Stocks and political turmoil dominate day at market
Price of stocks noted at eleven o'clock with bank and consols, while reports from Paris and Ghent describe decrees of accusation against Marat, insurrection in Paris, and measures to suppress emigrants. Updates include Belgian departmental changes, Dutch and Spanish naval movements, and the performance of funds and dividends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghd
Marat
Coldet d Herbois
Barrere
Fonfrede
France
Panteres
Charenion
Salle
Barca
Co Wal Nate
Bunal
Paris
la Sance
Chambon
Versailles
Ghent
Republic
Slyll
Leide
Balloon ascent at Madrid and royal spectacle described
A letter from Madrid recounts Mr Lunaroor’s January ascent in a balloon before the King and royal family. The craft changed form to depict a temple and Chinese buildings, landed 56 miles from Madrid, and its crew sent letters to the Duke de la Roca. The voyage lasted five hours and ended with a grand reception near Orcasco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Lunaroor
Madrid
Duke Dela Roca
Lunarpi
Duke de la Roca
Orcasco
Arrivals and naval movements at Naples and Barbadoes
Shipping news lists arrivals at Naples and Barbadoes with ships from Bristol Lisbon Memel and Dominica. Also reports British ships sailing for the River and outward Indiamen, plus wind conditions and stock prices for exchange and commodities on March 4 and 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Prince of Wales
Danton
Alligator
Leopard
Downs
Boston
Admiral Macbride
Monarch
Medula
Thetis
Hinde
Bonetta
Ferret
Ifca
Worchester
Princess Amelia
Faétor
Brown
New York
Eliza
Colley
Virginia
Assistance
Tweede
Liverpool
Nancy
Footener
Dove
Hennings
Venus
Hackwood
Portmouth
Alfred
W.S
Dent
Maejesty
Hind
ENGLISH STATE LOTTERY AND SEA ACTION NEWS
The Thirteenth Day drawing No 9181 offers a prize of 3000. The Fourteenth Day drawing No 1523 offers 2000. General Eaves will depart westward this day. The Tom Smith, from Chester, seized at Marseilles. The Alfred Sparks, from London and Barcelona, captured and brought into Marseilles. The Thetis frigate Hartwell returned to the Downs after near Boulogne, driven ashore by a gale, then anchored close to shore under fire, later breaking away. Latona under Captain Tuornsproucy captured the Citoyen, a French West Indiaman, valued at about 30,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guerit
Department Des Plaines du Ord
Pritchard
Meuse
Callumbert
Goo Toises
Vie
St. Peter
Paris
Tuttas
Bieda Kitaken
Bergen-op-Zoom
Cagliari
Sardinia
Siren
D’haxvieve
Belgium
Holland
Beng
Heslop
France
Naples
Mediterranean
Sarpinia
Lord Hoop
Garver
Leeward
Spithead
Honfleur
Marie Roiz
Belfaf
Cherbourg
Jamaica
Mayseilles
Madrid
Nantz
Bourdeaux
Jacobin Club
Callico-printers
Manchester
Henry Houghton
Messrs
Stanley and
Blackburne
Downing Street
India
Calais
England
Dover
National Convention
King’s Bench
Mary
White Ripley
Bromwell
Newcastle
Guildhall
General Apercrombre
Grant
Ashdown Forest
Kent
Scotch Greys
Wiltshire
Light Dragoons
Scotland
14Th Regiment of Foot
Dover Cale
Elfineur
Huntingdon
St. Benedia
King’s College Walks
Cambridge
St. Giles’s
Mary and
Ann
Wilson
Liverpool
Plymouth
Portsmouth
Eaves
Tom
Smith
Chester
Marz Feilles
Alfred
Sparks
London
Barcelona
Marseilles
Thetis
Hartwell
Downs
Bouslogne
Hara-Gale
Latona
Tuornsproucy
Citoyen
French Invasion Sparks Plundering and Flights Near Nice
Reports from Lombardy say inhabitants rally to their Sovereign and vow to defend property and persons as French forces raid Taftel Nuovo district, plunder three clergymen, burn Count d Oreste villa, and flee toward Piedmont amid ongoing turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nice
Pice
Rendivenno
Taftel Nuovo
French privateer captured near St Helens harbor
Portmouth reports the French privateer Helena of war, a 14 gun vessel under Captain Cuartton, driven to St Helens by foul weather. Several boats detached and captured her without resistance, taking a prize ships sent into Avre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spithead
Helena
Cuartton
Matias
St. Helen’s Harbour
Avre
Privateer captures fishing smacks off Norfolk coast
Harwich reports that two local fishing smacks learned at sea that on Saturday near Foulness, a large French privateer of 14 guns, built in America, captured the James and Ann and John and Grace, causing other vessels to cut from anchors to avoid capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foulness
Norfolks
James
Ann
John
Grace
Prizes Seized Dutch Vessels and Local Obituaries in Dover
Dover reports prize actions as Rye Custom House cutter seized Dutch ship laden with wheat from Helvoetsluys to Havre de Grace and Badger cutter with Dutch hay and wine from Rouen to Ostend. Notices also record weddings and deaths including Richard Mamiby’s heir and deaths of Ma. Moss and Mrs Griffith with a Cavin county representative obituary in Dublin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
Helvoetfluys
Havre-de-Grace
Stewart
Rouen
Osténd
Oe Ge
Bristol
Richard Fydell
Greenwich
Wiliam Moss
Thornton Row
Grifith
Thomas Griffith
Stackman-street
Southwark
Fernight
Stafford-street
Dublin
Charles Stewart
County of
Cavin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lonedon
Ship News
Essex
Suffolk
Tos. Bank
Rehalf India
Dues
West India
Flanders
Lisbon
Waterford
Sool
Harwich
NG Cerboukat
Cerboukat
New Batts
Joseph Wright
St. Kite
Mifetreetherine Hornsby
Richard Mamiby
Kirby. Hall
Benbroke
Lincolnshire
Wim. Dearloves
Sanstrope
Elizabeth Snaith
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