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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 12, 1792
Page
4
An excerpt captures a turbulent view of the French Revolution with frantic imagery and scornful tone. The text condemns mobs, confiscations, and moral decay, contrasting past honor with present upheaval and urging transformation.
London reports on prorogation of Parliament to January and the ongoing war in Europe. It covers French actions at Mons, Dutch fortifications, Austrian Netherlands, and military movements including sieges, arsenals, and supply counts. Also notes calm in Ireland’s troops, a Portsmouth mutiny inquiry, and refugee movements from France.
Citizens in Waterford protested high prices for meal and potatoes gathering at the chief magistrate’s office, detaining outward bound ships to check cargoes, then dispersing after the mayor promised prices would be lowered. Newcastle reports favorable weather aiding wheat harvest. Shields port seamen riot stories chilled by authorities. Birmingham fire at Chamberlain cooper shop, suspected arson, with prior threats to burn another timber yard. Edinburgh notes corn harvests arriving in good condition despite weather.
The States-General and War Establishment plan a January 1 179% start for a settled corps of sea officers with salaries including Flag Officers 720 florins and Captain Lieutenants 640 florins. The marine artillery corps will have six companies divided into three divisions under a Lieutenant-Admiral, with 15 cadets per company, totaling 540 men plus subaltern and artillery officers.
A fragmented report from Monday November 12 details wins by Mr O'Kelly's Exciseman and Duke of York's Fire among others. It lists various horses and performances with sparse figures, noting ponies and hackneys in a brief, period-voice sporting brief.
The Fox hounds from Castle Hedinghat move to Holkbar this month to train before shifting to Ep pings. The famed pack recorded thirteen brace of foxes last season, while Mr Gannine’s hounds take over the Witham kennel in Essex tomorrow to hunt central parts between Sir William Bowes's shore to the east and Mr Coxe to the west. His Grace of Gratrow’s dwarf pack remains noted as among the kingdom’s best hunting hounds.
The Duke of Beprorp on Dragon and Sir Joan Lapeg on Clifden rode 15 stone mounts in a Saturday match over the Beacon Course for 300 guineas, the Duke prevailing easily. The piece notes English hawking prospects, hunting, and distant sport, with reflections on fox covers, partridges, and hare abundance, plus a grim critique of cock fighting. a Shropshire wager on cocks ending in tragedy is mentioned.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe river floods and road hazards around the Thames, with vague references to carriage and pedestrian passage, footpads, a robbery at Slough and Colnbrook, a bank or betting tale, and several ships sailing from Dek Bay with various captains and vessels listed. The text is disjointed and includes many garbled names and places.
To avoid delays for anxious writers abroad and in Great Britain this notice asks senders to specify how medicines should be forwarded, giving broker or agent address, wharf, ship, and usual sailing time. It notes named London inn, and urges expediency and faithful service by the Antiseorantic Dror proprietor.
A crowded notice lists marriages and deaths across several towns. It records William Bakery Big and Mrs Moses of Charlotte Street, and Richard Cheilyn of Bourne to Mrs Warner at Newport Essex. It notes William Jones of Holborn as a cornbroker, deaths include Mr William Wall of Hoxton Square aged ninety, and John Lewis, brewer of Richmond in his eighty sixth year. Further entries mention Mrs Curson of Kilmarnock, Ioan Gillman of the Inner Temple, and other local figures, with dates and locations spanning Liveroly, London, Caermarthen, Bradford, and Charlestown South Carolina among scattered notices.
The SHLP news details outward bound ships from various ports, listing vessels such as Neptune and Lydia followed by destinations Jamaica Africa and Smyrna. A strong wind is noted. remaining outward bound ships continue as before. Dublin and Waterford markets report grain prices and stock quotes with a cautious outlook.
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