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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 11, 1793
Page
4
A brief weekly narrative notes no major military actions by Planders with no new encounters. French internal guilt and misery rise alongside fear of Queen's murder and a harsh commander. the Convention faces internal moral outrage while foreign armies remain on frontier duties for an allegedly oppressed people.
Postscript reports stock prices at one o clock with Confo's 74.3 qths 78rhs Fudia Stock 2¢6 Shalf Bonds 198. foreign news from the Continent notes the siege at Maubeuge, the Duke of York leading 8000 troops toward Maubeuge, and Paris factions with Brisset trial and Queen’s fate. also mentions Lord Exvern, Yarmoun, and various military appointments, exports, and local incidents including a comet sighting and a dog license decision.
Dispatch notes Prince Cusourc preparing to storm Maubeuge around the 7th or 8th. Allied troops at Menin total about 22,000 including English, Hanoverians, Hessians, and Austrians. Duke of York’s army encamped with Austrians on the right, Guards on the left, and British brigades in the center behind a morass and river Lys. Entrenchments and redoubts guard the Menin–Lille gate. several regiments and units listed with pending English departure delayed for a few days.
On October 11 the 11th Regiment of Light Dragoons marched from Lewes toward Croydon with overnight stop at East Grinstead. East Middlesex, North Devon, and others shift to winter quarters over the next fortnight, though no official breakup date is set. The Park Artillery also departed after late orders. A cart robbery near Tunbridge Wells led to one serjeant and eight privates jailed at Horsham, while two Surrey Militia soldiers looted a Steyne house. the mess-house keeper aided the thefts, but Capt Thompson and the commanding officer ensured swift detention.
The India Directors may elect a Governor of Madras and Mr Dunpas praises Lord Ho BART as a discerning choice for the Company after recent negotiations with the fitter kingdom. A wandering nobleman in Cavendish-square was mistaken for a lunatic and restrained, later restored to friends, amid ministerial visits at Downing Street. The Postmaster General reports hops yields in Fair Kent and a mail coach route survey compares Bristol and Milford Haven paths for efficiency.
The African Queen Downie sails from Nevis and founders near Mandahl while Flora Turnbull from Petersburg to Liverpool reaches Mandahl in distress. Other ships from China to Batavia, Jamaica to London and Memel to Copenhagen suffer damage or are seized. several vessels abandon anchors near Elmore Roads. The Baltic Merchant arrives at Bristol and multiple ships reach Jamaica or Revel. The privateer Achilles captures the American schooner Britannia en route to Bordeaux.
A convoy sails from the Downs including the Defence man of war of 74 guns Capt. Gamber Blonde of 32 guns Markham 3 and Dido 28 guns Hamilton and the Eurydice of 44 guns Capt. Cole with Serpent 16 guns Lee. Ships Orion 74 Duckworth Aquilon 32 Stopford head westward Hearts of Oak Pearson bound for Newcastle.
Plymouth dispatch notes the Hebe frigate of 38 guns, Captain A Hoop, arriving from Lord Howe's fleet in Tor Bay. It will sail this evening or tomorrow on a secret westward expedition.
Portsmouth reports arrivals of the Monarch and Bellona men of war each 74 guns, Ulysses and Sheerness 44 guns, Vesuvius and Terror bombs, with a fleet from the Downs including Thalia Poorett and Fidelity Knaggs from Petersburgh Swallow Barry from Waterford and Elizabeth Wit cock from Rotterdam. Pomona frigate 28 guns Capt Darley sailed on a cruise.
Plymouth dispatch lists arrivals including the Orestes man of war King Fisher Falcon and Ferrett sloops from Torbay and Orion from Portsmouth. Ships sailed include the Hebe frigate Eastward Alfred armed brig with convoy to Bristol Jason tender for yeland and Bury cutter on a cruise.
Two 74 gun ships and two fourty four gun ships recently sailed from St. Domingo and lie in New York harbor. Officers said to be aristocrats may desert the Convention to join the English and Spanish fleets to restore the monarchy. The piece notes that the regular price for a general's labour is a guillotine, implying harsh punishments for dissent.
Fresh supplies of Spilsbury's Antiscorbutic Drops are weekly received from Mrs Spilsbury in Soho Square. Bottles priced gs and rl 2s each, sold by E. Newbery at St Paul’s Churchyard. A new Edition, Eighth, of Spilsbury's Treatise on the Scurvy gout diet and remedy, with four cases, printed in 8vo, price 2s 6d.
The 11th instant at St James Hotel Ermyn Street Philip Carteret Webby Esq of Milford House Surrey died at age 56. Also reported is the death of Rev William Hodson M A Senior Fellow and Vice Master of Trinity College Rector of Stevenage Hertfordshire. A child named Mrs Baker relic of John Baker merchant Yarmouth died Saturday aged eight.
Ships Br illiant Sheerness Eurydice Serpent Nimble Union sail from Portsmouth under convoy toward the Downs. Arrivals include Flanders Dublin Waterford ships and Holland Waterford routes. Market sections list stock prices and bonds with figures for Per Cent, India Bonds, Exchequer Bills and Lottery tickets.
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