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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 22, 1796
Page
4
A report from the Lower Elbe dated the seventh unit notes private letters from Austrian Headquarters on the Rhine indicate a suspension of arms likely to spread to Austrian and French theaters in Italy. General Cuairfait leads the Austrian HQ en route to Vienna.
Captain Muinagad of the Charlotte reports eight or ten frigates from that place and seven ships of the line ready at Brest. No other ship news since our last, though we fear mail fetters from the out-ports. The violent gusts Saturday night and yesterday morning caused considerable damage to shipping.
A blast at the Powder Mills near Hanworth on Hounflow Heath yesterday at ten minutes before ten killed four men. The explosion shook London and damaged nearby houses. Fire spread to a rail yard containing 30 barrels of gunpowder, destroying the vessel’s caretaker and shattering the boat. The remains were buried in the churchyard by magistrate order. Estimated loss runs to about 20,000.
The Kingston voyage reports the Alpinaks and Capt. Kei sick in transit. amid Maroon uprisings the aim is their extirpation though ammunition wanes. Convoy departs January 13 1796. details cover Austrian affairs, corn from the Cape, naval actions, and social notices from London to York, with celebrations and weather notes.
The enemy advanced with about 7000 troops on Piovetta and Bagnaldo, firing briskly and pressing our posts until we repulsed them. One officer and ten rank and file were captured. the enemy withdrew to Garrefio, then prepared to resume winter quarters in their former position.
On the 26th of February Heidelberg’s 46 Barons Veningex and Perglaft of the Palatinate Regency protest a decree by General Lance to secure not only the public revenues at Mannheim but all palatine treasuries. The aim is to reestablish Mannheim fortifications and strengthen them with new works on the Rhine opposite bank, ensuring provisioning. The presidents protested while the General maintained it his duty, with a councilor of Revisio n signing the following theft note at Mannheim.
Deputies of Guelatin and Overy acceded to the conciliatory report after alterations to the 70th and 80th articles. Dutch Brabant and Drenthe, with Groningen deputies, joined. majority votes favor convening the National Convention on the 18th of next month. Zealand and Friesland oppose, hoping to soon acquiesce to preserve the Union.
Private letter from Basle notes the French Princess arriving at Huningen with a escort including Madame de Soucy and a colonel. She remains secluded in a private house as couriers move to Freybourg for exchanges with Austrian officials. She expresses distress at leaving France and tears mark her resolve. Count Garkesi arrived from Paris as the Princess travels toward Lattenburgh and Vienna.
A company of Swiss merchants purchases property including the Arsenal of Paris for 0.26 million. They plan to establish several manufactories on the site due to its convenient location near the river. The text notes other London estates such as the Duke of Paxhaw in Marybone and Mr. Bernars property with references to rental figures from a distant year.
Reports describe a privateer seeking a corsesing prize near Dunkirk and a corvette and frigate anchored off Port Paix. A tender engaged frontiers, capturing a ship with valuable cargo believed to belong to a royal faction planning departure from the kingdom. A naval court martial and prize proceedings loom. A fatal boating accident near Garland frigate adds tragedy to the tense scene.
A fragmented OCR line mentions about 100 quarters and a statement that one half belonged to Government with related legal phrasing about ground or property. The readable facts are sparse.
Fragmented notice details a lottery plan promising wide participation beyond the wealthy, listing numerous prizes including 20,000 and 1,090 amounts. Tickets and shares are advertised as cheap at Wrights Licences near 7p per ticket. Additional society items note marriages, a widow’s age 102, and various local notices from Thorsbury and Featherstone Buildings.
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