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Newspaper

Evening Mail

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jul 05, 1793

Page

3

Appointment of George Poyntz Ricketts as Captain General

London Gazette reports George Poyntz Ricketts named Captain General and Governor in Chief of Tobago and its dependencies, taking oaths. Henry Dundas appointed Custos Rotulorum of Middlesex and Westminster, likewise taking oaths. other appointments and legal notices across Britain and overseas.

George Poyntz Ricketts, Esq Isand Tobago América Henry Dundas Middlesex Westminster

French Troops Prepare Surrender at Valenciennes

Gen Dumourier plans retreat to Luxemburgh as a townwide search seizes foreigners and French lacking leave. Conde garrison nears capitulation while negotiations on two articles unfold. The third parallel near Valenciennes remains unfinished. Antwerp remains unsettled amid Franco royalist clashes. Volunteers poised to intervene if Royalist excesses flare. The Scheldt opening by the French keeps volunteers tethered to the siege.

Dumourier Luxemburgh Marechaufée Conde Prince of Wurt Temperc Merrernicn Valencienines Antwerp Scheldt

Siege or Valenciennes Continuation of a Journal

An officer reports the siege of Valenciennes with bombardment and fires as the city sustains heavy damage. French resistance erodes. Batteries advance, casualties rise, and deserters confirm extensive destruction and new bombardment plans.

Royalist gains and northern unrest in Machecoul area

Despatch from Nantes reports Royalists capturing Machecoul and fifteen cannons, leaving 540 Royalist-unsupported troops behind. Counter-revolutionists hold towns from Angers to Anjou, Loire blocked, and fear of insurrection in the North grows. Reports say Biron appears passive at Niort, while reinforcements may arrive from Orient and nearby departments unless counter-revolution advances stop them.

Machecoul Zagrande Barades Oudon Anconis 4Ugers Pollex Loire Paris Mail Rennes Orient Biron Niort

Siege text fragment at Mons horn-work includes casualty tally

The report notes flanking the left face of the horn-work toward Mons gate and states a lodgement is near. It claims no more than 84 killed or wounded overall in the siege, with 17 casualties since trenches opened, and suggests the place cannot hold out much longer if an assault occurs.

Mons

Jacobins Seize Arsenal in Fribourg Crisis

Report from Geneva says Jacobins control the town arsenal and force laws on honest citizens. The crisis worsens as French troops withdrawing from Savoy near Fribourg offer aid to the Jacobins, with expected Bernese assistance uncertain.

Geneva Savoy Bern

Siege operations at Marienborn near Marence

From Marienborn on June 23 reports describe ongoing siege actions before Meinz with a completed first parasis of one hundred tones, artillery and powder-magazine, and a large left flank trench to protect cavalry. Deserters say Commissioners Merlin and Reuben visit hospitals and order severely ill or wounded soldiers thrown into the Rhine with the hymn of the Aryellois.

Meinz Merlin Reuben

Jacobins renew arbitrary arrests in Pas de Calais region

In Bethune Flanders on May 27 the Jacobins, discouraged by their defeats, renew arrests. The Pas de Calais department sent eight municipal officers from Sens to Arras on the 23rd after plundering houses, and the next day twelve citizens of Heaix were taken to the same prison for being Royalists. At this moment corn from farmers and citizens is seized to form a magazine for the Maratist army.

Department of the Pas de Calais Sens Arras Heaix Maratifts

Circumstances at Mayence Reveal French Garrison Strain

Report notes shortages of provisions at Mentz with French civilians fleeing toward Caffel. Prussians refuse entry, French fire on retreating columns killing six women, some families leaping into the Maya. Mention of Jamaica packet delays and diplomatic shifts as French ambassadors prepare to depart. Lord Moresworth praised for driving four in hand, and heat waves boost crowds at Vauxhall Gardens with many attendees.

Mayence Mentz Caffel Jamaica George Tuyaone Bars Lord Tuynow Lord Moresworth Europe Vauxhall

Royalist Rise Stokes French Revolution Turmoil

France faces alarming intelligence as Anarchists resist fear. Reports claim Royalists gain support across departments, with Saumur siege actions, Lyon artillery stoppage rumors, and signs of growing discontent in Paris and Brittany. High tension and fragmented authority threaten the Convention's grip.

National Convention Aids Nantes Amid Rebel Blockade

A National Convention member urged aid to Nantes warning rebels have severed two communications and threaten the remaining link. He warned the city could not be saved by ordinary measures, as two armies totaling about 60,000 maneuvered in the region.

Nantes

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