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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 29, 1796
Page
2
The record shows fragmented remarks about delinquency, controversy over negotiations, and a tense session. Mentions of named figures such as Mr Lopig and Mr KY ELS appear, with debates on motions, orders, and adjournment. The text suggests an unsettled vote and sharp exchanges among the House.
London reports arrivals from Hamburg and Vienna with updates on French policy in Prussian territories. It notes Count Bernstorff’s notification to Copenhagen, Archduke Charles’s army plans on the Rhine, and a large Austrian troop alignment in Transylvania and Slavonia. Estimates campaign cost at about 70 million pounds, with arrests at Mannheim for suspected correspondence with the French.
A malformed note from Stockholm dated February 2 1996 reports that the king has decided not to receive mistrustful missions from the Russian Court concerning family events. The decision ends a long standing exchange between the two courts and signals a cooling of diplomatic ritual.
An ordinance dated the 13th requires 456,000 livres in forced loan from Prussian territories held by the French. Quotas target bankers merchants and landholders in Gueldres Effel Gogio Meurs Xan ten Rhisshberg, repayable from national treasury proceeds. About 7600 foreign troops march toward Dillhaburgh under Prince Frederick of ORANGES.
Brussels dispatch reports the Interior Minister in France issued a resolution applying existing French rules to clergy and monasteries hereafter. The document claims the French government will accept peace only if the first article aligns with the formal version of the united republic.
Madrid reports a reshuffle in Spanish governance with Count Casarens named inspector general of all canals and highways in Spain. Don Macerans moves from captain in the Flemish Guards to succeed Marquis Del Campo as Spanish Minister at the British Court. Marquis de Pas Gaas handles business at the Court in London and returns home. Count de Alange begins steps to visit Vienna in a Spanish capacity.
Constantinople reports a decision to send an ambassador to Paris aboard a neutral vessel to convey a message. The mission, kept private, follows celebratory French victories in Italy. De Maradgen acts as Swedish minister and informs the Porte of the Swedish king's marriage plans.
A post boy and mail guard on the Ireland route from Collon to Drogheda were attacked by seven armed men near Water-under, disarmed, and robbed. A Donegal Militia pursuit failed to reach the robbers. Later, Thangs Kennedy, a youth, faced a High Treason trial with key witnesses, amid a broader debate on new magistracy powers and armed suppression measures.
In the Commons on February 20 the House, under order, formed a committee chaired by Mr. Holmes to examine steps to restore tranquility. The Attorney General described three years of atrocities across counties where groups with diverse pretences plotted to break into homes at night, kill inhabitants, and plunder property.
The Attorney General introduced four resolutions and Mr Grattan urged equal justice for all denominations amid alleged Peep Day and Defenders outrages. Sir Lawrence Parton William Smith and others spoke, with Grattan withdrawing an amendment after assurances that the bill would apply universal punishment. The House unanimously agreed to the resolutions and prepared to pass a bill. a note on Mr Jexycx’s potential circuit time is appended.
An unclear dispatch describes Lord J Pp Det Express at Leith Roads regarding a convoy bound for the Baltic. A cutter brig mounting 18 pounds appears off calm seas and seized Holy Island persons. most passengers were landed at Newhaven after Frenchmen detained three soldiers.
The Liverpool merchants petition the Lords of the Admiralty for ships and frigates to guard the coast of Norway and deter Danish and Swedish interests. The plea cites urgency to protect trade routes and coastwise shipping from Duncan's Bay to Shetland, amid broader global tensions and naval patrols.
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