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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 07, 1797
Page
3
In the House of Commons Mrs Pelham moved that two or three thousand pounds be granted as an additional allowance to the Army and Militia from June to next April. A similar sum is proposed for the Artillery to subsidize officers for the same period.
The North letters note renewed hostilities between Orange and Peep-of-cay boys with clashes reported and casualties on both sides. The piece suggests conditions abroad are stabilizing while domestic unrest persists.
Late yesterday a contingent of Sir W Wyxne's ancient British Cavalry four miles from Newry clashed with a large body of insurgents hidden in a wood. A Dublin Militia detachment reinforced, and the two forces overwhelmed the attackers who fled after light resistance leaving kills and sixteen wounded. Houses were searched and arms found led to arson burning. Brady a timber merchant on the quay was arrested in Newgate as an United Irishman.
On Monday two soldiers of the Wexford Militia were shot in the Killady Mountains after a late court martial in Cork. Troops from Cork Bandon and Kinsale witnessed the execution. They were said to be convicted of mutiny and sedition.
Sligo on June 2 reports Capt Wynne of Carbry cavalry and Capt Sedon infantry with North Cork militia leaving town to Carny, bringing in prisoners with arms. A 2000 strong force was said to march on the town. troops mobilized to guard limits as a report proved false. Local magistrates declare the barony disturbed. hundreds pledge allegiance amid regional unrest. Robbery at Belford's yeomanry house and arrests for Defenders Oath takings noted. riot at Thomastown fair ends with several injured and two deaths claimed.
An onlooked Sunday incident saw Gravesend passage boats erupt into a fight after passengers, claiming membership in the Corresponding Society, cheered the Lancaster as it passed. Another note records dispatches, and a 300-strong New Romney Fencible Cavalry unit sailed from Warrington to Dublin after a rapid embarkation.
May an Eibbon reports no militari news while detailing garrisons at Lifton Fort St Julien and Las Gaes. Dragoons clash with servants of the Prince, Corsican troops depart Elba, and French forces plan a 10 day march toward Portugal amid political instability and hunger. The writer notes treacherous locals, clergy influence, monks, and a royal birth plus a gun salute by English forces using prizes’ powder.
A marginal note traces Parker the Delegate from a Perth weaving background to a London Under Secretary role amid alleged sedition. It also cites a naval officer’s lack of rank and questions a House of Commons bill, while invoking an Imperial Mandate restoring rights to Eichststads Episcopal Chapter amid Prussian actions threatening Anspach and Bayreuth.
A court proceeding before Lord Kenyon and a special bench reviewed a life insurance policy on the late Earl of Glencairn. Cal land sued Benjamin Champion to recover £28 from the policy, arguing good health at subscription. The defense argued illness, resulting in a verdict for the defendant.
In May 39 at the Court of King's Bench Lord Kenyon hears the prisoner’s objections in arrest of judgment. Counsel request a hearing later. the court refuses, ordering the case stood over to the second day of the next term. Prosecution notes the delays, while judges insist on proper grounds and justice for all. Sittings are scheduled in Middlesex and London before Lord Kenyon in Trinity Term 1797.
New York reports most ships arriving from London and Liverpool with vessels Belvidera Factor Eliza Industry Mee Pigou Orlando Betsey Mersey Portland and others. Only Hare from London and Veenitta are seized at the moment.
In Hamilton Roads the British ship Patley, captained by Peacock, arrived from Liverpool after nine weeks and reported rescuing the crew of the American ship Betsey, Capt. Kenedy of Wilmisttt. Betsey lost her rudder and masts, drifted for days, and and the cabin boy died from exposure after tense capsizing. The event details the perilous voyage and rescue at sea near the Atlantic.
On the first of May a servant named Wright from Baffenthwaite near Cockermouth fell ill after a long day and died before aid could arrive. The next day her mother Margaret Wright, 60, from Eaglesfield, traveled six to eight miles to attend the burial. That night she and another daughter shared a sorrowful vigil, then both mother and daughter died in their sleep. They were interred on the fourth with many friends attending the service.
May agricultural review notes wheat crop decline with mildewing signs on worm eaten plants and weak wheat markets. Beans and pulses look promising while barley dip, oats promising in some regions. Rape and mustard seeds pool well. turnips in Norfolk and Suffolk show fine fallows. clover plants strong. Hop plantations rise in Kent Sussex and Essex. wool market weak. barley prices down 25 percent year over year. Meat markets tight for mutton and eel. veal and pork steady. Lean cattle prices rise due to Irish import stoppage. store sheep scarce.
The embassy in Calcutta reports progress toward firmer commercial ties with Pegue, including a Hindoo type font and a priestly font. An incident at Bury St Edmunds involved a Norwich stage coach: one wheel horse fell, a break in traces sent the coachman off the box, the other horse ran to Six Bells then Chequer, two female passengers on the roof escaped unhurt, while a man on the ground was struck. Birmingham faces high plated goods duties, with Fortescue estimating gold and silver use in plating at Birmingham at 60,000 pounds annually.
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