Imperial forces in Bavaria reinforce for war drive
The Imperial army in Bavaria numbers about 115000 with 80000 crossing the Lech on the eighth. Reports from Ulm and Frankfurt describe high morale and full regiments with many supernumeraries. Ulm has 120 cannon, 5000 wagons and horses are requisitioned to move troops and artillery toward the theatre of war. Count Kerpen to command Ingolstadt and Zrahn as engineer chief, with Vienna staff en route. The city is provisioned for a long period.
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Bitaney
Schafhapfen
Cristia
Jourdan
Almonthgroth
Mindenheim
Kirch
Switzerland
Souhane
Fribourg
Brisgau
Bavaria
Lech
Ulm
Franckfort, &c
Archduke Cuartis
Lehrbach leaves for passports as Congress continues
Rastadt reports Count Lehrbach departs today after obtaining passports from French ministers. He may return if the Congress remains in session. The Elector of Bavaria’s family arrives in Munich. Baron Hompzsch becomes his new Prime Minister. The Duchy of Wirtemberg is reported tranquil.
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Rastadt
Mancuil
Count Lehrbach
Elettor
Bavaria
Munich
Baron Hompzsch
Duchy of Wirtemberg
Army of Jourdan maneuvers reach Moetkirch center
The latest accounts from the Army of Jourdan report its center advancing to Moetkirch, with the right wing moving through Stockach and the left turning from Freudenstadt toward Rothweil. The force avoids Rothenburgh and Tubingen due to Swiss events, while a steady stream of artillery crosses the Knesbis daily.
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Strasburgh
Marcutt
Jourdan
Moetkirch
Stockach
Freudenstadt
Rothweil
Switzerland
Rothenburgh
Tubingen
Knesbis
Restoration of Manheim Works After Palatine Blowup
FRANCEFORT March 12 reports that Berna dotte restored Manheim to near former consequence after incomplete Palatine destruction. French troops have not entered Stutgard. St Cyr dined with the Duke there. Philipsburgh commandant agrees with Bernadotte to halt hostilities until orders from governments. Ney at Schwetzingen.
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Francefort
Manheim
Bernadotte
Stutgard
St. Cyr
Philipsburgh
Ney
Schwetzingen
Siege Progress in Swabia Sparks Army Movement
It is thought the two armies are now in sight of each other in Swabia with advanced posts already engaging. It is not true that the French have taken possession of Siutgard.
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Francefort
Swabia
Wes
Siutgard
Secret Expedition Near Texel Teased by Dunkirk Squadron
The Fleet in the Texel faces a looming failure amid a joint plan with the Dunkirk Squadron for a secret expedition. The effort is described as not as large as the previously planned summer 1797 operation, signaling cautious development of offshore naval actions.
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Hague
Maxcy
The
Texel
Dunkirk
English Regiments Attack Salerno Menace Navies From Zexna
Report from Hamburgh dated March 19 says two English regiments under General Doyte, aided by a Russian and Turkish corps, landed at Salerno and, with the Azazoni, attacked and retaken Navies from the French.
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Hamburgh
Zexna
Doyte
Salerno
Fortifications Near Wenbrettstein Raise For 100000 Men
In Hamburgh on March 20 the French are erecting fortifications within ten miles of Wenbrettstein for ten thousand men. Requisitions already made total 275000 dollars plus two hundred oxen and other items to sustain the work.
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Hamburgh
Wenbrettstein
French Army Crosses the Rhine in March Victory Report
Evening Mail reports from Lindau dated March 8 that General Massena’s French force crossed the Rhine near Sarganz and struck General Avurrempec’s corps, forcing a retreat and breaking its lines. Dispatches from Vienna and Berlin confirm Austrian defeat under General Auffenburg at Cuire.
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Auffenburg
Coire
Lindau
Horze
Cuire
Rhine
Linpau
Massena
Sarganz
Chur
Feldkirk
Avurrempec
French beaten as Horze defeats Imperial forces at Rhine crossing
Reports from Arm March 9 describe General Horze’s victory at Feldkirk with heavy Austrian losses and the crossing of the Rhine by Imperial troops. French forces retreat toward Constance and Schaffhausen as Austrian success prompts Swiss malcontents to rally with Horze. The Directory braces the Helvetian army and 20,000 militiamen to guard frontiers. An ambassador is sent from Vienna to Berlin amid quiet Italy.
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Horz
Feldkirk
Rhine
Stein
Grifon
Vorarlberg
Haldenstein
Ragatz
Werdenberg
Saleta
Herze
Chur
Canton of
Glaris
Lindau
Bender
Hotze
Jourdan
Stockach
Riedengen
Constance
Schaffhausen
Helvetia
Begnaporte
Philipburgh
Vienna
Berlin
Gth
Italy
France
Sth
Crasta Vecchia
Condu
Naples
Rebellion Bill Advocates Strong National Power
Dublin mail reports pressure for the Rebellion Bill despite it not being law. It aims to restore order and tranquillity through executive power, with hopes it will reduce party strife. Vessels carrying state prisoners sail from Dublin to Belfast, then Scotland, to fetch another Revolutionary Director. Hughes, once sentenced to death, is spared after new discoveries, naming accomplices, many sons of farmers, with over fifty already arrested by the Yeomanry Corps.
