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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 24, 1797
Page
4
Third reading of the Tower Hamlets Buk and second reading of the Catholic's Militia Bill occupy the Commons agenda. Committee on the Affeed Taxes Bill and Stamp Duties, Bills of Supply, and Ways and Means are noted. Motions by Mr Fox on reform and by Mr Sueridan on the Scamen follow.
A stock price summary appears with fractions and notes on the Hamburg Mail ship arrivals. The main text then reports on European affairs including French troop movements, potential peace preliminaries, and political reform debates led by Mr Fox. It covers royal congratulations for a royal marriage, audience details, naval mutinies at Sheerness, Irish disturbances, and various domestic and foreign notices.
A French cartel ship from Nantes arrives at Spithead with about 160 prisoners. Officers on board report that 100 seamen boarded boats and escaped, while the rest joined the officers and other crews at Spithead. The report notes privateering at Nantes and describes mixed impressions of treatment by the French and news of Buonaparte’s popularity. Plymouth fleet off shore maintains drills as mutinous sentiments persist among sailors, with flag changes and command shifts among admiralty ships indicating renewed order.
In Portsmouth yesterday twenty six artificers were discharged from the dock-yard without notice following unrest over labour wages. The 88th Regiment of Foot embarked on transports to Guernsey as officers faced removal and crews pressed for Captain Yorke to stay aboard. Several ships report officer discontent and transfers of crews to other vessels as repairs proceed on Le Jaft.
His Majesty's ship Ariadne sailed last night with the Aimwell and Conquest gun-vessels. The Downs hold the Overyfel Beaulieu and Plover. The Stork transported troops for Guernsey under convoy. Aimwell gun-vessels arrived. Wind is E N E.
Marriages announced in Chichester and Covent Garden with Newland Camden ties. Died Sunday afternoon General Clarke, husband of Dowager Lady Warwick. William Gifeman, farmer of Multifarnam, dies at 80. Lady Mary Cecil dies at 14 at Marquis of Salisbury’s London home. Mrs Jobling of Cripplegate dies at 72.
Fragmentary OCR item shows vague references to stocks, bonds, India, and confols with garbled figures and prices. No coherent event or entities clearly identifiable.
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