Trial postponement and parliamentary motions in the Lords and Commons
The Commons could not proceed with the Hastings trial on Monday and planned to defer the reply by managers. Notices were given on tides of the Tontine and Isle of Wight harbor. A Duke of Cornwall lease bill advanced, slave trade regulations deferred, Rodney’s pension and Middle Passage bills discussed, and a motion to adjourn debated with a close vote at 1 AM.
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Commons
Hastings
Tontine
Isle OF Wight
Rofe
Douglas
Lechmere
Levee Interrupts Royal Audience Amid War Dispatches
Reports from St James's describe a royal levee held for Cabinet ministers and senior officials, then dispatches from Bengal and Wallen’s House, with directors at the India House adjourning. Captains Williams and Curfinis depart for Madras and Bengal as the General Company ships wind down. News from Nantes details insurgent activity near the city and a costly expedition near Port Saint Pere. A executed murder in Ireland is noted with a grim domestic scene.
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Hal
Buckingham House
St.Jamies’s
Earl of Cuarnant
W. Fawcer
Queen's House
Capt. Martian
Bengal
Coore
Madras
Nantes
Port St. Pere
Nester
Zaire
Macheconl
Lexden
Condé
Rave m
Sr. DoMinco
Erchardran
Torna
Gavaz
Ireland
General Wurmsur Moves to Threaten Mayence
From Landau reports claim General Wurmsur retired to Head Quarters at Exxowen near Heimbach Abbey and Geemeyeim. A May 25 army letter says his front remains ready to counter French moves toward Mayence, aiming to pressure Upper Alsace and force French forces to divert.
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Landau
Wurmsur
Uppér-Riine
Mayence
Sicle
Heimbach
Wuamsre
Rafaet
Upper
Alfate
Cysirine
French Civil War and French Military Actions Report
Paris dispatch describes two months of provincial unrest beyond the Loire and rising threats to the Convention. It notes Jacobin influence, conspiracies with Dumourier, and heavy casualties as French and Austrian forces clash near Lingerfeldt and Rastadt. General Seagull or Seéavi appears, with troop movements and failed attempts to seize cannons, while public theater and social disorder are noted.
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Loire
Marseilles
Republican Party
M. Mouraille
Academy
Orleans
de Beaufer
Ci-Devant
Ganon
St. Vittor
Jacobini Party
Convention
le Brux
Viabeau
Jacobins
Dumourier
Servan
Or-Devant
The
Pyrenees
Pz. Floxo
M.seavan
Revolutionary Tribunal
Ca Fine
Atth
Lingerfeldt
Legion of Mirabeau
Curtiie
Westembourg
Musqguet
Effert
Cutxe
Themelves
Ity
Cafixe
Rhine
Port' Louis
Prince Hoven
Seéuli
Mayence
Cinerea
Wurmsur
Rastadt
Iligte
CuPine
Ireland House of Commons Debates on Militia Families Bill
In the Commons Mr. Foffer seeks leave to introduce a bill for funding families chosen by ballot in the militia. The chair reports questions to merchants, discussant Mr. Wilkinson and Mr. Forbes address sums of 200,000 and future credit needs. The committee endorses that Lord Lieutenant aid credit and that sums issued by the Bank of Ireland be repaid with interest. Adjourned. The report also notes émigré royalists in Poitou, widespread unrest in France, and various local meetings in Colchester and Maidstone forming new markets and premiums.
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Foffer
House
Mason
A. Watkinson
Mr. Forbes
Wilkinson
Patrick
Forbes
Bank of Ireland
Esex
Malden
King’s Head
N. Malden
The
Kentith Society
Maidstone
Provisional Braban Council Decree Targets French-Era Officials
A Brabant decree dated the 28th bars third order members who aided provisional representatives or engaged with clubs during the French era from attending third estate deliberations. The document also outlines fiscal measures, gifts, stamp duties, and governor accession gifts amid a volatile political climate. General Valence is ordered to depart the Low Countries, with Doncurfer and Swz. cited among opponents of the regime.
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Bohemia
Sovereign’ Council of
Brabant
Valence
Low Countries
London
Duke of Orleans
Louis XVI
Doncurfer
Swz
Ci-Devant
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Duchy of Cornwall
Toomorrow
Lord Rodney
Rof
Africa
West Indies
Wilberforce
Farnham
Hamimet
Gaunfel
Agjo
Jose
T. Exxowen
Princée of
Coupe
France
Paris
Majtstiss
Covent Garden Theatre
Tom Thumbes
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Mr. Lone
Mr. Dunpas
Lord Ganvite
Mr. Pitt
Batchelor
House OF Commons
Bournonville
Maestricht
Coblentz
Aix-la-Chapelle
Prince de Cond
Poitou
Duke-street
Piccadilly
Autun
Madame de Flabault
Vulcan
Jupiter
Brussels
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