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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 31, 1797
Page
4
A garbled passage discusses General Officers and a commander aided by Bellegarde and Lindenau. It hints at duties, plans, and Archduke proximity with unclear relations to Prussian service and treatment. The text remains fragmentary and lacks coherent events or dates.
A scrambled Saturday item discusses European politics with oblique references to Austria, France, and the Vatican reaction. It notes potential secularization concerns, military mobilization on the Rhine and Tyrol, and cautious diplomacy as Napoleon era pressure shapes peace negotiations.
A disrupted report notes a revolt in Parte baying against the British and Austrian forces. It mentions Napoleon declared that the Deposits of the City of Modena must publish a new constitution within forty eight hours and a new government to be organized within a fortnight.
The text describes Papal Envoys arriving, with negotiations under harsh terms resembling capitulation. It notes the Pope and College of Cardinals ratified peace, sending the ratification to Paris, while expressing concern for Rome, the Holy Father, and the state.
Letters from Rome report that all spare gold and silver plate is to be moved to the mint within three days. Fifty nine wagons carry 2,000,000 Roman crowns and saddle-horses have been dispatched from Milan to Foligno and delivered to the Chief.
Vienna reports the Austrian forces in Italy have consolidated on the Tagliamento river amid flooding along the Piave, hindering their effort to seize a better stance. Three days of public prayers across Vienna churches and chapels express support for Imperial arms, with hopes for continued war despite imperfect peace prospects.
Reports state the French remain at Trent and Neyis while Imperialists hold Saturn. Riflemen occupy valleys of Baim feck and Emsbergi and skirmish daily, thwarting enemy penetrations. Archduke gathers forces at Gortz, staff changes boost troop confidence in the youthful commander. Large numbers march via this region toward Fyrol and Friuli.
A fragmentary notice mentions an order to raise an army in Castile and Castile’s duchy. It notes unexpected determination and possible alarm from a count to accelerate the discovery of a dilatory registration by the Litho court at Paris.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Portsmouth arrival, fresh ships for cruise making, a squadron, and ships not yet set to sea. It references a Bar Inorg packet, nine fresh ships, and a fleet at Brett, with distant notes on travel and force movements, but details are obscured and largely unreadable.
In a Birmingham sedition case the judge pressed the defendant for a reply while witnesses clashed, listing counts of the indictment with the jury noting the defendant’s alleged seditious expression. The trial, held in the Court of King's Bench, lasted seven hours as proceedings at times grew heated and jury selection stretched into the next term.
An official record dated March 28 1797 from Treasury Chambers details advances made since December 13 1796 for the Imperial Majesty’s service. It notes no further advances are ordered and that repayment security rests on the Emperor’s agents’ receipt and the Imperial Minister’s engagement. Repayment to be satisfied from a loan in England when available. Charles Longs. Whitehall.
A Bolton Lincolnshire meeting chaired by John Cartwright, Esq. endorsed a petition to the House of Commons with Samuel Barnard, Esq. seconding it. Reports from Dublin note an altercation between the Earl of Mears and Mr. Gore near Inniskerry. the Earl wounded, but not mortally.
Fragmentary report lists ships and actions in the Channel area with references to Sir Roche Curris, frigates like Alcmene and Marceau cutter, and convoys including Prince of Wales, Ant, and ships Doris and Champion. Mentions weather wind SW and movements to the Nore, with arrivals from Charleston and Barbadoes.
March agriculture report notes dry spells improving young wheat though frost damage risk remains. Markets rise modestly due to scarce foreign corn. peas and beans flourish while barley and oats perform well. Clover and ryegrass slow to recover. fallowed lands praised. beef and mutton prices steady, pork cheaper. wool prices continue to fall. East India ship dispatches completed. court case over damages awarded to plaintiff.
Obscure obituary and social items list deaths and life events from Hull to London. Entries mention John Singleton Clark, Maria Salter, Rev Mr Barnodin, Henrietta Pratviel, Richard Grindall, Roger Scully, Miss Botham, and Lt. General Blathwayt among others with brief biographical or locational details.
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