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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 15, 1792
Page
2
A lava flow near Mount Vesuvius is violent but not endangering cultivated areas. a separate eruption event lasting three months has damaged fields between Catania and Taormina. The London Gazette notes royal arrivals from Breda and multiple bankruptcy and dividend notices with surrender dates at Guildhall and other locations.
Letters from Mayence describe French invasion spreading across the Empire. Spire’s defense, high casualties, and French approach toward Kirchheim and Mainz risk disruption to Rhine commerce. Prussian funds, Russian and Hungarian contingents nearing Bohemia, and Savoy reforms follow siege news with currency changes and Savoyard value alignment.
Orig. correspondence reports Clairfayt’s forces dislodging the enemy at Croix au Boire, then advancing to Croin en Champagne where Kellermann’s troops halted their progress. Dumourier lured Prussians and Austrians into the champaigns, delaying pursuit while forces march in difficult weather toward Rheims. Edict orders French refugees from Luxembourg to quit promptly. Emigrant priests increase as emigration grows. Bulletin notes bombardment of Lille failed to compel surrender and army breaks camp before the city.
Extract from a private letter reports Army actions in France as weather raids and shortages debilitate troops and cause disease. It cites Dumourier reinforcements delaying progress, speculation Allies will winter in conquered Lorraine, and criticism of Brunswick’s campaigns and Verdun fortresses. French Champagne region shortages noted.
A fragmented historical note describes supply lines from Lotgui to Sendai and other places. It mentions fortresses around a bee symbol and peasants who were not disturbed by presence. The text notes a strategic plan to surround the enemy offered advantages but caused entrancing difficulties.
The Sixassourc Jacobins staged a grotesque royal funeral with Louis the 16th caricatured in a public procession. A vast crowd roared as Pandora's box symbolized the coffin and royal symbols were parodied amid revelry and ancient pageantry.
The October 3 Note from Monf. de Cras TeunevuF, resident of France, to the Cater Synbre in Geneva, warns that Berne troops entering Geneva violate Treaties and neutrality. Geneva’s Council replies with an address to citizens denouncing French plunder and pledging Swiss aid to defend liberty, urging unity and fidelity to oaths. The Republic’s first year reflects alarm and resolve.
In Warsaw a report from September 29 states that under orders from the Empress of Russia many Polish peasants have been moved from Ukraine and nearby provinces to be sent as colonists to Her Majesty's new dominions between the Bog and the Duieffer. M de Bubakow told Deputies delivering a complimentary address to the Empress that they will not be received in Petersburg unless their instructions are approved by His Polish Majesty.
In Vienna on September 26 the Spanish Ambassador reported His Catholic Majesty's readiness to join Austria and Prussia in restoring order. He said a strong force would move toward the Pyrenees to be prepared to act if needed.
From Madrid reports troops from line regiments and provincial Militia march toward Barcelona and Bayonne as a precaution amid disputed French edict claims. The piece notes friction since M D Aranopa became Prime Minister, with Spain showing limited hostility while avoiding costly conflicts that could ruin Franco-Spanish commerce.
The letter disputes a French account describing Spaniards advancing along Navarre frontiers defending the Pyrenees passes and preparing to occupy stations. Gazettes claim Spaniards are finishing regiments for spring and recruiting vigorously, including a militia of fifty thousand.
The King of Spain intends a firm entry into the league against France. A loan of several million florins, about 550,000 pounds, has been negotiated in Amsterdam for His Catholic Majesty. Another loan attempt for the King of Sardinia failed. A London mechanic makes an artificial arm for the young Prince of Waterpeck who is declared out of danger.
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