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Dublin
Belfast
Scotland
Hughes
Wicklow
Kildare
Dutch Fleet Rumor and Ottoman Aid for Egypt Conflict
Yesterday's report claimed a Dutch fleet with land forces sailed from Texel though no verified source supports it. Letters from The Hague say a squadron is failing from the Texel, while German journals estimate Ottoman aid to Egypt might reach 160,000 troops with 25,000 Moroccan cavalry.
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Texel
Batavian Republic
Hague
Algiers
Tunis
Tripoli
Morocco
Egypt
Cork Seals Kingdom From Exit Without Passport
In Cork measures mirror Dublin to stop any departure from Ireland without a passport signed by the Collector or Surveyor of Port. Yeomanry commanders will be reviewed early next month with Cornwallis praising their zeal and readiness against enemies of the King. Reports detail mail robbery suspects jailed, others arrested or in Dundalk and surrounding areas. A farmer’s house burned again by banditti led to the death of Shepherd’s daughter, shot amid the attack. Ross reports a United Irishmen committee of nine arrested, with papers seized, and Dunlavin Yeomanry prisoners taken after a night sweep, aiding investigations into long‑running depredations.
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Dublin
Cork
Marquis Cornwalliss
Balbriggan
Dundalk
Shepuerp
Tankardstown
Ross
Fisher
Dunlavin
Dunlaven
Hughes
Rebels threaten loyalists with mass夜 gatherings in Limerick county
An eye catching report from March 9 1799 notes General Ross and General St John arriving with broad powers to curb unrest in County Limerick. Loyalists face nighttime crimes as thousands assemble to damage pasture land, with hundreds of acres ruined. A mock proclamation by Captain Slash warns locals against aiding tithes and urges surrender to employers.
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Cork
Ross
St. Jonnn
Laxe
Limerick
Macromp
Arrests in Bristol Society of United Irishmen Case
Saturday evening two suspects were brought to town from Bristol, held on charges of membership in the Society of United Irishmen. They were examined by the Privy Council. one was released. Nearby, Captain Berryman and a Danish ship's captain and mate were arrested in Wapping on treasonable charges. Reports from Constantinople claim Buonaparte’s Egyptian expedition preparations and increased power despite fortifications, with Russian Turkish forces moving toward Acrag.
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Aghtworth and Courvoiseur
Bristol
Society of United Irishmen
Royal Oak
Red Lion Square
Privy Council
Berryman
Wapping
Duke of Porriano
Constantinople
Buonaparte
Egypt
British Ships Captured by French Frigate Off Barbadoes
Ship news reports the Bridget, Torerrad from Africa to the West Indies, and two London vessels captured to the windward of Barbadoes by a French frigate and carried into Guadaloupe. The French frigate is said to have been taken by the American Constellation and brought into St Kitts.
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Bridget
Torerrad
Africa
West Indies
London
Barbadoes
Guadaloupe
Constellation
St. Kitt’s
Naval movements and shore arrivals near Plymouth and Deal
March reports detail ships entering and leaving Cawland Bay and Ireland routes. The 84 gun Jrpe izeux under Sir E Penrew shifts flag to Mars, while Cerberus Shannon and Fowey head for Ireland. Arethusa Sally convoy attempts to sail from Portsmouth amid calm, with East Indiamen awaiting wind. Deal notes wind conditions and prize exchanges aboard the Télegrash.
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Plymouth
Cawfand Bay
Jrpeizeux
E. Penrew
Bergevey
Mars
Manvey
Ireland
Cerberus
Macnamara
Portsmouth
St. Helen’s
Field Marshall Suwarrow Leaves Petersburgh for Italy
Field Marshall Suwarrow sails from Petersburgh on the 27th to join the Austrian army in Italy. Militia units move across Ipswich, Colchester, and Portsmouth en route to Ireland and foreign service while the North Sea Fleet and transports assemble for potential engagement and deployment.
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Suwarrow
Petersburgh
Italy
Oxfordshire
Ipswich
Colchester
Gosport
Ireland
Portsmouth
Cambridgeshire
Chelmsford Barracks
1St West York Regiment of Militia
Ashford Barracks
North Sea
Ganges
America
Prince Frederic
Ardent
Belliqueux
Madras
Fox Excise
Bradwell
Fisher
Whitehaven
Baltic
Barrahead
Lewis
Filey
Yorkshire
Scotland
His
Dungeness
Lottery and society notices from the era
A fragmented ad list records marriages, deaths, and fortunes in Ireland and Bath. It notes Lord Charles Fitzroy marrying Lady Stewart, a Windsor housekeeper’s death, and maritime exchange terms. It promotes Spruspury’s Patent Antiscorbutic Drops with claims of curing scurvy, rheumatism, ulcers, and other ailments, urging broad public purchase through the Dispensary and merchants.
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Ireland
Charles Fittzroy
Duke of Grafton
Stewart
Earl of Londonderry
Earl of Camden
London printers edition notice crowding page
London prints house square address for Parntappy J. Walter and J. Walter dated January printing and publication by J. Bonsor Salisbury Square. Communications for the paper to be addressed to the Printers at Blackfriars office.
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London
Parntappy J. Walter
J. Walter
Jan Printine -House-Square
Beachfriare
J. Bonsor
Salisbury-Square
Blackfriars
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Londen
Mortrow Ewen
Thomas Grenville
Lord Gaexville
Drop
Clondrohid
Stafb
Tythes
M‘carthy’s
Marth
Ship News
Falmouth
Melpomene
Cruize
Deal
Wind
Bennet Freet
Bath
Charlotte Gendry
Windsor
Evans
Genoa
Oporte
Venice
India
Inpits
Spruspury
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