Privy Council Meets Amid Parliament Preparations
In London on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning the Privy Council convened at Whitehall to consider a BIH for the next session on establishing a suitable arrangement for the Duke of York. Government dispatches from Paris arrived, and Cabinet discussed measures, with letters sent to Mr. Ewart in Berlin. The Christ Church project expands, and trades and diplomacy fill the day as France moves toward a new constitutional scene and European Courtiers respond.
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Duke of York
Whitehall
Gov. pReat
Paris
Gresvitee
St. James’s
Lond
Berlin
Pitt
Somersetshire
Foster Lane
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Guildhall
Vienna
National Assembly
France
Prince de Kauitz
Bohemia
M.de Noaruies
Lou XVI
Europe
Rome
Holy Father
Naples
Brighton
Caitiff
Margate Ballad of Derry and a Friend's Porter
A fragmentary Victorian style piece thanks a local friend in Margate for support in a public matter. It references Derry down chorus lines, a subscription, and praise for a man of merit who canvassed and gathered supporters. The text centers on gratitude, expense claims, and endorsement of a porter sold by a noted figure and his followers.
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Derry Down
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Poland's New Constitution discussed amid Saxony talks
In Warsaw on September 24, the Diet heard Chancellor Czeprowicz report on negotiations with Saxony and the careers at Petersburgh Dresden. Notes from August 29 and September 10 showed Saxon rulers weighing the crown and Polish reforms while Sendomir protests surfaced. Armistice talks and Uschakov’s threat loomed as London and Berlin influence restrained action.
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Scziftowe
Petersburgh
Dresden
Poland
Saxony
Prussia
Pilnitz
Pala Conventa
Sendomir
Volhynia
Palatinates
Grod
Warsaw
Russia
Porte
Uschakov
Constantinople
London
Berlin
Turinese troop movements and planned camp near Turin
Turina September 14 reports constant troop motion with an exercise and a camp planned between Le Valentin royal mansion and the Po river. The Sardinian division may advance toward the Tonnent, after Genoese depredations, as King seeks protection and orders to defend subjects and lands, with forces marching toward Savoy and Light Horse joining National Infantry. The militia holds interior garrisons.
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Turin
le Valentin
T’onent
Sarpinian Mayesty
Savoy
Kingdom
Proclaimed Doge Installed in Venice Council Ceremony
From September 3 to 7 the Republic of Venice devoted all business to the Doge's installation. The Patrician JosefH Marie Dorra, ministerial figure at Vienna, is named Supreme Syndic of the State, a role the Doge held.
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Council of the Two Hundred
Josefh Marie Dorra
Vienna
Grenadiers and sentinels clash in Brussels quarrel
A serious altercation occurred in Brussels after Hungarian grenadiers from Liege insulted a sentinel who refused passage. The sentinel fired, wounding one grenadier. The grenadiers were aided by comrades while the sentinel and rival soldiers fired back, leaving several grenadiers killed. Reports mention Prince Potemkin appointing General Semelon Ribas and others negotiating with the Porte, with talks likely on the banks of the Pruth near Potemkin’s residence under his direction.
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Liege
Prince Potemkin
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de’ Sémelon
Ribas
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Danube
M.de la Éaren
Porte
Constantinople
thePruth
Petemxin
Appointment of Thomas Auldjo as Vice Consul for United States
London Gazette lists official notices from the War Office and Admiralty. It details appointments and surrender notices for multiple London and provincial tradesmen, vintners, and merchants, including Francis Peake, Thomas Orton, John Palmore, Samuel Rutter the younger, and others, with surrender dates in October and November and associated attorneys. The notice covers consular appointments and public surrender actions at Guildhall and Phoenix Inn, Exeter, among other places.
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Thomas + Auldjo, Esq
United States of America
Poole
Francis Peake
Ok Marbone-streety
Kingston
Phoenix Inn
Exeter
Fanbank
Ely
Place
London
Samuel Rutter
Bri
White Hart
Broad Ftreet
Bristol
Edward Biggy
Blackfriars Road
Guildhall
FairBank
Holborn
Royal visits and society notes from Carlton House to Gottingen
Yesterday Royal Highness the Prince of Wales arrived at Carlton House from Brighton and set off for Newmarket in the evening. Prince William, son of the Duke of Gloucester, to begin studies at the University of Gottingen in Germany next spring. Reports claim two Imperial dragoons deserted from Flanders into France. Mrs Sippons seeks health in Harrowgate for a nervous condition from stage exertions. Lady Duncannon travels to Penzance for winter air aiding recovery. Lord Gad’s fortune largely bequeathed to nephews and nieces with annuities to servants. Fordim crossing the Purd considered settled. Royal Admiral’s flag hoist discussed. pay assurances by a commissioner. Rumors of intimate intrigues and prosecutions circulate in noble circles. A commercial treaty and amity negotiations underway between the American States and Morocco, seeking mutual commerce and liberation for captives. The American side vows timber, hemp, cordage, and naval stores to aid cruisers and pressure Spanish trade. Similar talks proposed with Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli, where Americans are in bondage. His Majesty’s ship Spruix arrived at Halifax for cruising duty.
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Prince of Wades
Carlton House
Brighton
Newmarket
Voene
Prince Witliam
Duke of Gloucsgster
University of Gottingen
Germany
Flanders
France
Sippons
Harrowgate
Duncannon
Penzance
Cornwall
Lord Gad
Gage
Fordim
Hirle Pickle
Hood of Brufféls
Morocco
Algiers
Tunis
Tripoli
SpHyyx
Halifax
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