Dutch unrest and military plans amid Brabant quiet
In Brabant unrest grows as cannon scarcity and port closures disrupt trade. Officials report plans for eight militia brigades and artillery, while fear mounts over Rufsians marching to Holland. Batavian response to the New Constitution anniversary shows no joy as merchants complain of foreign trade stagnation and a ban on Rhine travel by Batavians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ber- N-Opercoms
Brabant
Holland
Batavian Republic
P.S. T
Rhine
Kehe
Arai
Cappel
Ith Gean
Botterweir
Strasburgh
Seltz
Plirterfuort
Lucern
Balle
Geneva
Necker
Basle
Paris papers report new plenipotentiaries amid growing European tension
From Paris to Constantinople and Lucerne the dispatches chronicle Strasbourg diplomacy, Bavarian and Hessian envoys, conscription crackdowns, and Grand Guillaume’s arrest. Egypt’s news tallies with Kleber’s march, Ottoman planning, and a 15 million piastre uplift by Uhlemas, while French agents expose emigre influence and local uprisings across Kehl, Cappel, and Swiss cantons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Straiburgh
Elector of
Bavaria
Hesse Darmstadt
Jean Debry
Bourdeaux
England
Grand Guillaume
Hotel de Longueville
Zwo
Constantinople
Ayersto
Beauchamp
Pacha
Asia Minor
Uhlemas
Porte
Peasant Insurrection and Church Lands Under Seizure
Reports from MANHEIM and MADRID describe a 7000-strong peasant uprising near Manheim led by Austrian troops, while Spain considers a broad tax and public sale of church property. Urquijo backs France, Ferrol ship outfitting continues, majorca fronts troop redeployment, and English ships are captured or diverted to Calais and Vigo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manheim
Madrid
Arait
Council of Castile
Pyrenees
Urquijo
France
Ferrol
Catalonia
Valentia
Majorca
Minorca
Bankrupts and Dividends Listed in London Gazette
From May 21 entries show bankrupts including John Banks and John Chandler. Dividends scheduled June 6 to July 2 for multiple creditors across London and provincial towns, naming assorted tradesmen such as hackney men, merchants, bridle-cutters, curriers, watchmakers, cheesemongers, victuallers, tile-makers, tile-makers, and others with addresses in Holborn, Bermondsey, Huddersfield, Manchester, Sheffield, Portsea, Tower Hill, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Gazette
John Banks
Primrose-treet
Corn-Chandler
John Chandler
Redlings
Weymouth
T. Hudson
Little James-Street
Holborn
Hackneyman
T. W. Jodly
Threadneedle-street
W. Smith
Walsall
Staffordshire
W. Watts
Cherry-garden-street
Bermondsey
Lancaster
Huddersfield
Yorkshire
Currier
W. Boardman
Manchester
Merchant
W. Griggs Winchester
Meatman
J. Riley
Sheffield
Linen-Craper
G. Jamison
Portsea
Bishop
Drury-lane
E.buck
Oxen
Don-Street
Vitctualler
J. Creswick
Green-lane
J. Miller
Catherine-court
Tower-hill
Mer
Chant
M. Hart
Bermondsfey-street
John Lincoln
St. George’s-fields
Baker
J. Pritchard
H. Pritchard
Battle-bridge
T. Stanton
Tronmonger-lane
W. Pollard
Holloway
G. Fowler
Scotland-yard
Janery J. Davis
Brighthelmston
Parliament debates Cold Bath Fields prison abuses and Despard case
In the House of Commons on May 2, Campbell’s Divorce is read and a committee report on Cold Bath Fields prison is debated. Sir Francis Burdett denounces mistreatment of prisoners, cites violence by the Governor and guards, and calls for a fresh inquiry into torture, confinement, and conditions, referencing Col. Despard and other inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House OF Commons
Tuasvar
Campbell
Cold Bath Fields
Wn. Dundas
Francis Burdett
Effer
East and West Indies
Mr. Pitt
Duke of Portland
France
Baronet
W. Dundas
Col. Despard
Aris
Hill
Speaker
Dundas
Despard
Glaffe
Wilberforce Bird
Colonel Despard
Molehouse
Howard
William Young
Mr. Locke
Aaron Gilbert
Baltiles
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Paris Papers
Francenfeld
Appenzel
Glaris
Underwald
Schwitz
Canton of
Uri
Italy
Max
Swan
Calais
Janes
Mary
Lydia
Hamburgh
Christopher
St. Sebastian
London
Sierra Leone
Vigo
Friends Good Will
Nostra Seigno E Carchagas
Cork
Libon
Corunna
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