03 Oct 1798
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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 03, 1798
Page
1
Public notice lists bank notes of one pound and other denominations dated 1798 and 1799, calling holders to present notes through the Paymaster General’s office. Includes commanding names, dates, and references to raids and payments, with scattered ledger-like entries and deadlines.
A garbled OCR passage describes a robbery case with a reward and mentions an accomplice, then shifts to a long discussion of patent medicines and a dispensary. It notes numbers linked to a reward, names, and a reference to the public being deceived by spurious cures and high patient attendance at a dispensary with many poor patients helped.
The estate items offer the Bear Inn area in Reading with a large house stables and carriages, plus freehold and long leasehold land near Shinfield and Basingstoke Road. Viewings at Reading Crown and London offices. Solicitor Mr Morgan and Mr Graham handle details. Also army commissions and officer vacancies advertised by H W Este of Worthing, with Cornetcy, Ensigncies, and Second Lieutenantcy available.
Dispatches dated August 25 report the French fleet nearly destroyed with only two ships escaping to Rhodes. News from Constantinople notes dismissals of key French plenipotentiaries, rising tensions between the Porte and France, and Turkish measures to seize French provisions and suppress French supply lines in Egypt and the Red Sea.
A historical notice reflects on Admiral Nelsons celebrated victory and the public joy it inspired. It highlights the commander in chief and officers, the courage and discipline of the fleet, and the dramatic engagement that demonstrated naval superiority and national perseverance against formidable enemy preparations.
The article praises Admiral Nelson's victory as unexampled and decisive, surpassing all other British feats. It notes French advantages, the enemy fleet's position, and the destruction of ships, especially the Orient, with broader implications for Malta, the Mediterranean, and European politics including Russia, the Ottoman Porte, and Italy. It outlines potential shifts in alliances and future naval strategy.
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