01 Oct 1798
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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 01, 1798
Page
1
Readable bits indicate a general post office notice from August 1798 listing bank notes valued at five pounds each and referencing various dates, prizes, and post office records. The text is garbled but centers on monetary notes, dates in 1798, and official notices.
The announcement advertises the Genuine Work of Dodsley’s Annual Register in two large volumes, with pricing, distribution by Rivington and other booksellers, and reports a dispute over continuation claims. It also promotes Spilsbury’s Anti Scorbutic Drops with extraordinary cure testimonials and dealer details for Bristol and London outlets.
Remains of Mr Zeeling were buried at St Michan's after a hearse procession attended by mourners. A poor man was dragged from his bed near Cloone and murdered. Protestant households near Narraghmore estate were attacked, looted, and burned, with three elderly women and a man perishing in flames. Captain James Rawson’s loyalist force fled as banditti threatened a return. Mr Tone defended himself in court, claiming exile and service with France, not United Irishmen. Other extracts describe enemy landings, proclamations, and translations of manifestoes, with reports from Sligo, Armagh, and Ballina on raids, skirmishes, and military reorganizations.
Ballina reports a defeat of rebels by His Majesty's army with over 1000 killed along the plate and Foxford. Rebels looted houses, destroyed furniture and gardens, and carried portable plunder to Killala. Some French landed at Killala were captured and imprisoned.
A mounted insurgent force attacked Knostopher in Kilkenny, disarming dispersed Yeomanry and tearing uniforms after a brief stay. General Johnson moved this morning from Waterford with the South Devon militia and two artillery pieces toward the village, 14 miles away.
Reports show the Black Flag lugger arriving after a cruise and the Prince of Wales packet landing mails, passengers, and 37,000 pounds in specie and bullion. The Prince of Orange packet sailed for Cuxhaven with passengers, including Hesluts Crowes and others. A court martial acquitted Lieut. Roszins of charges. the North Hants Militia prepares to embark again with ships ready for service. Shannon and other ships report cruizes and damage from recent gales.
The article recounts the privateer Lord Hawke challenging the Spanish packet Edad de Oro near Corunna under clear skies. It notes La Nymphe and Aurora shadowing the engagement, Admiralty orders at Spithead, harbor guard enhancements, a gun-boat off St Helen's Port, and a brisk sailing match from Cracknor's Hard with prizes. It also reports Jamaica regiment aid to war effort and a General Arrangement of British forces across regions.
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