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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 12, 1799
Page
2
The House debated judges salaries and a proposed examination under the Great Seal of justice offices. Resolutions were agreed, with some members reserving judgments for later. An account of income tax returns was withdrawn, and a day’s work included public service appropriations and Exchequer Bills.
London dispatch notes severe fighting described by the Hamburgh Mail with Massina’s forces behind Zurich, Axcapuxe area between Wien and Winterthur, forage shortages hindering advances, Beviecarne attempting to turn Feeneh’s right wing, Austrians poised to attack three Massena points, Swiss divisions favoring French, and mixed reports from Constane Trippia about possible enemy defeats amid continued recruiting and Turkish Russian bombardment claims.
A report details a levee at St James's Palace with the Prince of France and numerous ambassadors plus bishops and nobles. Attendees included Viscount Kexmare, Earl Camden, and Lord Rochester relatives. Royal parties later traveled from Wipsdor Lodge to Fregmore and returned, with other entertainments and audience moments noted.
A former Commissioner of Revenue in Dublin has been dismissed with no further need for his services. A nephew of Jord Ety, Mr. Ler, has been appointed Collector of the County of Dublin. Militia units including Kilenny under the Earl of Ogmana, Warwick, and North Gloucestershire regiments begin returning to England. Cork reports United Irishmen in disguise arrested yesterday.
Long dispatches from Europe detail engagements between Austrian and French forces across Switzerland Italy and the Levant. Reports note tactical maneuvers near Winterthur Frauenfeld and St Jean d Acre. Ottoman and British aid described with captures and losses cited. News covers Mantua sieges and Turkish coastal actions with Gianni’s dismissal in Pisa and naval movements near Leghorn.
Reports state two French privateers, each crewed by about 110 men, encountered a fishing smack near Norway while cruising a coast. The Mermaid, Scoles, and Peggy, West, are listed as vessels sailing from London toward Aberdeen and Bamff respectively. The Merlin homighe is noted to have no cargo aboard.
The text discusses published details in several papers about a military matter. It questions how the army’s two unknown officers are viewed and asserts the need for impartial, certified information. It notes a court martial proceeding will determine the true actions and character involved.
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