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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 24, 1798
Page
2
Reports from Hamburgh describe French demand to expel emigrants, ban English imports, and secure a loan as part of a broader push to destabilize the left bank of the Rhine. At Ratisbon deputies gain powers amid Saxon and Swiss resistance, while Bern and Naples monitor Rome and ecclesiastical states. Dutch provinces resist taxation and Dutch ports face trade curbs at Amsterdam.
The King received courtiers at St James's after a Levee from Buckingham House. Lords Beauzaroxe and Caun were presented and kissed the King's hand. Generals Maxweler and Davie, and Capt. Peny were honored with audiences. A council with archbishops and nobles followed, and a day of public fasting was proclaimed for March 7. The King then dined at the Queen's house.
A meeting at the Crowns and Anchor Tavern in the Strand celebrated the birthday of Right Honorable Charles James Fox. Tickets numbered 18003 issued. crowd chaos, theft, and disorder marred the event. Toasters referenced Liberty, reform, and Irish rights as speakers debated political alignment and Franco-American ideas.
Archbishops of Canterbury and York made food Bank subscriptions, with other church and state leaders likely to follow. Taenor arrived at the Secretary of State with Berne advices. Wattrone brought dispatches from Hanover. Letters from Genoa report a new conspiracy, foreigners ordered to quit within 24 hours. Mary dated letter notes a 2 million loan in the Cisalpine Republic at 7 percent guaranteed by the Grand Duke of Tuscany. Zurich letter cites a treaty by a Nerpremuh de Hanner relative publishing on Swiss neutrality. Reports from Caffel say French forces entered Frankfurt with 30,000 troops moving toward Wartaburg and Franconia.
A Court of Directors at the East-India House on Friday arranged the regular service ships for the season. Ships listed include Dublin, Madras and Bengal vessels such as Thetis, Lord Duncan, and Airly Castle with tonnages from 786 to 830. Dispatch order assigns routes CHINA DIRECT and MADRAS AND BENGAL with sailings from Gravesend and the Downs in March to May. Captain George Sarrets sworn into command of the Lord Duncan. Court adjourned at six.
Private correspondence from London claims a Peace project redividing Germany is a hoax. The note mocks a Republican author, notes Professor Butch’s pamphlet on European stability, and mentions Sieveding and Kirchof’s Berlin trip to greet the new King. Report also notes a banker Sacheven’s death, emigrants ordered to depart, and a tense political mood over imperial powers.
Altona January 8 reports the French Government sent Leonard Bourdon on a mission to the Hanseatic towns to demand a Scan for France. He has already arrived at Bremen.
A dispatch reports French positions at Rastadt and Hanau were exaggeratedly feared while Austrian troops returned from Mentz. It notes French plenipotentiaries threaten to end negotiations if new powers for Empire deputies are not received in four weeks, and urges strict observance of the armistice per Leoben and Campo Formio treaties.
A fragmentary imperial note from 6 Dec 1797 cites the Military Convention of Heidelberg and the Treaty of Leobenland as defining reciprocal outpost positions. It appeals to equity and the right of nations, with laments for full attention to observations upheld by treaties and the nature of things. The signer is Head-Quarters Augsourg and General Hatry.
General Lefebvre issues a proclamation to the Diatésis of Mentz easing return for those who fled due to republican principles. Mentz residents are assured protection for liberty supporters. Hafman, ex professor at Mentz, promises Mentz as a leading commercial town in southern Germany. Rastadt awaits new imperial powers. News of a French march toward Fancvery t is unfounded. Duke of Brunswick has returned from Afinden to Brunswick.
Yesterday in MENTZ a large public celebration marked by cannon fire and a pomp filled procession. The Tree of Liberty was brought from the German Hotel where Citizen General Marry resided, and was planted at the market square after speeches by the Vice Canon and General flurry. The event featured tri colored flags, music, and a return of patriotic acclamations.
Jan 2 Manheim dispatch reports French forces occupy Rheingenheim within the neutral line near the city. Worms’ Receiver of National Domains issues a proclamation asserting control over goods seized from France by conquest in the Canton of Worms. The document warns of potential peacetime benefits and urges inhabitants to render themselves worthy of happier days.
Report from Mulhausen states at a Great Council fitting on January 4 40 Burgher Deputies voted 97 in favor of joining the French Republic. A General Burgher Assembly was planned for the next day with similar expected approval. A French Commissioner is to travel to Mulhausen to receive the resolutions and proceed with Union.
Report from Garlsruhe on January 7 indicates Rastadt congress deliberations on full powers likely end with an application to the Emperor. Electorates of Cologne and Trier and most ecclesiastical states favor, while many others want reference to Prussia and some to Russia.
Report from Rastadt states Envoys from Mentz Baden and Württemberg have received unconditional powers from their courts to negotiate. It is noted Buonaparte, before leaving, expressed in writing that all Empire Envoys should be ready to act.
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