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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 05, 1798
Page
2
The Privy Council debates measures to aid allies and secure ports as French Revolutionary threats loom. Irish rebellion concerns prompt Bill reform proposals, and government counters illicit plots, while militia and troops move to reinforce Ireland. Martial law remains in effect. public peace efforts hinge on supply, discipline, and loyalist resolve amid ongoing conflict.
In Weymouth on September 4 the King attended the Bar of Westmoreland and rode with the Princesses Augusta and Mary along the Dorchester road. The Queen and Princesses Augusta, Briganern, and Mary visited the Duchess of Newcastle. Troops are embarked for Ireland yet ships face an embargo with no clear reason given.
Margate records reflect a broad embargo chilling seaside crowds and trade as water passage to London closes. Stage coach offices fill with frustrated travelers while crabs and fish dwindle in price, and locals await potential renewal. Swedish officers mingle with townsfolk, drawing curious glare and jest from British sailors.
A Count of Directors meeting at the East India House adjourned at five o'clock and will reconvene next Wednesday. The report discusses press practices during the recent rebellion and Irish invasion, criticizing exaggerated claims and the misrepresentation of losses. Provisional cavalry and theatre openings are announced, along with a cricket match and a fatal accident at Salisbury Races. Dispatches from Lord Barport’s fleet and naval movements in the Texel are noted, with a French manifesto to Ireland urging flight to their standards.
A London magistrate session ruled that reading newspapers for hire in rooms off Old Round Court Strand violated the law. Williams and two others were convicted and fined one dollar each, with sentences suspended on promise of future compliance. The case, aided by testimony from Francis Gibbs of the Stamp Office, underscored that newspapers may not be read for admission money in reading rooms.
A French privateer Le Mercure, 26 guns, 140 men, captured after a 12 hour chase by the Pa?et on 38 guns and Anfor 38. She sailed from Bordeaux and had been out five hours before discovery. during her first cruise she took three prizes all retaken by British cruisers. An embargo of three days imposed on all ships. Royal Lancashire Militia baggage aboard Haarlem 64, Hindostan 54, Experiment 44, Dutch 32 to embark tomorrow if weather permits.
Fragments report Irish towns under French threat with General Suef gee ene tat and depredations by French forces in Gattichar. Lord Cornwallis advances from Athlone toward Tuam and Castlebar as yeomanry suffer losses. Disturbances in Dublin fears rise with doubled bridges and patrols. Parkgate packet carries Lady Ontoa and Speaker's kin.
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