Cautions at Dijon and War News From France’s Interior
Dispatches describe measures in Dijon to arrest suspicious persons including the former Burgundy treasury chief. Auxonne defenses are urged amid reports of Swiss invasion and Perdun’s investment. Authorities levy 30,000 troops, arm light infantry with dragoons’ fusils, and redeploy Biron to reinforce Kellerman. Martial law looms as unrest spurs fears of bread shortages despite assurances of two years’ grain supply.
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Dijon
Burgundy
France
Auxonne
Department
A Meve
Perdun
Mefiis
Ean de Brie
Merlin
Interior Departments
Biron
M. Strvan
Rhine
M. Biron
Highet
Kellerman
M. Servan
Berne
M. Biren
Warsaw
Prussia
Keerexmann
Thionville
Sedan
Orval
M. Roland
Minster
Court of Directors meets at India House removes to Wednesday
London reports detail captaincies at the India House with Hopson and Grant sworn to command the Houghton and London. The Pigot and Princess Royal are reassigned to Bengal, Bencoolen, St. Helena, and China. France prints huge Assignats while Paris mob brutality allegations rise.
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India House
Robert Hopson
Houghton
James Lupovic Grant
London
Pigot
St. Helena
Bengal
Bencoolen
Princess Royal
China
France
Monsieus
Longa
Duke of Brunswick
Paris
Verdun
Lord Corswaxus
Amelia
Tondia
The New Drury Theatre Cornerstone Laid and Plans Unveiled
The corner stone for the new Court Lane Theatre was laid with coins beneath it. Delays stem from patent disputes over Covent Garden holdings and Sheridan’s dealings. The project, costing about 150000 pounds, features a square plan, grand piazzas, and streets surrounding the building with rapid exits.
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New Court Lane
Suerrpan
Covent Garden Theatre
Harris
Sheridan
Waite
Miss Powell
Fpoo
Duke of
Haymarket
Taylor
Holland
Bridges-street
Drury Lane
Vinegaryard
S-Street
Ruffell-street
Vinegar Yard
Ships schedule and local incidents from a 1792 issue
The calendar lists departure times for ships including the Royal Charlotte Triton Earl of Chesterfield in December and other vessels through May with multiple names. A servant from the Blue Boar and George Inn breaks an arm during a mail fetch. A man is assaulted by five robbers near Poultry Compter but escapes with help. A Petticoat Lane arrest occurs after a watch string breaks. An estate ad misstates a rectory incumbent as 120 years old. Puppet-booth accidents injure several at Bartholemew Fair. Smuggling defenses are criticized as ineffective and calls for limits on illicit trade protection.
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Royal Charlotte
Triton
Earl of Chesterfield
Berborough
Atlas
Warley
Woodcot
Vansittart
Berrington
Rodney
Princess Amelia
Britannia
Worcester
Francis
Prince William Henry
Minerva
Lord Thurlow
Earl of Oxford
William Pitt
Barwell
Lombard-street
Poultry Compter
Petticoat Lane
London
Holland
Royal visit to Weymouth harbor in early September
The Royal Family including the King Queen and five princesses toured Weymouth harbor on September 3. The flag was raised at eight and the barges attended the royals until three o'clock while Princess Rovét strolled the Esplanade with Lady C. Waxiptear, then returned to the Lodge.
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Austsia
EpzapeTs
Rovét
King’s Esplanade Walk Attended by Lord Gower
At 6:30 this morning His Majesty began his regular Esplanade walk and was joined by Lord Gower about eight. The scene reflects a calm royal routine with no incident reported.
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Lord Gower
Sentence of mutineers at Limerick and pardon granted
In New Geneva the 64th regiment heard mutineers from Limerick condemned by a court martial. One to be shot, one to receive 100 lashes, another 500 lashes, others acquitted. A minute later the Lord Lieutenant granted a free pardon due to contrition and youth.
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New Geneva
Limerick
Royal Visitors and Paris Unrest Highlight London Gossip
News notes of Royal arrivals from Oatlands and Hertfordshire with Derby plans, plus Lord Gower and Duke of Devonshire in town. Reports from Rouen and Paris describe bread riots, school demolitions, and Irish student emigration, followed by a duel near Liverpool and promotion of Patent Violet Soap with official London and Dublin offices.
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Prince of Wales
Oatlands
Carlton-house
Mr. Pitt
Downing-street
Hertfordshire
Lord Gower
Weymouth
Duke of Devonshire
Annab
Duncannon
Macsean
Normandy
M. Savary
Bourdeaux
Paris
British Dominion
Ireland
Orleans
Lord Dunsany
Dublin
Parkgate
Wavetree
Liverpool
Navy
Destructive Floods Hit Lancaster Area and Carlisle Death
Heavy rains caused floods across Lancaster and surrounding towns. Roads and bridges were washed away, homes damaged, and a boy drowned after being swept downstream. In Carlisle, Thomas Carr died from head wounds after an altercation with a grocer, coroner's jury returning a manslaughter verdict.
Lancaster flood devastates bridges and farms after heavy rain
A violent rainstorm near Lancaster floods streams and overflows rivers causing damage. The Brookhouse and Caton area wash away a barn end and hay, Eulk Turnpike Gate bridge collapses, Conder Mill and Golgate bridges wash down, the Cocker River floods the turnpike and Bell's Farm, turf and wood swept away, a boy drowns while attempting to salvage timber.
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York
Lahcatter
Brookhouse
Caton
William
Artie iBig
Balk Turnpike
Lancaster
Conder Milly
Farmour
Golgate
Preston
Eile
Bell's Farm
Newcastle
Thomas.Carr
Nixon
Beaumont
Carlisle
Hugh Smith
Ricargate
William Turner
Artlebeck
Eulk Turnpike Gate
Conder Mill
Farmore
Ellel
Bell
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the New Drury
Windsor
Cornhill
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