Knge s Leaders Highlighted in Fragmented Text
Fragmentary OCR notes reference the Kings and three leaders with unclear roles. Context is limited, leaving key details and identities uncertain.
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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 16, 1799
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR notes reference the Kings and three leaders with unclear roles. Context is limited, leaving key details and identities uncertain.
From London dated October 17 reports two Hamburg mails arriving with dispatches from Vienna and Ravenna. Messages describe Swiss turmoil, Suwarow’s army retreat, and Zurich’s fall, with warnings of French aggression. Wickham and Wicknam escaped Zurich minutes before capture. British plans to fortify Helder and Texel ports noted as crucial. Light Infantry Guards reached the Nore before orders were reversed.
A private Hamburg letter recounts Napier Tanpy and three companions being moved from prison at three in the morning in four carriages, guarded by Hamburg soldiers, to a guard-house on the river, then placed aboard an English sloop. The British Resident praised for firmness and vigilance in the case.
Yesterday the King arrived from Windsor and held a levee at St James s Palace. Bar on Wryererin, Baron Mylius, Lord Keira, Captain Faure, and sheriffs Black All and Frownr were introduced. The Portuguese Ambassador had a long audience with the King before his return to Windsor at five thirty.
Late last night Mr Courvorier delivered dispatches from His Royal Highness the Duke of York to Mr Duyvas. A cabinet ministers council in town discussed impending Union business, with Lords Castrareach Cayceton Hopart Crane and others present. Directors at East India House announced captains Roblats on and Henry Mgarston took command for voyages to Bombay and China. Dispatch timings were set for ships to sail mid March and reach the Downs by mid April.
Colonel Coorg of the tii Reg of Guards arrived on board Nemesis in a cot, severely wounded and near collapse. Ensign Warately of the rt. Reg. of Guards also landed, both aided to General Sultu's at Walmer. hospital patients swell with amputations as hospitals prepare for influx.
Reports detail Col Crauturp leaving to serve as Quarter master General of the British army in Holland. The Duke of Supermanza travels under a false title in Hamburg on return to Stockholm. His Majesty's ships Lancaster and Impregnable with a large convoy sail and arrive at Lisbon as Penelope and other vessels depart. A French corvette seizes the Columbia captain but loses control as a storm breaks. Directors of the India Company praise Lord Clive and General Harris, appointing their kin to Bengal posts. Militia movements in Maldon, Canterbury and Chelmsford. taxation of horses in France. Russian soldiers targeted by French influence agents.
A chaotic ship news update reports arrivals and movements around Portsmouth and Hull ports. Vessels including The Refulotde Noel and The Sparke Sparks are noted near London and Texel routes. Wrecks, captures, and diversions are listed alongside officer casualties and naval arrivals with vessels like St Fiorenze Cormorast and Harpy Facoon.
James Cappng is charged with wounding a man and wife and a woman in Drury Lane Gallery after a quarrel in the Drury Lane Theatre area. The prisoner denies the charge saying he worked transporting horses for the army. The magistrate remanded him to Westminster sessions after binding over the Crown for prosecution.
Lieutenant-Colonel L. M. Leay of the late 4th Fencibles is appointed Barrack Master of Fort George. The government grants the theologians a moderate relief of about 60,000 francs. Reports from Madras note a daring burglary at the house of Hon. Mr. Bruce’s Dewan with valuables stolen. Hamburgh experiences a devastating tornado. A baker is fined for adulterated bread and another for selling underweight loaves.
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