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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 01, 1800
Page
3
Battalions here have marched for Terra Firma. The region has had five weeks without rain, and the water now being brought from Terra Firma is described as scarce and critical.
Reports from Vienna and Europe discuss expected French reply from Vienna within ten days to end the war. Moreau awaits a definitive peace decision while certain envoys pursue separate peace talks with Bavaria. Incendiaries burn towns as unrest grows. Vienna arrangements and Duroc delays spark speculation about aims and timing.
A list of bankrupts including Leon Jads and Sieh Riasy Bete of Lower Peover and Worcester. William Cooper a cloth manufacturer of Horbury Yorkshire. James Gregory a Wolverhampton soap-maker. D Jones a Pontypool draper. R Cross a jurist from Exeter. W Palmer a brazier from Norton Falgate. W Marth a machine-maker of Louth Lincolnshire. T Silk a London wall plumber. T Jenkins a Manchester inn keeper. Jobs and towns show a wide regional notice of insolvencies.
A Guildhall court, summoned by the Lord Mayor, advised on flour cost after Parliament limits, directing a Thursday rise of the quartern loaf to 1s 3d. Government bought Sir Extor’s house in Downing Street. Archduke Anthony to govern Galicia from Cracow. Hull imported wheat and oats amid farm sales in Scotland. severe court-martial penalties and a Botany Bay note conclude with a double tragedy at Mickleham.
The festival drew a vast procession of titled guests including Countesses, Lords, and distinguished peers. Thursday featured a Grand Selection at the Cathedral, an Assembly Rooms ball showcasing county beauty, and Friday saw the Messiah opened at the Cathedral by Madame Mara. The Duke of Cusizertano visited Earl of Pemproxi’s residence.
Cheltenham reports a bustling social scene with numerous aristocrats arriving for the season. The Duchess of Gorpon, the Earl and Countess of Surins, Lady Call, Lady Grorce Surron, Lord and Lady Rows, Lady Peyton, Sir Simon Clarxeé, Sir G. Duckert, General Manca, General Patterson, Sir Walter Farquhar, and the Right Honey Dundas were noted among attendees as crowds surged after cooler weather.
On August 25 Woopmen of the Forest of Aspen held their annual Target Meeting. Earl of Aylesford named Captain of Numbers. Thomas Pater made lieutenant. Lord Aylesford won the Gold Medal as best shot. Rev. Joan Druxe won Silver Medal. Silver Arrow to Rev. Joan Dinky. Silver Eagle to Thomas Feakenstove. Ladies attended. a Forest Hall ball followed. lottery prizes went to Miss Ayre and Miss Catherine Morpaunt.
A jumble of ship movements and arrivals reports fogbound East Indies ships, Danish brig crews, and packet arrivals at Falmouth, Plymouth, and Portsmouth. The Earl Gower Packet and Maryland reach Lisbon and Jamaica fleets, with various ships supplied and royal escorts noted amid ongoing convoy delays.
A singular case at Bow Street follows driver Moses Jullian charged with altering a hackney coach number and offenses against hackney coaches. He is committed for further examination after witnesses identified the coach and altered number. A soldier named Daniel Miens and a chandler were detained on suspicion of thefts. further inquiry ordered. A farmer was fined for selling low quality bay seed. Wright, Boon alias George Patton, and Jackson were committed for further examination on suspicions of various felonies.
On Saturday evening about eight, Mr Depeso of the Strand and Mr Beau vies of Berkeley-square were halted in a single-horse chaise near Edgware by a highwayman who stole their watches and money. Early Saturday morning a wagon between Rid Veitl and Whetstone was robbed of a bale containing fifty pieces of calico.
An editor notes regulations for quarantine and disease prevention, arguing efforts delay commerce while reducing import risks. Dr Stewart and Dr Henderson are cited on contagion, air quality, and historical outbreaks in London and the 40th Regiment. The piece stresses cleanliness, ventilation, and military hospital improvements as crucial to mitigating pestilence.
A French edition of Vancouven's Voyage is published by order of the Conselate. The Strapburght Agricultural Society issues an advertisement urging farmers to sow oats rye or barley after rains for forage. It plans to publish methods to keep green during severe weather and will issue guidance on cattle diseases and feeding suggestions for horned animals.
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