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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 14, 1796
Page
2
The Commons adjourned after sending a few bills to the table. Members debated the countes i in thee and fhe matter between amanrey and Bloomsbury, with Lydia Madiana and Douglas mentioned in attendance.
The House discussed and recommitted the Covent Garden Church and various bills including Militia, Jamaica Acts, and Inclosure measures. Petitions on the abolition of the slave trade were presented. motions to refer petitions about a tax on keepers of days were ordered for Thursday. Bills on militia acts and foreign corn bounty were advanced with adjournment.
A scrambled report notes movement around Windsor and the Queen with figures like Major General and royal dispatches. It mentions French plans on Quarles Island, Dutch Guardships near the Scheldt, and a States General Assembly dissolving after installation. A Beth letter claims Paris hosting officials and provinces ordered to contribute to a raised loan of 156,000 livres.
The Hanoverian senate debates whether to acknowledge M. Reinhard as French consul and a French minister at Hamburg. Citizens split, some fearing Imperial anger, others opposing French influence. Underwriters deterred trade, a pamphlet urging recognition was suppressed, and new Spanish and Prussian notes shape policy.
Oxrrcran Ngoz of Goust Bernstoer, Danis h Minister of State, discusses the Danish view of France. He notes that while a Revolutionary Government existed, recognition was not possible, but now with a organized constitution and regular government, the king will acknowledge M. Greuvelle in the usual form as a neutral, insulated measure reflecting impartiality.
February 25 dispatches describe Arch-Duke Carries set to command on the Lower Rhine with a 62 person equipage and 160 horses. Troop relocations include Croats Ogulins and Wallachian regiments marching toward Italy and the Rhine as crews reinforce Italian forces by 30,000 horses. Reports note a toned yet vigorous campaign with cantoned units reduced and recruits replacing old corps. A parallel note cites political shifts in the empire, naval honors, and social gossip from Vienna to London.
The day for the installation of a new sovereign body of the Batavian Republic has arrived. Deputies assembled at eleven this forenoon. The hall opened to spectators before seven in the morning.
Reports from Falmouth describe Sir B Warmer's capture of three Dutch ships and their convoy to Scilly. Dolphin of Exeter ran aground at Hamoaze with damage, likely saving most cargo. Admiral Christian arrived in Portsmouth with signals for a potential voyage. other ships, including Rateer Sylph and Childers, homeward for the West Indies. A convoy to the East Indies and Dover gunfire noise noted. flotillas from Downs seen near Harwich.
General Davia Dunoss arrived at Poole to take command of the troops in the garrison. This morning a captain's guard was mounted by the regiments here as the 31st Regiment marched for Portsmouth to embark on transports for the battles.
A description of the Gentlemen of the Aggrandizement annual ball in London, noting grand officers, invited dignitaries, and a crowded venue. The event featured a band, a 200-person supper, and praise for the loyal Artillerists, with remarks on ticket demand and attendance. Also reports misadventures and notable deaths, plus a crime brief of street-pickpocketing near Gracechurch Street.
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