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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 28, 1798
Page
3
Reports from Dublin Castle describe rebels estimated above a thousand under Michael Reynolds, with about 30 killed in streets and over 100 in fields. Cavalry and infantry praised for exemplary conduct as proclamations, letters, and parliamentary notices unfold amid martial law and searches for concealed arms.
The Princess of Wales hosted a grand breakfast at Blackheath with nobility including the Duke of Guou cester and Princess Sopura. A public breakfast at Montague House drew over one hundred nobles, while dispatches from Government floated to ships from East India House. A street incident left Burrows wounded after a clash with Townsend. A privateer from New Providence caused a fatal incident at sea, and Sir Joan Ricci MinteR and Lt Col Bygrave died from fits.
Lord Castlereagh presents a proclamation to the House urging concurrence with martial law while the Chancellor of the Exchequer presses for a measured response. Col Maxwell privately favors rapid martial trials for treasonous prisoners, but Castlereagh cautions against rash, undiscriminating action and warns against concentrating executive power. The issue prompts debate on balancing justice, mercy, and state security amid recent upheavals.
Yesterday F N Frevilliers was charged with sending a challenge and a tarquinine letter to Mr Carr of Exeter court. Letters were read, proving the charge. It emerged he once quarrelled with a Mr Smith after a billiard dispute, struck him injuring ribs, and Smith possibly died. Frevilliers left for America, returning after nearly two years. The Magistrate committed him pending determination of Smith's death cause.
List of subscribers to a purse opened by flag officers and captains under Earl of St Vincent in Lisbon on April 16 1798.Exclusive of affected waxes, the document records donor names and positions within the fleet. The entry reflects naval fundraising and organizational details of late 18th century maritime operations.
A Glasgow letter dated May 21 reports a prisoner from the West jailed for seditious praises, with a note he was sent to Edinburgh. Strathaven arrests for sedition ended in releases. Citywide apprehensions and examinations for seditious meetings persist amid daily disturbances. A May 21 fire in Mem Scor, Ibur, and Co’s wine-cellars caused near-suffocation among firemen. only straw and empty casks damaged. Pickpocket events in Newgate Street end with the suspect hidden in a wall recess and brought to the Compter. A daytime burglary attempt on Mr. Gordon, Smithfield Salesman, triggers a watch chase and a later sham priest-marriage case. An intoxicated driver is rescued after a wagon wheel injures him. a watchman, Rowe, is jailed for a sham marriage scheme. another ruffian escapes.
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