letters to Brompton, Knightsbridge, and Chelsea. surveillance showed Evans snatching the bag and knocking down a Post Office servant. He was committed for further examination. Additional cases included Joseph Foeph Poucher and Maryden of Temple-bar, tied to counterfeit money and tools for coining. several counterfeit half-guineas and seven shifting pieces were found. They were taken to the Police Office in Shadwell for examination. A sham auctioneer and an accomplice were also examined at Whitechapel for uttering counterfeit pieces. the former was bailed, the latter committed for further hearing.
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Public-Office
Bow-Street
Thomas Evans
Brompton
Knightsbridge
Chelsea
Thomas Holliday
Knightsbridge Barracks
Foeph
Poucher
Temple-bar
Maryden
Shadwell
Mint
Whitechapel
Marriages and deaths noted in Londonderry and London
Notices record the marriage of Col Leith to Lady Augusta Forbes in Londonderry and of Wm White to Miss Elizabeth Stainbank at Enfield Church. Died are Mrs James of Serjeant’s Inn, Mrs Hornidge of Sydenham, the eldest daughter of Mr Snaith, and Miss Benyon of Englfield House. Also mentions Mitcham death of Mrs Mary Parrett after illness. Bank stocks and financial listings appended.
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Londonderry
Leith
Aberdéenshiré
James
David James
Serjeant’s Innn
Fleet-Street
Hornidge
Garden
Snaith
House-street
Grosvenor-quare
Benyor
Richard Benyon
Englfield House
Berks
Mitcham
Surry
Mary Parrett
John Parrett
Parxrep ay J Walter print shop notice
A compact historical notice references J Walter and a printing establishment linked to the Parxrep group, with ambiguous OCR fragments indicating a filing or discovery event at a printing house and potential involvement of a Walter figure.
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Ay J. Walter
Ap F. Walter
Quareblackfriars
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Castle-street
Southwark
Evening Mail
Postscript
sHip News
Plymouth
Charlestown
Ranger
Downs
Deal
High Court
L. Ann
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