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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 16, 1798
Page
2
The document details a court martial verdict against a suspected traitor, Therkeld Wilfe Zone, for serving with the enemy. It covers an attempted suicide to avoid execution, Habeas Corpus petitions, and a high stakes exchange between Tone and Major General the Earl of Cavan regarding treatment as a prisoner of war.
Yesterday morning May Esty with attendants hunted in Windsor Great Park. The Queen and Princesses Augusta Elizabeth May accompanied by the Council of Hrissorouc Lady Sioney, Lady Gers truce Vintrers, and Lady Caroline Da vER visited the Hon Mrs Harcourt. Letters by the last Lisbon mail report the French Directory pressed similar restrictions on British goods in Spain as in Holland, prohibiting British imports and seizing merchandise in transit.
In Dublin this morning a writ was sought to bring to the bar the body of Tone who was convicted of High Treason at a recent court martial. Contempt claims against Brigade Major Sanpys were argued as officers refused orders, and Tone’s fate was debated amid warnings of potential danger if removed. The court adjourned, with access for Tone’s friends denied, as surgeons testified Tone had attempted suicide. Public interest surged, and mentions of Holt’s surrender and a bank-note forgery execution are noted in the journal.
The letter notes Pitt’s plan to remove the Drawback on sugars and colonial exports, arguing it will appease consumers who see cheaper West India goods in Hamburg versus London. It cites high coal prices due to shipping limits, a Maltese ship in Naples, and protests in Ireland with a violent incident near Enniscorthy. The Dublin government appoints FitzGerald to lead North Cork Militia. Ehrenbreitstein remains a focal point in continental tensions. a Treasury clerk’s aide faces mischaracterization after a fraud report.
A long list reports ships lost or captured in transatlantic and European waters. The American Egglin and several other vessels suffer wrecks or privateer captures near Wales, Cork, and St. Jago. Other ships are taken or driven ashore, with cargoes saved or damaged and multiple privateer actions noted along the Atlantic routes. The Zealand and Dutch frigates near the Nore join the chase, while Plymouth reports Bellona and a captured brigantine heading toward Falmouth for refit and tow actions.
In Windsor Great Park a grand ploughing match was held between Lord Somerville’s oxen and His Majesty’s team. Somerville’s oxen finished in one hour forty six minutes, while the royal team took two hours. A privateer engagement off Portsmouth saw the collier Joseph and Hannah resist with few crew against a privateer with heavy casualties and the collier sinking after a fierce exchange.
The article notes a jury's judgment against a strongman for neglect and sentences him to six months in prison. It reports the Minister of Marine and Colonies announcing a government move on the build of ships and flotilla components. The corsair Mercure captured an English vessel from China, carrying royal provisions, given as a gift to Bordeaux Botanical Garden, with a note on diverse plant species.
Early yesterday morning four officers visited a house in Gee Street Goswell Street where they found John Haines in bed barely able to speak from wounds. The celebrated Mrs Barrington wife of the noted pickpocket is reported to be living with him. A surgeon dressed the wounds. a bullet and four man shots entered his left side with three not yet extracted. Barrington was not detained. A liveried keeper identified the prisoner via a horse let to a man named Harris who implicated the same man. Police believe the prisoner is one of two highwaymen who ambushed Bow Street officers on Hornslow Heath on Saturday night.
The report describes a kidnapping near Back-lane and Botany Bay, with George Shuttleworth seized, gagged, and held for 48 hours in a private room before being released. Also noted are a burglary at Winchester street Pentonville and robberies near Maidenhead, with police pursuing suspects connected to a broader street crime pattern in Smithfield, Chick Lane, and Cock Lane.
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