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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 16, 1796
Page
3
A damaged fragment mentions the Leda and a spinnace with 40 people aboard. It notes a vessel going down and a person or crew member named Canto or canto related to the event. The text is incomplete and unclear on date or location.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Minerva and Roberts tied to a London to Guern ferry route via the Island of Pilee near Helme from Saffy to Lifton with unclear details and a 2 percent figure.
Falmouth news details prizes taken by French privateers and a captured Ranger reaching Hamoaze with 29 British prisoners. It notes vessels Edward and Elizabeth seized near Scilly, other ships recaptured, and Brest fleet activity with convoy movements. Descriptions of provisions, desertion in French forces, and expected English convoy departures accompany updates from Brest and Morlaix.
Five men named Summo Rabon Rawoo and Bards natives of Batavia were executed near Winchester following their conviction at the late assizes for murders at Portchester. They had come from the Cape of Good Hope after surrender and were immersed in a dispute with officers at Portchester prior to strangling a garter. The Irisiman belonged to a regiment destined for the West Indies with Admiral Crgistrs and were later delivered to surgeons for dissection.
A Paris obituary notes the sudden death of Abbe Raynal aged 84. The report lists Charlot as the place and records the passing of the noted cleric in France.
A report on the Council of Ancients discussing a resolution to speed the Forced Loan collection. It covers seizure of property versus persons, enacting measures to arrest those who evade payment, and a decree restricting public officers from serving without an oath against Royalty, with transport penalties for noncompliance.
On March 10 the Council of Five Hundred debated revoking the law placing National Domains valued at 800 million assignats under the Directory. Fermand’s proposal to repeal the law was adopted after reliance on pledges for security of the assignats. Bay cud opposed mandats as new assignat coinage. economies and frugality urged by speakers.
Marcus Brusselss reports that General Jourdan reorganizes forces for the campaign. Eighty thousand troops will advance in the Hunfrick while 12 to 15 thousand fortify Chartreuse and Coblenz trenches to block Austria from the Rhine. A 30 thousand man detachment under Le Febre will operate on the right bank to aid the main army. Luxembourg garrison omitted from numbers.
The Lords affirm the Court of Sessions ruling that Mr. Mercer did not live sixty full days after signing the deed on February 2, 1791, for the appeal Miss Mercer against Sir John Collins. The decision holds the sixty day period begins from the deed date and hours do not count fractions, with the last day not completed. Also noted, the Earl of Agincourt hosted the Wallingford Corporation dinner where Lord Eardley was proposed as a parliamentary candidate.
Obituary notes the death of Mr. Macpherson at an advanced age and his remains carried from Scotland to Westminster Abbey where he is interred near John Duke of Argyll’s monument and Dr. Goldsmith’s bust. It outlines his literary beginnings with Fingal translations, later historic works, a controversial career, and a pension from Lord North. It also records his parliamentary service begins in 1780 and his position as Agent to the Nabob of Ascot until death.
Fohn Fellows, a Bow Street figure, was brought before the magistrate amid an anonymous letter scheme tied to the Northall lottery office. Northall reported receipt of multiple messages claiming possession of policies from his office and demanding payment via a parcel to a Strand address. Fellows denied involvement beyond delivering a parcel and referenced a woman whose whereabouts he could not recall. Final examination postponed to Friday.
A petition to the House of Lords Ireland requests a Bill to regulate a trust from Mr Hur cusinson of the Inner Temple. It details a large inheritance scheme with fifteen thousand pounds and staggered annuities, plus a call for limiting inheritance to the sixth degree. The piece also notes troubling bullock driving incidents in the city and critiques police neglect affecting public safety.
A tumultuous early case reports Suz Morton and James Preston condemned to death for murder and aiding, with Anne Hoon charged in the infant murder. The narrative describes a consented, tragic crime and the jury’s verdict amid claims of insanity. The article details details of the alleged plot, the burial of the infant in domestic scene, and judicial proceedings concluding in execution orders.
A Dublin dispatch describes Oliver Carsteron and associates apprehending a baker amid fraud allegations. It notes large note losses, alleged notes traced to the baker, and creditor disputes. The piece also covers executions at the gaol for Mrs. Fillam’s murder and related sentences, with protests against gibbeting and delays in Grand Jury matters. It closes with news of a New York arrival bringing emigrants escaping heavy feuds and high prices.
Fragmentary OCR text references the Duke of Hammnton and a medical or convalescent context. Names appear irregularly including The Mary Bucannon Rotterdam Britannia Elmes Fayal Lisbon and New fouballens. Details are unclear. the item appears to note travel or naval connections with scattered place names and dates.
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