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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 15, 1796
Page
3
A fragment notes three English frigates blockading Havre Cherbourg and Granville while French ships Le Spatiat and La Romantique maneuver. Ardengeidren and Sir Sypnex Smirh influence upcoming actions as bilbao store-ship and Diamond chase passages near St Marceau.
The report critiques recent opera performances highlighting Banti and Rofilli. It notes poor balance in the second act and unsteady staging with a prop failure. It mentions the Duke of Geoucistxe regiment's music misfiring and a crowded Coffee room with Emis and Lat Indians among attendees.
Major General Le Lanp attends a drawing room and birthday ball at St James's in honor of the Queen. Prince William of Groutrster returns for the events. Levee and royal apartments tours followed by mentions of Tombucto and African exploration. Notices include a cloth specimen, John Danville’s map theory, and plans for waste-land cultivation.
Reports from Marshal Clerfaye and General Pichegru outline maneuvers in the Nahe and Rhine regions with Austrian light troops scouring the Boden mountains, limited by bad roads. The British War Office notes Major General Prince Edward’s appointment as Lieutenant-General and lists bankrupts and dividends, including sugar price data, with multiple surrender and court notices across England.
The issue reviews Paris Gazette items including armistice rumors, Dutch convention timing, and bread supply hopes. It notes a Corunna mail, a generous export permit for wear from Guadeloupe, and royal celebrations at St James and Carlton House. It covers India affairs, Genoa disorder, Spain America talks on Mississippi navigation, Halifax mail, Jason frigate gales, Cadiz fleet rumors, and Vestars dispatches.
Paris reports note a growing political club scene as deputies seek entrance to the Council of Five Hundreds. Charette seeks leave to England with staff. Lyons teeters under a military government. Holland faces forced loans as Moreau commands Dutch troops. Genoa cites cold for troops moving from the mountains.
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