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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 20, 1796
Page
4
The readable lines show Corinna in despair and fear, ending in a death bed scene. Vague references to fashion and pity frame a lament on a fatal play. Unknown lines and labels appear, including time and classical phrases.
The Admiralty reports the fleet under Admiral Cyassisman reaching a 13th latitude with a strong easterly wind aiding transport ships. Despite losses and detachments, many transports returned with troops aboard, preserving military strength. The King’s royal movements unfold while stock markets close settling day with little change. Opposition papers predict increased Franco-Spanish-Dutch pressure, and dispatches reveal regiments being sent to Ireland and St Domingo.
Reports recount the wreck of the brig Peggy off Boston, with one survivor named Cameron and the captain and crew lost. The Royal Standard flag, a scandal at the Tower, theatre gossip from Edinburgh to London, a Lang Mayoress’s rout, gaming at St James’s, and naval movements including the Camilla sloop of war’s Hull arrival are noted along with a Cork river disaster and other society items.
Fragmentary report describes a patrol expediting to sea for rioting charges and disembarking aboard ships with French prisoners. An express to the Admiralty sent to seeneg to 51 Theseus 74 points each. Vessels under orders to retire. Ship movements include Spithead and Weymouth, with dispatches from Gibraltar aboard the Cyclops.
Incoherent OCR fragment mentions disapproval hall and a "Happy Monarch" subject with exalted capture. References to subjects and animation, urging energy of exertion and God’s ring decies repetita appear as garbled quotation. Names, dates, places, and clear facts are unreadable.
A scrambled historical note describes a prize ship voyage from Amsterdam to Scarborough, the price tag of 20,0018, and the brig Alert's involvement in irregularities. The Jane Farmer from New Foundland is mentioned as a claimant, with the court left unprotected amid the eighth prize taken by the Alert.
An old notice extols a state lottery as highly advantageous to the public. It lists prizes including 20 to 1000 pounds with many cash awards and urges purchase of tickets at Wright's Licensed Office in Charing Cross, noting cheaper tickets than elsewhere.
A garbled OCR wedding notice lists names and places including St Mary lebone and Hanover square with references to 108 Mit Jatty, Great Marlborough street, and St Stephen's Coleman Street. It mentions Miss Charlotte and Mr Coleman in a ceremony linked to St Pauls and Gower Street with several fragmented names and titles.
Fragmentary notice reports the marriage of Brad ford Ely Parferini to a spouse on a Sunday at Riza and references the Lord Bishop of St Afaph with links to Ser Thomas Williams and a Sutton retter in Norfolk, along with a mention of Bropton and Batlie on the same days.
A deteriorated OCR passage shows scattered financial terms and stock price hints. It mentions percentages, currency marks, and brief references to firm names or classifications, but the text is fragmented and lacks coherent context or complete data.
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