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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 16, 1796
Page
3
Paris reports that Rear-Admiral Ricoury's squadron reached Rochefort on the 5th of the month after eluding pursuing forces. Severe weather and rough seas off Newfoundland hindered action but the squadron destroyed numerous dwellings and captured or paroled many, delivering others to France for attachment to reports.
Dispatches describe Corsica under Gentili and Cafetta, with Bastia captured after English evacuation. French forces gain coastal positions, seize enemy ships, and prepare for Rhine campaigns as Spain declares war. Reports also note naval movements from Hamburg and pressure on Austrian lines along the Rhine.
A dispatch describes Corsican rebels seizing St Germano and Bastia garrisons, capturing mortars and cannon while English forces retreat to Porto-Ferrajo. Bonifacio prisoners are reported, with General Gantry sailing with Corsican refugees. An English frigate wreck near Cape Corfe is noted, crew status unclear.
November 14 reports a large crowd of citizens and soldiers celebrating the Tree of Liberty in Bologna with a dance and illumination. Buonaparte reportedly orders marches to Rome and urges republics in the Po region while sending 10,000 muskets to Bologna. France presses Genoa for 4 to 5 million livres Tournois, half in specie, as Spinola seeks payment and college ratifications advance.
Hague reports Citizen Noel writes to the Convention describing pacification talks with Lord Malmesbury. The Directory plans to send a plenipotentiary to Paris to safeguard Batavian interests during negotiations. Citizens Levenon Pasteur and Meyer have been named for the mission.
Toulon reports that on October 27 two Spanish ships of the line and two frigates entered the harbour amid tense conditions. The arrival follows prior naval movements in the region and raises questions about the broader Mediterranean engagement and the balance of sea power.
Fragmentary report notes an apparent Spanish navy cruise or movement in our latitude. The garbled text mentions Henri and a conceptio mountains, with unclear height reference, indicating a messy OCR of a historical brief.
The letter reports a shakeup among high clerical and political ranks. Confessors of the King and Queen to be replaced, a new Patriarch to be named, and the Marquis of Braanis promoted amid cruelty accusations. An insurrection of the Sons of the Lux is rumored, with Mera-Cruz funds? to back Italian ambitions. Mazarzao cited to command the Spanish fleet. Pado leads Estremadura forces. The King’s advisers debate Public Republican leanings and praise Pardo as a capable general despite opinion.
News from Brusells reports Archduke Charles moving along the Rhine with a sizable force to drive French from Kehl and nearby forts. Austrian and French skirmishes noted near Kehl, with preparations at Offenbourg and Mannheim for heavy artillery assault. Kray’s 30,000 troops encamped along the Lahn region as batteries rise and closures tighten.
Private correspondence reports the Rhine flow reopening as French and Archduke armies face off between Colmar and Strasbourg. Moreau dined with the French ambassador at Basle on the 25th as talks continue. The Arcupuxes may delay operations until Paris negotations conclude. Herze recrossed the Rhine near Mannheim while Cobleritz is declared besieged.
Vienna reports a tentative peace treaty between the King of Naples and the Pope with defensive alliance against France. News detail Neapolitan and Neapolitan troops marching toward Bologna and northern Italy, plus fragmented accounts of Buonaparte’s forces and Imperial movements in Frioul and Tyrol as preparations for a Diet in Presburg proceed. Military maneuvers include French detachments near Cis Tadella and strategic posts at Trapos and Tarre.
A Milan Gazette report notes Mantua residents flee in large numbers as French forces block the fortress. In Modena, 18 to 55 year olds are ordered to arm or be deemed enemies. General Robert of Modena urges disbanded Duke troops to join the Republican legion, under threat of desertion penalties. Ferrara administration must keep 40 000 cwt of corn ready for French troops, with duties flowing to the Republican treasury. Extror, Corsica’s English viceroy, had earlier freed detainees before departure.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a military clash involving Field-Marsial Worms. It mentions troops and a defense action with some numbers, though the text is garbled and names are unclear.
The Committee for Foreign Affairs sent instructions to the Paris minister on peace negotiations and potential ambassador Leveftenson to Paris if a general pacification occurs. A decree limits the Assembly to members for printing the new constitution plan, while duties on foreign woollen cloths may drop and colonial products from England gain special status amid ongoing policy changes.
Dispatch from Milan reports Mantua now with three gates open and General Wurmayer establishing headquarters at Gorla near Mantua. Austrian forces are said to be at Verona with government reports claiming a confederation forms and about 40,000 troops ready to bolster Lombardy against Republican energy.
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