Royal Levee at St James and naval orders amid war news
London dispatch reports King’s levee at St James's attended by Arch Bishop of York Earl Howe and Viscount Barrington with Pitt and others. Naval ships were commissioned at Charing Cross and mutiny among sailors noted. Updates from Brussels describe forces near Mons and an Austrian force of about 40,000 facing the French, with 2,000 Austrians reported in a prior engagement.
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Iuke of Richmann
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York
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Viscount Barrincton
Marxham
East Indies
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Charing Cross
William Swown
Speedy
Cungine
Daik
Shields
von Offend
Gerais Crataraye
Beaurteu
le Halle
Brussels
Mons
Appointment of Ninian Home as Lieutenant Governor of Grenada
The London Gazette reports the King appoints Ninian Home to be His Majesty's Lieutenant Governor of the Island of Grenada and its dependencies in America. The notice lists numerous military promotions and resignations across regiments, including Baker Edmestone to Ensign and Gore to Ensign, with extensive surrender notices and attorney details for various towns.
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America
Francis Gore
Cay
Baker Edmestone
Ainmsley Gore
Garreborns
Herbert Croft
Quebec
Ireland
6Th Dragoon Guard
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Cornet
Edward Denney
Sth Dragoons
William Irvine
Cornet Orton Hutchinson
8Th Dragoons
Samuel Cooke
John Browne
12Th Dragoons
Robert Clive
Lievenant
57Th Crazoons
Theobald Butler
Joshua Meredith
Henry Fane
William Stapleton
Certificates Granted By December Eighth
To be granted on or before the 8th of December. Thomas Davis of Bermondsey Surrey hair merchant. Robert Baines Baines of Kingston upon Hull grocer. Robert Edington of Newcastle upon Tyne woodmonger.
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Bermondsey
Surrey
Robert Baines Baines
Kingston Upon Hull
Robert Edington
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Famine Symptoms Rise Across France Amid Bread Crises
The French capital splits by faction as the famine deepens. Provinces report rising bread prices, with Limoges and Lyons seeing bread priced at high levels and workers forced to borrow against future wages. Rouen faces a bread driven insurrection with National Guard deployment and cautious magistrates seeking relief from the National Convention.
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Alps
Limazis
Haute-Vienne
Lyons
Rouen
National Guard
National Convention
War Office Resignation and Dutch Crisis Rumors
Sir Grover Youtt to resign from the War Office with Lord Murecrave as successor amid reports of Dutch fears of French invasion. The Gazette notes French exertions, hemp purchases, and political prosecutions. Mutiny and Bounty ship actions loom, with public letters and Crown proceedings hinted.
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Hanover
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de Lovers
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Hol
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Temple Bar
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Stadthalder
Holfid
Custine
M.re Croix
Rhine
Coblentz
Custins Thither
Jorx Barrow
Joan Frost
National Convention of France
Society
King’s Bench
Oath and Perjury Debate Amid Jacobin Pressure
In a distracted dialogue the Citizen resists duplicity as the Nation presses a new oath. The Nation pushes perjury to serve political ends, promising wealth through plunder while warning of executions. The Citizen wrestles with conscience and religion under threat of violence.
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Citizen
Nation
Abbie Dove
Royalty Abolished Trial Doubts In Paris Assembly
The piece argues the National Convention cannot judge Louis XVI impartially after abolishing Royalty and fears a decree or pardon. It recalls Charles I, warns of Sans Culottes protests, and cites Madame Elizabeth’s virtue amid calumny. A Birmingham High Church rally over parish officer elections sparks tension.
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Europe
Louis XVI
Charles I
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Democratic Party
Rogan Cutp
Elizas Eth
Paris
M. Chardounier
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Birmingham
Public Office Trial of Tilley and Dogger Over Watch Theft
Sophia Tilley was charged with stealing a silver watch from Isaac Pilleau and Mary Dogger charged with receiving it knowing it was stolen. Pilleau described the theft at Cove Garden and Drury Lane, with the watch later found in Tilley’s possession. Constable Treadway testified Tilley admitted selling the watch to Margaret Doggett for sixpence. Both prisoners were committed for re-examination. Hannah Edwards also committed for trial for stealing a watch from James Palmer.
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Nicholas Bond
Sophia Tilley
Isaac Pilleau
Mary Dogger
Treadway
Tilley
Margaret Doggett
Shsannah Edwards
James Palmer
Miraculous safety after coach wrecks in Sherborne region
A Falmouth coach overturned on a precipice eight feet deep near Sherborne. Miraculously no one injured. Earlier a Blandford wagon with five horses frightened into a fatal collision near Crow Inn. drivers narrowly escaped death with injuries and bruises. Fresh horses secured. Countess obliged to proceed.
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Oakhampton
Falmouth
Tanto A. Waggon
Blandfory
Carter
Weather Favors Farmers Amid Riot Conditions at Shields
Newcastle reports milder weather benefiting crops, enabling farmers to harvest wheat better than expected, while riots by port workers at Shields cause severe cruelty concerns. Messages from various parts describe the unrest as unmatched in similar events, signaling turmoil alongside improving agricultural prospects.
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Shieldsy
Colonel Lenox proposes prize in Phoenix Park hurling contest
A plan proposes a prize of 209 guineas annually for hurling superiority on fifteen acres in Phoenix Park funded by subscription. Contenders must be at least twenty four on each side. Nearby notes report on law, military figures, and a Windsor to St James's rider tragedy, with Count Miranpa and French affairs referenced.
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Phoenix
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Williard' Campbell
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Miranpa
South America
Spain
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France
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London
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Republic
Mons
Joseph II
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Windsor
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