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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 31, 1793
Page
2
In Paris on May 25 General Mi was interrogated and condemned, crying that he dies to a cabal and the people will regret it too late. Portipre Devaux and Dumourier's aide were condemned and executed for betraying the Republic by following orders.
The report shows Cuftine advancing from Alsace toward Mayence after forcing General Wuruser to retreat behind Queich. In Carlsberg the Prussian defense under Prince Hohenlohe fell back, and Curtine’s march toward Magente threatens to compel Allied relief. The Duke of Brunswick may join to contest the enemy.
Sailed ships in late November and May report Channel actions. The Georgette and Columbus, Delano, reach London via captured French routes. The Alarm frigate and other vessels convoy to ward. Langfelt and Fairy arrive from Antigua. several ships retaken by Latona frigate amid Channel activity in a period of naval operations.
The dispatch extols British, Hanoverian, and Austrian actions in Europe and the West Indies. It notes French setbacks at Valenciennes and Windte, French Maine frontier reports, and praise for Major General Cayter's Tobago operation. Confidence grows in future Allied successes and a harsher stance toward France.
The entry records a stock price snapshot at one o clock including Bank Stock at 168 Indiadiito 212, reduced 76 5-Sths 3 per Cent, Consolids 77 3-Sths open, 4 per Cent. Exenequer Bulls and related notes appear as fragments with several unreadable terms.
Citizens hail the Island of Toraco as recaptured from France in the last war and expect soon the seizure of Maxtinico, the vital West Indian stronghold. Advancing fleets under Admiral Gasnier are anticipated to target the Caribbean, while reports from Leyden Cartrey and Duke of York HQ suggest shifting fronts and renewed French control of Deux Ponts amid broader Dutch unrest.
Advices report part of the Dutch corps under Prince Frederick of Orange with about 760 men of Waldeck and Dutch Grenadiers surprised and defeated by the French on May 23 at Tourqueing. Over 500 killed or wounded, including Colonel Quan and almost all officers attached to the battalions.
Friday May 31 reports a French surprise and capture of Furnes. Dutch garrison of about 600 retreated and have now arrived here, causing considerable alarm in the area.
Mr. Suater the King's Messenger arrives at the Secretary of State with Dutch intelligence from Allied Armies stating no major events since May 23. A 700-strong Dutch force at Orchies was surprised by the French. insurgents threaten Nantes and Rochelle with an army of 50,000. Reports cite British naval actions, Swiss warlike preparations, and various political shifts across Europe including Russia and Spain.
Reports from Frankfurt dated May 26 describe Custing at the head of an army raid with 120000 men causing widespread fear. In Mentz the commandant and the Duke of Brunswick discuss evacuating with the garrison marching out with honors of war, date to be set.
Portsmourth June 2 reports the arrival of the Lord Walsingham and several transported troops for inland service as a reorganized movement lands, amid unsteady reports of displaced migrants and defensive measures.
Dover report notes a Danish vessel the Thief Children transporting English passengers from Calais. some hidden aboard as soldiers searched the ship. The item lists births deaths and marriages, ship arrivals at Dover and other ports, stock prices, and medical remedies for scurvy.
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