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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 27, 1797
Page
3
The British monarch pledges to seek peace with France on moderate terms yet warns that continued war could ruin prosperity and safety. He expresses resolve, faith in subjects, and a determination to defend the empire against France’s encroaching power, urging mutual disposition toward reconciliation. Westminster, Oct. 28, 1797.
Oct 28 notices report Captain Rowley of Unite capturing the Corvette De Couverte with 14 guns and 60 men four days from Nantes, plus multiple promotions in the Dragoon Guards and Foot Guards. Also listed are sugar prices, bankruptcies, and a series of upcoming dividend and surrender dates for various estates and traders.
The Hague reports that French policy shifts fail to take effect while Batavian coinage circulates. suspicion grows that the Stadtholders' faction is conspiring with external powers amid ongoing political tension.
October 21. The Minister of General Police issued a circular letter instructing the transmission of a list of all Roman Catholic priests who are the cause of commotions and discord in their departments. The Vosges department has hitherto fulfilled this government aim.
Letters from Rome report strong fears over the Pera death with orders to stand ready to march on signal. Guards ring the Quirinal, and provisions bar entry to postal parties. Naples notes Italy’s republics tighten borders as Genoa issues commerce controls. Vienna bans Genoese payments and sets a commission for Genoese goods in Hungary. Milan notes Buongparte orders union of Mantua and Veronese with the Cisalpine Republic.
The Executive Directory notes no major concern about rebels near Ardeche, who are seen in small bands. The Gen d armerie is ordered to march, Richer-Serizy is jailed in St Jean de Lonne, and trade collapses as bankruptcies rise while the Republic and United States move toward an amicable settlement.
Paris and The Hague reports describe French efforts to support Batavian allies with ships of the line, along with negotiations for a new constitution. News covers Buonaparte's push for peace, Gallo's influence over Naples, and potential renewed hostilities in Italy. Details include troop dispositions along the Rhine, Austro- Venetian pressures, and naval engagements with the British.
From Paris papers Milan reports a new Directory law on clergy approved by General Bonaparte. It sets the Executive Directory to nominate bishops while local districts elect curates and vicars. Ministers must swear fidelity to the Republic and preach only religious and moral topics, avoiding political matters.
On Wednesday G A L Keck of the 12th Light Dragoons was elected Member of Parliament for Leicestershire in place of the late Mr Curzon. Mr J Hughes of Belfast who had been apprehended under the Sedition Bill has been admitted to bail. Callaghér, the principal in the murder of the late Rev Mr Knipe, has been apprehended and committed to Drogheda jail.
A Saturday debut at Drury Lane presents Far a Sleep and Two airs by Artwapp. The plot shows weak probability yet offers ludicrous moments. Mrs Baars’s vocal numbers charm the audience with sweet music and a strong encore, while critique targets the robber subplot and weak acting.
A Saturday evening revival of The Way of the World at Covent Garden features Mrs. Barxeton as Millamant with mixed reception. Critics note inadequate energy from performers, citing Abington and others as lacking wit, while praising some lines but urging more exertion to convey the play’s sparkling repartee.
Lord Advocate submitted a petition from Mr Moritman representing relatives of riot victims at Tranent. It seeks to establish a murder charge against soldiers who quelled the riots, with a precognition taken before the Sheriff of Haddington. The Court ordered responses by November 6.
Norwich reports a nationwide drop in corn prices with Wilbeach at 44s 10d per quarter, Lincoln 53s, Stamford Uppingham Newark 54s, Northampton up to 50s, and the West 10s or 12s cheaper than weeks earlier. Separately, 66 seamen and a petty officer were brought to temporary barracks in the city after an action and wounded men are cared for by two Navy surgeons and well supplied.
The Coroner's Inquest convened Friday over Humphrey Bruister esq who shot himself at his Dean Street home Soho. Nurse testified he had suffered from despondency for days and spoke of dinner changes before locking himself in his room. A pistol discharged in the morning as servants entered the room. Bruister survived about five minutes. The scene showed fired ball near the brain and powder behind on the sofa. Bruister, about 59, lived a solitary life and was known to be passionate and nervous.
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