Grenville's Reply to Taillleyrand Amid French Affairs
London reports outline Lord Grenville’s note to the French envoy and the government’s formal response. The piece portrays the stance against revolutionary France and Corsican dictatorship, urging recognition of peace with intact frontiers and legitimate rule. It asserts French rulers cannot be trusted, condemns invasion of Egypt, and denies imposing constitutions on France while respecting national feelings.
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Lord ‘Grenville
Taulleyrand
Bonavarre
Evening Mail
Strate
Foreign Department
Dover
Grenvile
Boxaranrre
Box Aparte
Kingdom of France
Republic of France
BouLay DE LA Mevartue
Egypts
France
Imperial Parliament of the British Isles and Irish Union
Four mails from Ireland report that leading points of the Union are arranged ahead of the Irish Parliament session. The throne will urge immediate consideration, and seven Irish peers are to be created before the Union. Private Cork letters say Indiamen hit by easterly winds seek Western Irish ports, with Valentia confirmed.
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Uniox
Cork
Channel
Wessern
Ireland
Valentia
Channel arrivals and war updates from early reports
Reports indicate safe arrival of homeward fleet to the Channel and ships from Yarmouth reaching destination amid winter conditions. News notes French prisoners, expected war contingents, and provisioning in Britain with dates and figures for payments and exchanges.
Franco British Peace Overture Letter from Bonaparte to Britain
Translation of a French request for peace and pacification presented to King George III via Downing Street. Bonaparte urges mutual understanding, warns against prolonged war, and seeks a secure, enduring settlement while insisting on Europe’s stability and France’s governance. Grenville reports the exchange from Paris and notes Britain’s cautious support for negotiated peace.
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Republic
Great Britain
Ireland
Paris
Europe
France
England
Paris Papers Report Large Convoy Arrived Genoa Marseilles
A Paris letter in the December issue claims a large convoy of provision ships arrived at Genoa from Marseilles. Conflicting Nice correspondence says winds hindered corn vessel arrivals to Genoa, while the department fears an eventual shortage of life’s necessities. The piece notes social ease of a prince at a dining with DeCaroygez and mentions a new packet ship Jones sailing from New York with mails for England.
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Paris
Filice
Genoa
Marteilles
Nice
Marsuilles
Prince of Wales
DeCaroygez
Russia
Scilly
Botton
Ee Jones
New York
England
British Privateer Captures Several Vessels Off Scilly
A French privateer infiltrated near the Scilly Isles, capturing multiple ships including the Kitty Atte nby Tibers Brow and several from Sunderland and South Shields. The Nymph Nicholson, bound Newfoundland to Liverpool, was taken, retaken, and reached Crookhaven.
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Scilly
Londors
Hoadley
Scathéreigh
Batania
Dobrens
Chise
Earl Gower Packet to Run December January Mails
Falmouth dispatch reports the Earl Gower Packet will be ready in about a week to carry out the December and January American mails. A confirmation from the British prisoner agent in France confirms capture of the Halifar Packet as she returns homeward, bound for Lennard Hands.
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Falmouth
Earl Gower
France
Lennard
Lip Resolution Sails From Torbay to Plymouth
The Lip Resolution sailed from Torbay for Plymouth with a convoy of 19 ships under the St Fidrense frigate. The Neptune schooner from Guadaloupe arrived at Portsmouth with coffee seized by the Manyfower privateer of Guernsey. The Beaver Lefon was captured by a privateer on October 26. The Fanguard from the Mediterranean entered quarantine at Portsmouth.
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David Wilkinton
Oporte
Syren
Oporto Bar
Beaver
Lefon
le Mais
Neptune
Guadaloupe
Guernsey
Unclear Transatlantic Packet Arrives at Yarmouth
Yarmouth readers note the Prince of Wales Packet arriving today under Capt Su tron after a voyage from England to the Continent. The Elbe trade faced strain and reports suggest continued difficulties. Seven ships are expected from Haipurgh with more packets due.
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Yarmouth
Prince of Wales
SuTron
Ater
England
Skélegokand
Elbe
Haipurgh
Deal fasts Arrived in King’s War Fleet
Fragmentary OCR text reports arrival of a royal war fleet vessel named Peter from a cruise and notes stays with the Overfel Beak Eugene brig and Keaf cutter. The passage includes garbled phrases and unclear names, making precise identification difficult.
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Deal
Peter
Overyfel
Eugene Brig
Promoted Port Captain succeeds in Royal Navy plan
A reshuffle in the fleet sees Captain Curssiere promoted to Port Captain and Captain GCaweau named to succeed him. The planned Windor project advances from the Bath Thames mile-stone, with bridges and a widened road of forty feet to shorten distance to Colabrogh and Datchict. The Grand Consul’s regal pronouncement is affirmed.
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Thames
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Frogmore
Horton
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France
Morichelli
Naples
Parise
Francois Herbelet
Bragells
Paris
Neuilly
Francois
Simon
Francois- Beerthe
Griesdale
Bithopla
Searle
Abe
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