French and Belgian revolts threaten Luxembourg fortress
Reports describe General Walchereau leading a large force into the Ardennes near Luxembourg and Beaulevu maneuvering to counter rebels. Protests in Wat city spark hurried commissions from Mons to arrest dissidents while Ghent and other towns lean toward French influence. Brabant unrest alarms authorities as French agents push liberty measures amid disrupted order, with Clairayr fortifying Rhine banks and French troops reinforcing Cologne. The campaign strains supply lines as volunteers depart, yet new battalions, guards, and cannons arrive to stabilize the front.
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Luxembourg
Walchee
Ardens
Egeral
Beauleu
Luxémburgs
Azaini
Hainault
Mons
Brabant
M. Lefrgar
Paris
France
Ghent
National Assembly
Bruffels
Moons
Flanders
Naar
Limbourg
Clairayr
Rhine
Cologne
National Guards
Covent Garden Theatre Honor At Court and Continental Mail
Evening notices report Roway Famrey to honor the theatre at Covent Garden with a forthcoming performance. The Duke of Clarence grants a grand miner to the Prince of Wangs, and a party departs from the Duchesse of Cumberland’s house in Pall Mail for the Continent. A Lisbon mail packet arrives in six days. Baptism of the infant noted with a sixday interval ending last month, observed in Dominica, amid assorted accounts of expenses and aides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Dominice
Irish Barllamens Speech From the Throne in Dublin
The Dublin session opens with a throne speech from His Majesty lamenting discontent and planned violence, announcing increased forces, export controls on corn and arms, and urging parliamentary measures to preserve peace and uphold the constitutional order in Ireland. The address commends internal reform, militia establishment, and loyalty to the Crown while urging unity across classes and protection for Catholic subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
France
States General
Privy Council
House of Commons
Ireland
Commons
Lord ‘Westmoke Lann
Grattan
Egan
Britain
Bankruptcy Interest Dispute From 18th Century Case
Proceedings in Lincoln's Inn Hall on a bankruptcy matter involve Mr Hankey the banker and Messrs Swanston and Mills. The question: should Hankey receive 5 percent interest on 13,000 from 1781 to 1791? Arguments reference Bromley and Goodier. some claim interest from demand or bond. The Lord Chancellor's order debated. opinions divided on whether the loan contract carried interest after the commission.
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Hankey
City of
London
Messis
Swanston and Mills
Swanston
West Indies
Mansfield
Hollas
Cooke
Bromley
Justin
King’s Bench
Court of Chancery
Goodiers
Beemaid
Harkey
Mills
Swarfton and Mills
House of Hankey
Thiese
Yen
Provisional Assembly Reports Brussels Purchases Banned
The Assembly states Brussels citizens bought arms from French soldiers and warns of heavy penalties. The Sans Culottes of Belgia and Liege will take the civic oath on Sunday, followed by a benediction of the pike and the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly of Provisional Representatives
Brusséls
Company of
Sans: Culottes
Belgia
Liege
Portsmouth January 13 orders for ships to depart
Port orders dispatch ships Berwicks St Adriana and Aidenit to join troop transport work. Drake returns from a cruise for Channel service. Habeas Lord Howe to command Channel fleet with Duke of Crags ENCE division. Translator Lipett arrives with seamen. Artillery and artificers ordered to mount cannon on Citadel ramparts and forts. Forgeries to heat red hot.
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Berwicks
St. Adriana
Aidenit
Waldegrave
Courageux
Lord Howe
Duke of Crags
Lord Hoan
Office of Ordnances
St. Nicholas
Ifand
Easter
Wester King
Mount Wite
Harwich Silent Mail Failures Decked by Two Vessels
In Harwich on January 12 the Dolphin under Captain Flyng failed in the morning with a King's Messenger aboard. In the afternoon the Prince of Wales failed with the Mail to Holland. The Marquis de Bourtre and other government figures were aboard the Packet for Holland.
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Dolphin
Flyng
Prince of Wales
Holland
Marquis de Bourtre
Jolland
Flooded Manchester Sees Record Water In Liverpool Road
Jan report from Manchester recalls the greatest flood in years. Water on Liverpool road blocked coaches except the Mail, which arrived with difficulty. On the return trip a mail coach on horseback guided by its guard avoided floods, passengers wading part of the way, the route altered by three miles.
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Liverpool
Hoeseback
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Covent Garden
Lincoln Oi
Lincoln’s
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Cafe ‘Cate
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Prague
Portsmouth
Harwich
Manchester
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