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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 16, 1800
Page
4
The French entered Augsburg with little difficulty on the 28th while another division crossed the Lech near Lahdsberg. General Kray, upon learning of the French presence, dispatched a strong cavalry detachment up the Danube toward Gunzburg.
The Evening Mail notes Paris papers to the 14th and Army bulletins on Italy showing setbacks. It mentions Genoa’s capitulation aiding Gen Melas, Sir Edward Pellew’s squadron operations against enemy shipping, and coasting trade disruption from Bourdeaux to Rochefort. It covers bread price concerns, a Hatfield royal visit, and social notices including a Dublin ball and a clandestine marriage plan in Devizes.
Milan reports General Murat entered the city and surrounded the citadel on June 2. French forces under Lannes Lechi and Duherme move toward Pavia and Lodi while Genoa rallies behind victories. Melas’s forces retreat toward Tortona Alessandria as Placentia falls. Gen Murat captures prisoners at Placentia and Genoa's defense stiffens.
Dispatches report Bonaparte’s provisional Milan administration declaring the Cisalpine Republic independent and free, preserving Catholicism and private property, nullifying Austrian notes, and suppressing Vienna bank notes as Bonaparte notes. General Suchet’s forces press Genoa retreat. Italian battles widen as Magenta and Sacket mingle troops.
General Berthier ordered Pizzighettone invested by General Duhefme and Cremona seized. The First Consul convened bishops and curates to pledge fidelity to the existing church structure under his Milan command. The enemy delayed evacuating Nice ports until the 29th.
June 7 dispatches describe Mian and General Leijin crossing Adda at Lodi to Cremona, then crossing the Oglio to Ori Nova. General Loijan counters to Cremona to seize magazines and join Alurat at Placentia. On June 6 Murat advances toward Placentia. the enemy shells the bridgehead with heavy artillery. Jeo seized at 11 pm. guard posts captured. All Po bridges taken except near Placentia. Bannes secures the Strait at four am.
A dispatch from Genoa dated June 7 reports the evacuation agreements with the French Republic. The city has suffered famine since May 21 as Genoa’s right wing watches the center, rationing bread to three ounces and consuming maize and cocoxshuts. Molitor line horsis are described as consumed amid deteriorating supplies.
Fragmentary text outlines Article provisions on neutrality, governance, and military arrangements involving Genoa. Includes Massena and Allied army signatories detailing protection of inhabitants, independence of Ligurian people, and return of prisoners on parole. Also notes port access and restoration of military assets under French army terms.
Extract from a June letter notes French advances in Lombardy and Piedmont with 60,000 troops massed near the Po. It reports battles near Mount St Gothard and a defeated Austrian force, while Piedmont remains quiet under French occupation. General Moreau sends a courier. treaty details teased, with no broad changes to liberty or religion in captured areas.
Ship news from Portsmouth mentions several armed men of war under weigh. The Metcalle Calle and Cornstairs Fatt are noted, with the Atalante sloop outward-bound from Portsmouth.
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