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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 20, 1798
Page
3
Reports detail Wicklow estates destroyed near Roundwood by insurgents. Wexford rebels seize cannon, threaten Port Patrick ships, and prisoners like Lord Kingsborough reportedly safe. Capt Hay escapes, and Royal troops strengthen holds. priests among rebels cited. Northern districts report executions under Martial Law and growing Yeomanry readiness.
At Rastadt the third and fourth conferences with French and German envoys advance hopes for a rapid peace. Negotiations involve Austria Prussia and Saxony with dispatches from Berlin and Selz. Artillery transports to Italy continue and the Nuncio notes a tense Vatican scene as French forces act in Siena and Leghorn.
Yesterday at Bow Street Joseph Greenway aged man was charged with forging the signature of Hester Clarke to a bill of exchange for 2l 0s with intent to defraud William Clarke and others. Prosecution indicates Stroud residents and a separation deed long ago granted an annuity to Hester Clarke remitted by bill of exchange from Mr Stovin Gray's Inn. Clarke died in 1795 but the death was concealed by the prisoner who cohabited with her and has since received the annuity by forging her name. He was committed for trial.
Three anonymous letters were sent to the President of the United States, with the latest received this morning, threatening to set fire to the city on the ninth of May.
New York reports General Hebouvitre has safely reached St Domingo with his squadron, increasing public confidence though powers remain partly unclear. Letters from American captains express hope neutrals’ commerce will be protected by Sir Bouville. A French privateer captain boasted of orders to kill neutrals resisting, while a Wilmington North Carolina fire on the night of the 2ust alt. destroyed a large portion of the town.
Principal merchants of Port Royal Jamaica held a meeting yesterday and formed a subscription to aid the government during the crisis. The expected total exceeds 10,000 sterling. The colonies are healthy with excellent crops reported.
Members of the House joined the Minority on Tuesday June 19 in urging the Address to the King regarding the Militia being sent out of the kingdom. The move shifts support as debates unfold on royal military deployment and parliamentary response.
A list of minority members on the amendment to the Earl of Narvon Militia Bill is presented, outlining opposing positions and the key figures supporting or opposing the measure. The record notes debate and procedural steps in the legislature.
In Ayr on June 14 1817 the Essex Cavalry was reviewed by General Sir Ranou Aber- Crombie. Ship owners offered to freight free the Sutherland regiment of 1149 men to Belfast or Carrickfergus, but the route via Port Patrick remained, with offers to cover another regiment on a similar route. Old shipmasters volunteered their services for the occasion.
At the Theatre at Oxford the annual founders and benefactors commemoration admitted several nobles to honorary degrees D C L and M A. Prizes were read by recipients for a Latin Poem Vis Magnetica and an Englsh Efflay on Chivalry. A Creweian Oration by Rev. Crowe drew loud praise. An evening concert followed with Prof. Crotch presiding after a day of university field maneuvers.
Law reports detail a challenge to issue a criminal information against a Northumberland magistrate accused of pressuring a woman to swear falsely in a debt case. The Lord Chief Justice urged sending the matter to a Grand Jury, noting improprieties by Nicholson but avoiding immediate guilt findings. The court discharged the rule, leaving Nicholson to face Grand Jury scrutiny.
Mr Ferguson filed a writ directed to the Keeper of Cold Bath Fields House of Correction to produce Edward Marcus Despard. Despard, held on a treason charge from a Duke of Portland warrant, is argued to lack legal detail. The judge noted the suspending statute limits court action, tying the arm of the court.
Lord Renyon presided at Guildhall where sailor M Cloud, formerly aboard the Alfred East Indiaman, secured a verdict of libel? sol. against third mate Cholmondeley for a violent assault and battery at noon.
Reports describe slipping British preparations at Brighton and Margate as Harpooners scout for targets while a French reply to an American account of negotiations is attributed to Tannergrann. Lord Adam Gordon slated to be Field Marshal with a pension. A gentleman’s horse and chaise seized at Folston’s stables in Swallow Street for substantial damages. The Bank of England Volunteer corps, consisting of 10 Directors and 425 clerks, offers defense services with officers selected from volunteers.
An advertisement touts extraordinary cures by Spilsbury's Antiscorbutic Drops including a leprosy case near Liverpool, numerous rheumatism and skin conditions, and a 60 year old with 50 ulcers deemed incurable by the Faculty. It lists multiple purchasers and locations, notes pricing per bottle, and directs readers to Tolzey Bristol and London distributors.
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