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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 23, 1796
Page
3
Fragment reads as garbled OCR about soldiers and interiors, mentioning coats, uniforms, and discontent toward the army. Specifics are unclear. context hints at a seaport setting and military posture. No clear events or persons can be reliably identified from the fragment.
Fragmentary report notes Austrian troops to occupy encampments in the quarter. Mentions defenses along the Lower Rhine and command arrangements, with unclear phrasing about arrival and deployment.
Fragmentary OCR describes a debate on whether to free the Scheldt and control Franco-Dutch relations. A new ordinance bans French emigrants from leaving Dutch territory without passports, and requires report to the French minister or agents.
OCR excerpts detail European military postures with Austrian regiments ready for campaigns and French deserters shifting sides. Notes mention Kray corps moving toward St. Wendel, readiness across armies, and counterpoints about French and Allied forces shaping early campaign constraints.
Fragmentary report notes potential opposition candidates in Wilts and surrounding counties, with mentions of Down ton, Grick, and other local figures. It references Trinity House corporate matters, Borough of Southwark nomination days, and a Dunlop-like shift in local political alignments amid broader parliamentary intrigues.
Report from The Hague dated May 44 describes patriots pressuring Amsterdam Senate members linked to former partisans to resign. Armed citizens seized prisoners from prisons and stormed the town hall. The Convention president ordered 700 garrison troops to Amsterdam as fears of further unrest rise and the army awaits orders. General Bournonville assumed command of the main force except for the Hague garrison. The forces may be deployed abroad if needed.
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