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Evening Mail

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jan 18, 1799

Page

2

Address by the President on military funding and public finances

The President outlines delays in enforcing military establishment expansion, urges full officer selection information, and presents yearly appropriations with public receipts. He praises mercantile support, invites tax system revisions, notes progress on valuations for a direct tax, and calls for national unity and measured legislative harmony. Senate and House actions follow with committees appointed.

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First Hamburth Mails Reach Whitby After Long Delay

Yesterday afternoon the first, second and fifth Hamburth Mails arrived in Whitby, Yorkshire, ending a lengthy absence. The arrivals mark the completion of a delayed postal service run from Hamburgh to England, with extended reach into the London area and fanfare about improved mail delivery.

Hamburth Whitby Yorkshire

Prisoner Exchange Vessel Arrives Amid Dutch Turmoil

Reports claim King of Prussia moves on Holland amid French upheaval while 30,000 Russian troops advance to Iaty and Saadia is protected. Severe frost freezes rivers as Count Bestincx and Grand Pensionary Van pen Sprecet are released after years in confinement since the Revolution of 1795.

Committee of Marine Prussia Holland Iaty Saadia Count Bestincx van Pen Sprecet

Royal visit and pardons amid European tensions

Thursday's Buckingham House attendance featured most of the Royal Family with Princess of Wares absent. A pardon was granted to Lord Vametrorp for the last Session statute breach amid diplomatic movements from Ireland to France. Reports note a Philadelphia frigate carries dispatches from France to the United States, while France plans 16 demi brigades to bolster Republican forces after Egypt’s loss.

Princess of Plymouth Glouce Lexox Vametrorp France Duke of Poerranp Dublin Donaghadee Pelfait Boston Philadelphia Executive Directory Egypt RTE

The Queen's Birthday at St James's Palace Royal Court

A detailed account of the Queen's Birthday celebrations at St James's Palace. The King and Queen received the Annual Bishop’s Address, scholars from Christ's Hospital presented samples of learning, and the royal party attended the Drawing Room. The guest list included royalty, diplomats, nobles, and officers. The article describes attire and the Fatherly gesture with the infant Princess and the gate entry.

St. James’s Palace Youx London Durham Winchester Rochester Ely Norwich Exeter Dulchester Royal Farry Christ’s Hospital Prince Princess of Warts Duke Duchess of York Duke of Clarence Epward Ernest Sopara Gloucester France Rivers Mansfield Cholmondeley Chatham Harrington Holderneffe Effingham Liverpool Fauconberg Uxbridge Sutherland Athlone Jersey Pembroke Dumfries Sidney Wentworth Somerville C. Somerser Charles Robert Manners Grantley Bayning Gwydir Grenville G. Villiers M. Bentinck Lucas L. Macdonald Capysford Carrington Cathcart M. Stuart Dacre Calder C. Bellafyte Cottrell Wm. Howe Boston Shaw F. Bruce Susan Ryder Satton Anderson M. Thynne Walsingham Huntingfield Sulivan E. Menzies A. Carpenter Bulkeley Talbot C. Douglas Campbell C. Villiers Hardwicke Melbourne Jerningham Hart Richardson Sir William Fawcett Meuron Cuyler Bertie Musgrave H. Monro de Lancer Dundas Long, Greville C. Mifreres Harcourt Colman Ellis Manning H. Brown Hewgill Keene Stanhope Isky Dee Erskine Townshend Parker de Greys Ormitty Miss Crofttons Lady Crofton Princess of Waves Duke of Gloucester Wrixttan So- Phra Oaanes Duarzterre Kine Duke of York Eoward

Brilliant ball at court with royal dancers and diamonds

The ball room glittered with royalty including the Dukes of York and Clarence Queen and Princesses as minuet and country dances followed. Dancers included Prince William of Gloucester and Princess Sopura of Gro'stzer with Lady Mary Thynne. Attire featured plume buttons, diamond girdles, and lavish head dresses as the Nile battle insignias glinted amid the splendor.

Dukes of York Clarence Enwarp Ernest Prince William of Gloucester Augustia Elizabeth Mary Sopura Gio'ster Manners Mary Thynne Gloucester Manta Patste Charlotte Fitzaoy Peenimen St.Lecter Miss Macponarp Sutherland Duke of Sr. Lecer C. Fitzroy Marquis of Prince of Wales Duke of York the Nile Lord Newson

European Powers Accept Ultimatum Amid Turkish and Italian Tensions

The Hamburg Mail reports a divided vote by the French Ministers on the Deguidrian ultimatum with Bavaria Baden and several states voting to accept while Saxony Bremen opposed. Austria supports Empire peace. In Egypt Bonaparte remains near Cairo in a fragile position as Russian and Turkish artillery approach. Milan Milan and Venice detail political upheaval with French troops disarming authorities. News from Italy and Brussels outlines shifting fronts and preparations for a new campaign with consuls recalling and Neapolitan movements.

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Birth Day entertainments by nobility and ministers

Yesterday’s Birth Day festivities included the Archbishop of York hosting Bishops in South Audley Street, Lord Grenville hosting Foreign Ministers in Cleveland Row, the Duke of Portland entertaining peers at Burlington House, Mr Pirr hosting MPs on Downing Street, and Earl Marzton welcoming Gentlemen of the Queen’s Household in Park Lane. Illuminations were limited to theatres and tradesmen. Two Bills expected in Parliament soon address porterage rates and domestic service disputes.

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Frigate and ship arrivals with British and Dutch notices

Report of multiple ships and frigates sailing and arriving at Plymouth Dock Harwich and other ports. Vessels include Mercury, Bellona, Ramillies, Revolutionaire, Clary and privateers. A Dutch Scheveling boat with a prisoners flag of truce and ice conditions in Holland are noted.

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French lugger action against English corvette in heavy fog

An engagement off the coast recounts Luggers Le Rufé and Le Furet under Captains Formentin and Audibert challenging an English 18 pounder corvette. Grapple boarding, fierce exchanges, and fire ended with French losses but celebrated courage while the English reportedly suffered heavy casualties.

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Turbulent Military Reform Proposals from Paris Gazette

A fragmented Paris Gazette excerpt discusses reorganizing forces into new Demi-Brigades of Infantry and Light Infantry. It notes officers must align with corps, extend term to January, and address absentees, with references to executive directives and inland navigation updates amid disrupted export shipments.

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