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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 27, 1791
Page
4
A Paris dated 76th June 1791 recounts King Louis urging subjects to abandon factional plots and restore trust in the monarchy. It notes assemblies overstepping authority, protests at Vincennes, and measures to protect the king’s safety while pressuring ministers to act.
A summary of stalled peace talks attributed to Empress Catherine s steadfast stance while Fawken er seeks terms. A Paris arrival reports Queen Davrass and Prince Enrzapenny meeting 30 000 people with officials from the National Assembly. Dispatches from Africa note rising slave prices impacting voyage choices and slave ship movements.
Contemporary readers weigh the impact of Louis XVI's flight on French unity and the National Assembly. The article debates whether harsh judgments, possible confinement, and revised constitutional plans will shape France’s future, national credit, and European reactions amid uncertain political tides.
A courier brought news to the Hotel of his Serene Highness Prince Saxe Tiscuen that Monsteur the King's brother and Madame had reached Meas, capital of Hain. The governor, absent at a play, was summoned, ordered a carriage, and hurried to repay the indygriogs travelers.
Reports received at the Secretary of State dated July 1 indicate intelligence that the guisement stands in a better position than expected. The Mayager and the Royal Family are due to arrive at Southampton early next month amid preparations. Oxford readies for a grand musical festival in their honor as Westminster faces security preparations. The price of a certain vessel remains high but sales are scarce and cheaper offers are failing.
A crowded Ascot meeting drew His Majesty and the Royal party to view the day’s events. Nineteen runners contested the Oatland Stakes with notable performances by Bourdeaux and Baronets assets, as Bagshot Stakes winner Crawne led a modest field. The Prince of Wales appeared on horseback and the royal entourage toured the stands and course, enjoying the fixtures and the crowd’s enthusiasm.
Fragmented OCR notes show betting prices and outcomes on various horses at Oatlands. Entries list bets on Babes Seal chy hey Wales Dagajot O Kelly Euphrotype Batonet spraaker Lumbines Verein Chanticleer and others with mixed against and for prices. Betting terms and odds appear alongside names, with unclear surrounding context.
Reports of a grand match at Crick in Hampshire with five gentlemen against England, bets three to one in favor of Hampshire. Also mentions forgeries and transportation executions at Newgate, and a Paris escape causing panic in Carais with guards and monastery fears.
A dated maritime note reports the Medusa and ScorpidA from the east of Africa arriving at Portsmouth on Friday night, Circe and other Dutch ships sailing or cruising, Vesuvins bomb and Roebuck revenue cutter at Spithead, and several ships from Jamaica New York Virginia and Virginia awaiting orders near Cowes.
The message notes the Edinburgh ship MCormick from Greenock to Hamburg with Jolt on Shuna. It mentions the Beitannias Melville bound for Botany Bay and residing at Cape Verde Islands on the 6th, reports Jorticide, convicts, one of old age, and two of puatid fevers.
The market notes a smaller general grain supply in Maine with foreign wheat imports high and prices rising for barley and malt. Buyers pursued prime samples, paying around 1s per quarter above quoted prices as they snapped up available stock, while inferior granary lots sold for smaller advances and few white or grey ryes remained on sale.
A long OCR fragment lists arrivals and sailings of ships from Dublin Waterford and other ports, naming vessels such as the Ferdinand, Mary, and Minerva, with origins including Barcelona Venice Jamaica and Madeira. It records dockside notices, crewmembers, and cargo consignments, plus married and deceased notices and stock market data. It mentions dates around June 29 and various British and colonial ports, the Royal Navy and Indiamen vessels, and several noble names and titles.
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