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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 09, 1799
Page
4
Letters from Paris report a week ago a vast fire completely destroyed the interior gardens at the Palais Royal now Egatieé. The Opera Bouffon, Lycte des Arts, cafes, shops, a menagerie, and statues from Italy were burned. Cause unknown and no Paris papers mention the event.
A period piece analyzes General Mack and Nobility actions in Italy, noting French influence, Austro-Italian maneuvers, and the precarious Neapolitan army. It discusses Garigliano and Zerracina routes, Roman territory risks, and the French drive to publish intercepted correspondence to justify peacetime aims. The piece cautions against overestimating Neapolitan weakness while praising Mack’s past campaigns.
A mailed notice discusses the Palais Royal in Paris once central to religion and revolution. It claims the Duke of Orléans built it in his garden, turning it into a center for stockjobbers, liberalism, and vice. He allegedly looted tenants, fined them, and expelled them, seeking profit at the cost of many houses.
Fragmented references describe ancient political plots, religious collapse, and economic ruin as a centralized authority seeks to crush rival faiths and commerce. Amid court gossip and public amusements, notes recount naval actions, garrison rumors, and arrests, with scattered mentions of royal visits and society entertainments.
Fragmented OCR describes French privateer actions and British Royal Navy ships including 14 gun privateer taken by Zriton and Cambria frigates. Mentions Melpomene, Stag, Tritea, and movements toward Portsmouth and Gelereas.
John Rufelt appeared before the magistrates after being apprehended by Bow Street officers on suspicion of involvement in a shooting case near Pott-boy in the Gries area. He was remanded for further examination while authorities gathered evidence and questioned witnesses about alleged thefts and other offences.
A mosaic of garbled notes recounts a dramatic chain of events including a banking crime, police pursuit, a Titan figure, and a court case in Petersburgh and Berlin. The text weaves references to a highway incident, a ditch escape, and a London Old Bailey verdict amid sensational detail and scattered dates.
An OCR filled fragment lists names and events including individuals in Jamaica and Hampton Court Palace. It mentions a daughter of the late Hiccman and a Mr Spyers tasting, with scattered references to a terrace, Hackney, and a printer's notice. The text is garbled and incomplete, preserving era style without clear full events.
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