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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 29, 1793
Page
4
Prices for stocks listed at one o’clock show varied values across different securities. Bank shares, government bonds, and lottery ticket notes appear with multiple fractions and percentages indicating fees, yields, and transfer rates.
Late night dispatch reports the capture of Valenciennes by Duke of York's forces after a prolonged bombardment. The town endured heavy fighting with high Allied casualties, and several officers were killed or wounded including Ensign Totuemac Captain Warp and Lieutenant Dewar. General Cusine is described as a prisoner in Paris.
Extra from Estreux and Valenciennes detail Allied siege actions. Mentz capitulation favors both sides with garrison terms, while French clergy and affines face occupation limits. Reports note Marat funeral, Merzay and other political unrest, and various British wartime notices.
Reports from Plymouth and Guernsey detail retaken ships and cargo losses. The Ifannah Christiana and other vessels are retaken and carried into Guernsey while vessels from Jamaica and Carolina head to Philadelphia and Virginia. The fleet at Plymouth faces manning shortages as ships prepare for sea and repairs proceed on several ships including Bellerophon and TheFormidable.
The dated Portsmouth report notes the Alarm frigate with 32 guns under Capt Robertson arriving from the Downs with convoy, and the Stately 64 gun ship led by Admiral Sir Richard Kin[e], plus several other vessels. July 30 lists Temendans 74 gun, Capt Pigot, with convoy, and the Trusty and Alarm sailing eastward in pursuit of two French privateers off Beachey Head. stocks and bonds prices are also listed for the day.
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