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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 20, 1800
Page
3
The readable lines imply a plea about a discharging duty toward the country and its preservation. The fragment references an altar and a victim, with unclear surrounding context or attribution.
The brig Cerberus of Poole, Capt Tucker, carrying fist and oil from St John Newfoundland, was captured on January 9 by a privateer of 20 guns, then retaken on the 15th by the frigate Amethys. Royal ships La Jusie, Dragon, and Neéreide joined at Lurbay on a cruise.
Extracts from Chelmsford letters recount a devastating roof collapse at the old church around ten o clock Friday night. The ruins filled with overhanging chancel, shattered pulpit, and falling arches while the organ’s lead sheet fluttered in the wind. no lives were lost.
The Preface to the Carmen Seculare argues for beginning the Nineteenth Century on January 1, 1801, citing authorities from Daypen and Paron's Carmen treasure, plus references in the French Encyclopedie and Dionysius Exiguus. The discussion notes calendar reforms, epoch definitions, and historical debates on year reckoning.
A German author Wieland's dialogue on a single ruler for Europe foresees Napoleon Bonaparte as a dictator solution. The piece argues the French Revolution's 1795 constitution would be overthrown, praising Bonaparte as a potential savior while condemning his past acts and the Journal’s portrayal, noting public opinion and alleged plots.
The speaker announces the publication of M Mielend’s views on the present wartime situation between France and the Continental Powers. The document includes additional personal reflections on the calamities and the broader state of affairs.
Copy of a letter from Admiral Parker to Evan Nepeat details the daring capture of the Hermione by Captain Hamilton with boats from the Surprize at Porto Cavallo 1799. It lists casualties, prisoners, and the ship’s subsequent survey, plus a long muster of kill ed and wounded aboard the Hermione and the Surprize. The Jamaica dispatch includes Hamilton’s praise and remarks on the naval action in Port Royal Harbour.
Fragmented text mentions multiple names and dates with unclear roles. Visible items include February references and personal names such as J. M. Mathew and R. Chinners, plus locations like Ner Foboar and Morden. Details are garbled and uncertain.
Lords discussed an upcoming motion to lay papers before the House about Bonaparte and the French Republic. Duke of Norfolk sought to expose copies of the feggers and notes, but Grenville urged delaying the motion to review the documents, ending with adjournment after a brief exchange.
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