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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 03, 1792
Page
3
The French officers and M La Fayette declare they cannot be treated as military enemies. They resign from the army and seek safe passage to a country not at war with France. Names of signatories include La Tour Maubourg and Romeuf. The Duke of Brunswick orders their transport to Luxembourg.
In Prague on August 7 Emperor Francis II took oath of fidelity to the new sovereign, followed by coronation ceremonies. The event mirrored last year’s inauguration of Leopold II. Their Majesties and the two archdukes then departed for Vienna later that day.
Monday evening the Duchess of York held a grand concert at Oatlands with the Duke's Band present. The Prince of Wales and a large noble party attended. Royal reception plans include Weymouth lodging for the Duke and Duchess later this week.
Yesterday the 20 gun sloop Rattlenake under Captain Stoney Yorx arrived in Weymouth Bay and fired a royal salute before anchoring. The Kine walked from seven to nine and was joined by ship captains. The Royal Family attended Divine Service at the church, where Dr. Watson preached, and later visited the Rooms, with the Princess Royal briefly indisposed.
This September 3 account describes the Kine and two Princesses bathing and strolling the Esplanade before breakfast. At ten the flag was hoisted and barges carried the Royal Family to the June, with Lord Hersert's Band of Music aboard to perform.
The writer laments halted correspondence as authorities search printing houses after the 16th of August. He notes licentious patriotism has ruined France and damaged national honor, preventing safe communication. Postscript recalls soldiers entering his home to search for arms, promising to resume when safe.
A weighty critique denounces the August upheaval in France as tyranny and mob rule. It argues public opinion across provinces rejects the regime, condemns the National Convention, and urges nations to resist barbarity while hoping for release from oppression.
The reader may admire the force of its reasoning and the simple style that suits all capacities. It argues that the system of government now adopted in France must lead to the ruin of the people, presenting a masterly and incontrovertible case.
Speeches in Paris urge immediate trial for the king and queen as Brutus is hailed, oath taken to purge royalty, and federates report frontier threat while pledging to defend liberty. Calls for petition to 48 sections and the Assembly to seek justice and prevent traitors.
A fragment notes Mr Merxy as a Jacobin Club member in Paris while his wife had previously protested his actions. The text mentions Sans Galettes and a report from yesterday about Ann Duning being committed from the New Police Office, charged with robbing her master Mr Bently of one guinea.
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