Widespread updates from Carlton House and Paris politics
Morning reports chronicle Princess of Wales improving after delivery and court visits at Windsor Lodge while doctors advise care. Admiral Gard ner’s squadron reactivated at Spithead amid southwest gales. French politics show Republic tensions, loan struggles, and public dissent. observers note property grievances and revolutionary measures. Military movements include Prince of Condé’s force near Rastadt, awaiting orders as officers shift to half pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.dhiner
Eusits
Carlton House
Queen’s House
Windsor Lodge
Soenta
Dennnn
Oskowne
Ito
Princess of
Waxves
Garpner
Howe
Arshies
Atlantic
Angers
France
Qurit
Ovid
Mexico
Republic
Exico
Fife
ciriZens
Bokcen
Amesrury
W.G
Lord G
Menor
Cake and Caulle
Robert Cuartin
Lincolnshire
Richard Surron
Joan Rusuour
Worcestershire
Lord Ossoay
Bedfordshire
Exarzasets
Fox
Wifsloch
Rhine
Rastadt
Day of Wonderous Chase Through Hertfordshire Fields
A vivid recounting of a four hour chase covering thirty to forty miles through Hertfordshire. The hunt follows a party of riders and hounds including notable figures Lady Sallisburr y and Lord Burrorp as they pursue a Danish huntsman and several others across dozens of lanes and woods, ending with a dramatic capture near Branfield village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forerowi
Vitorious
Hertford
Mnug
Miller’s Park
Bet-bar
Captain Stainforth
Kentish-lane
Priest Wood
Branfield
Reynard
Woldkin
Watten Road
Astor
Bennington
Watten Village
Box Wood
Gravely
Baldock
Lady Salisburry
Bowes
Burrorp
Sherson
France Faces Disputed Press Freedom and Directory Authority
The article reports that the French Executive Directory has used arrest warrants against several editors, sparking debate over press liberty under the Constitution. Felix Faucon denounces the move, while deputies clash, with fears of autocratic rule and ongoing factional power in the Council of Five Hundred and the Council of Elders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Newpapers
Felix Faucon
Council of Five- Hundred
Aymé
Clauzel
Dent Wel
Robespierre
Nating
Benezech
Home Department
Pantheon
Chouan
Paris
Birth of a Princess Triggers National Congratulatory Notices
Addresses from across the country pour in praising the Royal Family on the birth of a Princess. The obituary notes Mrs. Isanetta Bampton, recently died at Middleton, aged unknown, who was known for her long humor and habit of recalling Old Macwnan jfoutscore after ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isanetta Bampton
Middleton
Macwnan
Shipping Wrecks and Mutiny Aboard Indiaman Letter
An extract from a 1795 letter details multiple shipwrecks and a dramatic mutiny aboard the Indiaman Cornwallis. Reports describe vessels Elsinore Amsterdam and others damaged or stranded near Mull and Belfast while a riotous convicts’ plot on board was thwarted after a violent onboard clash leaving several dead or wounded.
Admiral Amethyst rescue contrivance praised by public
A reading in the Evening Mart recounts Lieutenant Bent of the Royal Artillery saving shipwrecked sailors by firing a rope with a lead ball to reach the Amethyst. It notes Mr Bell's rope-and-ball system could have saved lives, mentions two deaths, and praises coastal communities for their bravery while urging wider adoption in naval service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey
Bent
Bell
Isles of Pelee Fort Damp and Germartin’s Controversy
The Isle Pelee near Cherbourg is damp inside its fort due to flood tides. Germartin 18 is confined there while General Zhizau, an accused arsonist, has been acquitted and appointed whip for requisition men by the Executive. The Beresford cruiser captured a Dutch privateer off the coast, sending the prize to Limerick. Fleet reports note wind-bound packets and limited privateer success, with L’Heneque failing to claim a prize after 18 guns. A new process for portable flour promises linen and cotton advantages, potentially boosting potato flour use in Britain and Ireland. A violent Gloucester storm is reported with other London treason proceedings and a Liverpool public-house incident involving silk theft and multiple defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelee
Germartin 18
Cherbourg
Ards
Cherbourg-road
Cermartin
Zhizau
la Vendez
Chester
Dublin
Halifax
Chesterfield
Carteret
Jamaica
Falmouth
New London
Connéticut
Cape Frangois
United States
Paisley
Britain
Ireland
Gloucester
Herefordshire
City of
London
Crosfield
Smith
Lemaitre
Higgins
Gurney
Newgate
Collins
Old Bailey Indictment for Secreted Letter and Forgeries
At Old Bailey on Saturday January 16, Thomas Kemp was indicted for secreting a letter and feloniously stealing two bills of exchange from 1801. The letter to Zorling and Battier in London was posted in Liverpool and arrived in London. Banknotes paid for the bills were traced to Kemp, matching the bills’ numbers and sums. The evidence established his receipt of cash for the notes, and the jury found him guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Kemp
Liverpool
London
Kemp
earBe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Affairs OF ‘France
Sti News
Prowfey
Newfousidland
Vigt
Iito Bayortte
Proferpita
Nefch
Elsinore
Amsterdam
Schagen
Ritfon
Tortola
Lochindale
Brown
Machinico
Isle of Mull
Sitters
Duke
St. Abe’s
Dartmouth
Fanny
Harrisor
Christiansand
Bally Shannon
Norway
Eliza
Schwartz
Hambro
Belfast
Gluckstadt
Marquis Cornwallis Indiaman
St. Helena
Teneriffe
Kingdom of Ireland
Ship
Tgeon
Corporal
Forte
Sireats
Hucan
Archarpsen
Gobo Graham
George Hooker
Jamies Clements
James Lewis
Joseph Wilson
Elias Nathax
Graham
Orie-Fothua ‘Wheeler
Witney
Worthip-itreet
Hollorn
Wheeler
Taorning
Fherrifoier Graham
Ancé Clements
Wits Nesses
Apollo Gardens
Prifnter
Hooker
Houk
Swallow-street
Ngar St. James's
Bow
M. Wilson
Old Bailey
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!