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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 02, 1797
Page
4
The readable fragment suggests a verse about Britain greeting milder powers and gentler charms, with unclear punctuation and missing context. The line appears historical but lacks identifiable people, dates, or places.
London reports an Order of Council prohibiting arms and warlike stores exports to Ireland. News from Paris notes Barthelemy Elle is elected Directory member amid public approval. Letters from Madrid, Vienna, and Stockholm describe war rumors, republican reforms in Venice, and Duke of Södermania's recovery. Jamaica packet and naval movements tied to ongoing tensions and mutinies. Public address to the king condemns seamen of the fleet and calls for discipline while measures to quell mutineers at the Nore are prepared.
News from the Nore details a near halt to all river traffic as the mutinous fleet blocks the Essex coast. Merchant brigs and coasters are searched and held. no vessel may pass or enter the Thames, with limited garrison contact and no clear resolution from the fleet. The Royal Pair occupy a nearby residence as naval movements continue along Deal and Portsmouth.
On Sunday evening June 4 at the Pier the Montague Captain arrived with a flag of truce. The Thames navigation is blocked and about 190 cannon rounds have been fired to compel vessels to move. Sailors vow not to be starved out and have landed sheep from the Isle of Grain, prompting a force to be sent there.
Report from Sheerness notes a recent order barring all strangers from the town and garrison. Walkers are examined by the Commissioner and must depart if no innocent purpose is shown. Two men removed from a passage boat underwent multiple examinations before being released.
Orders stop outward-bound vessels to prevent cargo plunder by mutineers at the Nore. Margate-bound ship allowed to proceed to Margate with passengers. Yeomanry cavalry seize several seamen attempting escape from a ship in the river amid ongoing mutiny, no red flag remains flown.
June 3 in Sheerness the Delegates declare plans to seal the River Thames, denying shore leave to officers on the Sandwich. A declaration states no officer may land until the detained people are released. The Grampus and Serapis store ships bound for the West Indies are stopped and their stores distributed among fleet ships.
In Harwich on June 2, seamen prevented passage of ships past the Nore and detained a boat loaded with oysters bound for London. They later demanded the vessel turn back, stating provisions were unavailable. The incident reflects tense harbor controls impacting maritime traffic and trade in the region.
Reports from Hamburg and Hague describe Venice falling under French sway, German princes shaping peace ministers, and empires facing ransoms for regained provinces. Updates note Prussia’s king ill, Belgian troop movements, and new Belgian cantonal unrest as France reshapes Europe. The Duke of Portland’s letter urges suppression of treason and orders Yeomanry aid, with naval custody actions at the Nore and a grim execution at the Old Bailey for Fryer’s murder.
May reports from Paris describe liberty for General La Fayette and family, with Latour-Maubourg and Bureau-Pury on route to Hamburg. Venice faces a democratic constitution terms and territorial cessions under Napoleon, while Barthelemy gains potential Director support and British envoy prospects loom as deliberations begin in Paris.
From Ireland in June a traveller notes unrest in Monaghan Tyrone and Donegal with army vigilance and march ready arms. In Longford the Grouthall raid caused two to three thousand pounds damage and several arrests for United Irishmen. Died last week in Yarmouth roads Captain Thomas Middleton of the Comet. Mrs Vernon of Hereford Street mourns. Prices and stocks listed with India Bonds and bank notes.
Text fragment notes printing by J. Waurza at Printing He 6 Square Blackhorse area. No clear date or full context provided.
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