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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 28, 1798
Page
4
Fragmented cries describe a city siege where troops crushed rebels and killed over 150. Priests not conforming to the Republic’s laws were imprisoned. Armies searched towns and woods, with patrols posted to find and punish remaining insurgents and those aiding them.
Oct. 36 reports chronic panic in Naples with crowds targeting French envoys and ministers. Cadiz forbids Calonian goods and English merchandise transit amid fleet preparations. Madrid notes a British squadron near the Canaries and mobilization of militia for coastal defense.
Paris papers warn of tightened censorship as France targets cartel ships and aborts triumphal prints while insurrection rages in Belgium. Ireland reports executions at Baltinglass and royal ceremonies in London with sermons touching on the crisis. Neusky gains loyalist cheers and a royal visit to St James's.
News from Portsmouth Nov 27 reports His Majestys ships Hor net with 18 guns and Peselépe with 36 guns breaking moorings in a squall but sustaining no damage. Blonde of 32 guns arrived, Orin of 74 guns under quarantine, and three transports from Guernsey reached Sandown Bay causing panic. Additional ships from Lisbon and Guernsey, plus notices of prizes taken by Lord Nelson, suggest a strong English naval buildup for an ensuing campaign. Barracks at Newport prepared for a large army. 88th Regiment and seven others return from Guernsey to sail for the East Indies in spring. Sloop Niger and Scatter sighted near the station, while the Isle of Wight patrol anticipates a powerful diversion. Arrivals include the Success from New York and Drummond from Quebec. Fairy sloop sailed to Portsmouth with several vessels on cruize.
The letter of Citizen Juitien and related Paris papers claim PARTA’s army in Egypt dates from an earlier era. Directorial General Schawensowac is assembling large forces on the Grison frontier, seeming ready to contest Austrian control. A note mentions a demand to King Paussis for 36,090 auxiliary troops under treaty provisions.
A 1798 letter from Lugano reports uneasiness as hostilities may resume soon. It notes French and Cisalpine troops occupying strategic posts, with the Grifons and allies asserting influence in the Valtéline region and signaling escalation in conflict between rival powers. The dispatch highlights tensions over territorial control and the potential for wider war.
Reports indicate St Domingo’s St Dox MINGO may become an independent Black Colony. A past treaty with Tovissawr adjures produce to England for European manufactures, with a pledged protective British squadron. Natives refuse France under current government and seek no further contact. Also covered are Brittish legal rulings on Bargeny estate, hops prices, a new private theatre in Gloucester Street, and prisoners moved to Newgate for December sessions.
Irish state lottery results list several ticket numbers including 1016 26 57 24 and 26 264 with prizes referenced. Names and locations are not clearly readable in the fragment.
On the art inft at St Marys Gateshead Anthe County of Durham Mr John Hawke son of Mr Wm Havwie New Greenwich to Mrs Longridge daughter of Mr Longridge lnte partner in the House of Merirs WHawks vand Co of the fair place. On Tuesday at Bath John Horton Esq one of the AL Fmen of that city to Mrs Eliza Thompson of Lutys Lincolnshire ena x art.
On Tuesday evening last at his mother's house in Chantry-lane Mr Wai Jackson third son of the late Robert Jackson of Markdane Sts. On Monday at Coombe Hampshire Join Rawlinson M D Fellow of the College of Physicians. On the ith infty Mrs Hewson WIlt 6 £ Mr Hew Aguthamptons Street re Fgeree On Thesday at her apartments the King's Road in we 78th year of her age Mrs Barker widow of Major Barker Barker
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