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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 28, 1797
Page
2
Fragmented OCR mentions involve authorities, a Directory era context, priests, privateers, and conspiracies. The text hints at opposition to a regime and references a dated setting with officials and distances but lacks clear facts or readable events.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a damaged ship and balloon privateer note with scattered names and places. Mentions Waterford London Ballon privateers and several obscured vessels including Thomas Or Beiroth Leriden and Bor Shay. No coherent events or dates emerge from the garbled text.
Port in a fragmentary dispatch notes a privateer engagement off the coast. An English brigretaken by the privateer carried two coal ships, while a trial cutter and a frigate with sixty men pursued the prize. The encounter lasted a considerable time with no clear report of any ships sunk or lost.
Disjointed remarks mention Capt Williams and a Court Martial, a renewal not yet arriving, and figures like Duvony Elders, Nerope, and Mr Hoorex. Critique targets the Executive and Direttory, and questions a law to reclaim excess monies for the nation amid unrest and punishment delays.
A garbled dispatch recalls ships engaged with French privateers, including captures and recapture of vessels, with mentions of the Telemachus, La Calliope, and La Hardi. The text references officers, prize crews, and anchored ships near St. Malo and in London communications, plus consular appointments and sugar price notices.
A garbled OCR fragment reports on wartime events including terms about Admiral, ministers, and negotiations with the Hague. It references Dutch shifts, ships, and 39,000 Prussians encamped, with notes on a general Wiep’s death and resignations. The text signals urgent publication to correct potential false alarms.
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