French Armies Sweep Across Flanders Take Brussels
Report from Brussels details French forces under Dumourier advancing through Flanders with rapid gains. Antwerp Mechlin Namur Ghent Bruges Ostend fall, Austrians retreat toward Germany as Brabanters rally. Dumourier reports battles at Anderlecht and Charleroy with heavy casualties and deserters, promising full destruction of Austrian army. Brussels and Antwerp fall amid declarations of revolutionary victory.
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Brwésers
Flanders
Brussels
Dumourier
Antwerp
Mechlin
Namur
Ghent
Bruges
Ostend
Feee
Valence
Nivelle
Charleroy
Laboerdonpaye
Miss Ferrigs
Germany
Pas Bedly
Extract of another letter notes Austrian withdrawal
An excerpt records that the Austrians abandoned a position after an engagement at the gate of Bandates. The fight lasted from nine in the morning until four in the afternoon. The Austrians left around 1 ½ hours before dusk, with the French present in small numbers.
Global unrest and financial nerves anchor mixed European news
A European dispatch notes France gains stirring fund pressure while Netherlands politics drift with provisional administrations. Brabant unrest raises questions of Dutch passage on the Scheldt as Constantinople details a shakeup in the Ottoman court and a grand council reshuffle.
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France
Aufitia
Netherlands
Amyny
Gobeldh
du Mouxier
Scheldt
Brabant
Holland
Daft
United Provinces
Hollands
LE Rath Offend
Pany
Constantinople
Reis Efendi
Walachia
Bucharest
Tuomas
Dénure
Restor
University of Gaff
Martial action and shipowner talks in Shields quarrel
Newcastle and Edinburgh reports describe shipowners offering rewards to deter rioting sailors and to prevent coal ships from London. Magistrates threaten force, with frigates and other naval assets on standby. Meetings in Shields and Leith outline terms to end disruptions and resume port work.
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Feanién
Ediths
Cand
Radebarre
Martin
Lisurewan
Hien
Suertrr
Newcastle
South Shields
Trinity-hall
London
Edinburgh
James Robertson
Baird
Sirvey
Cuite
Leith
Shields
Port and Plymouth Maritime Notices Amid Weather and Docks
A fragmented shipping summary reports arrivals and sailings at Portsmouth Plymouth and Dover with vessels including the Swift Purdy Enterprize and Neptune. Notes list dates November 17 to November 20 and mention crews, captains, and cargoes amid unsettled weather, scarce supplies, and ongoing outward and inward-bound traffic.
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Dover
Nyfus
Bruce
Finkea
Willa Lane
Lisbon
Mayflower
Garner
Fran -Picéton
Pool
Neptune
Dowflind
Swift
Tanner
Frampton
Newfound
New-York
Ana Catharine
Pearce
Petersburg
Sepete
Bristol
Mang
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Astris
The
Paris
Anderletcht
Harville
Egalité
Marechaux de Camp
Brdur
Fregeville
Rith Regiment
Chaffeurs
Miranda
Thad
Thall
Dustourier
Svithin
Louvaingsim
Ruremon Ec
Takien
Lille
Tournay
Amy &E
Broffels
la Bourdonnaxe
Anvers
Westerman
Ghar of
Branca
National Convention
DE Camp
Dunotr Ted
Ly Wahat
Europe
Eoeing
Company of
North- Shields
Téfa
Hadley
Hallbury
fingirsy-Micy
Alicant
Pria
Akerman
Portsmouth
Purdy
Plymouth
Inesthe - Beckford
Elonj
Opstras
Dina
Daniel
Tenefiffes
la L
Newfeld
Arnaud William
Mol
Armsterdam
Smith
Loweni
Europa
M.W. C
de. Pangworth
Young
Zant
Jenny
Cotten
Cork
Gooch
Winchester
Ross
Patris Horst
St. Kitt’s
Delafordy-Young
St. Éditerranean
Way
Genoa
Batavia
Wirchester
Beaufort
Fee Waringyork Peete
Kent
Lee
Howland
Flander Jin
Waterford
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