Newspaper Regulation Bill Clears First Reading in Commons
Parliamentary intelligence reports the Attorney General introducing the Newspaper Regulation Bill for a first reading with a clause on registration of newspaper staff at the Stamps Office. Debate follows on a petition from merchants of Liverpool and Bristol against slave trafficking clauses as further divisions occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Wm. Dolben
Gacoigne
Liverpool
Bristol
M. Smith
Lord Hawkesbury
Veterinary College
London May 12 Levee at St James s and royal notices
London dispatches reveal a brief Levee at St James s with few attendees where Mr Moore son of the Archbishop of Canterbury was presented. Earl Spencer brought dispatches from overseas as the Queen and Princesses visited Carleton House before Windsor. Reports mention Privy Council tensions, naval actions near La Hogue and St Margon, and public funds for war in Barbados. The piece notes French threats, Catholic magnates supporting defense, and local acts of military drill amid invasion fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St James’s
Mr. Moore
Archishop of
Canterbury
Earl Spencer
East-Indies
Cape of Good Hope
Marcou
Lee Chancettor
Mr. Prrr
Windsor
Carleton House
Cuar- Lotte
Cox
Ireland
Duke of Porthand
Maidstone
Privy Council
Fox
Lord Beverley
Northumberand
Duke of Devonshire
Lord Bute
Mr. Rose
Isle of Wight
Hampshire
Orestes
St. Margon
la Hogue
Musxein
West Indies
Margon
Barbadees
England
President Adams Warns Congress Over French Negotiations
The March 1798 dispatches from France are reviewed by President Adams who urges decisive measures to defend seafaring rights and national sovereignty. He notes no feasible terms with France and calls for strengthened arsenals, foundries, and revenue to protect commerce and territory. The report includes criticism of French influence and outlines a firm stance at home. Also, Hyde Park Chapel in St George's Hospital District reports a burglary of jewelry belonging to the Rev. Mr. Clarke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atciers
Jean Bon St. André
Algiers
Rome
Vienna
Dey
St. André
Crown and Anchor
Arches
Mars
L’herculé
Plymouth Hospital
G. A. Ford
Newington Butts
St. George’s Corps
Duke of Bedford’s
United States
France
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
French Republic
Houses of Congress
Europe
America
St. George’s Hospital
Hyde Park Corner
Mr. Clarke
Ship News From The Atlantic Trade Routes
Listings reveal multiple captures by privateers and naval actions across the Atlantic. Vessels including The Stag Percival from Tortola to Jamaica and The A ive from Swansea to Oporto were carried into Caribbean ports. The Ark from Tortola to Liverpool and The Dispatch from Shields were seized near privateer grounds. Letters sent from Dover and messages to Lord Christian mark ongoing wartime communications.
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Percival
Tortola
Jamaica
L’ Aiete
Porto Rico
Cox
Swansea
Oporto
Spain
Cecile
Charleston
Grenada
Porto Rica
Ant
Newfoundland
Barbadoes
Guadaloupe
Eliza
Bird
Africa
West Indies
Barbee
Hogg
Cayenne
Ark
St. Thomas's
Liverpool
James
Pearson
Whitby
Baltic
le Seguer
Eastrice
Hambro
North Sea
Aftrea
George
Dantzig
Bristol
Naze
Noway
le Jupiter
Sims
Shields
Norway
India Shipping Update From Bengal and Cape Arrivals
Lieutenant Mupoe arrived at the Admiralty with dispatches from Captain Brouciton of Providence. Various ships reached the Cape and Bengal from Bengal and London. Passengers from Bengal aboard the Houghton include Captain J L Richardson and several ladies and gentlemen.
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Mupoe
Admiralty
BroucuTon
Providence
Portsmouth
White Eagle
Bengal
Capes
Isabella
Wilkinson
Lord Thurlow
Thompson
Houghton
Hudson
Britannia
Stewart
Carron
Simpson
Milford
Jordan
Anna
Gilmore
Horn
Surat Castle
Inkston
London
Minerva
Smith
Prince of Wales’s Island
Elbe
de Jonge
Hambro
Amazon
Hooper
Arniston
Barfoot
Ceres
Stephens
Talbot
Dawkins
Sybille
Fox
Duff
Otahelte
Henderson
Bombay
Gustaveld
Kiarmanshold
Gothenberg
Dover
Walpole
Good Hope
Fame
Leviathan
Madeira
St Ma cous Island naval action reported by Royalists in Normandy
Correspondent details a planned enemy assault on the island on the seventh with about 8000 men aboard 50 to 60 gun vessels. Marines and Chatham division units repelled the attack with heavy fire, sinking several gun vessels, and inflicting large enemy casualties while sustaining fatigue from prior nights of alarm. Marines on the island included officers, serjeants, drummers, and about 170 rank and file.
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Normandy
Portsmouth
Sir Rhco. Strachan
Wich
Mavenan
Chatham
Adamant
Two Women and Chatterton Remanded in Assault Case
Marlborough Street Office re-examined two women and Chatterton for an assault on Mr. Barry. Barry declines to prosecute despite public demand. magistrate insists on accountability for public safety. Prisoners remanded to New Prison Clerkenwell, to reappear Monday. Public commendation for magistrates and police zeal.
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Barry
Chatterton
Gilland
Clerkenwell
Edinburgh Alarm Over French Fleet Sighted In Offing
A Tuesday scare in Edinburgh, with Leith observers reporting a large fleet believed to be French. Men older than 60 and women and children were told to prepare to move to the Highlands, though the invasion threat proved unfounded.
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Edinburgh
Leith
Highlands
House of Commons
Corm
Gth
Roth
William the Third
London
Abbey of
Canterbury
Dorset-street
Salisbury Court
Fleeta Street
Wilderness-lane
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Parliamentary Intelligence
Jouhn
Ship News
Downs
Argo
Henry
Soag
Lord H. Seymour
Lord Bripport
Storrorp
Cowes
Carysfort
Paincue
Spithead
Lady Christian
Cape
Charlotte, Howes
New York
India Shipping
ST. Marcou
West Island
Marlborough Street
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