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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 06, 1793
Page
4
The issue reports stock prices and bonds today amid war updates from Dunkirk including siege preparations, garrison tensions, and troop movements. It notes the Downing Street dispatches, injuries and recoveries, and naval forces, with local court sessions, fairs, and a royal marriage in London.
A detailed dispatch from Avucust 21 describes Piedmontese offensives pushing French forces from Selancées to Faxvigny, seizing their cannon and driving them toward Geneva. Other units repelled French redoubts at Yarextaire, St Maurice, Six, and Termignon, Bramens, St Michelin la Meu rienne. The French fled, abandoning magazines and equipment, while Kellerman was driven from Chambert toward Lyons. The era’s Tree of Liberty was cut down and blue cockades replaced tri-colours. civilians, including women and the elderly, fired on Republicans at Clufi and St Fean. The French at Chablair crossed Lake Geneva to move toward Vertoix and Lugez. Reports mention Dublin Crance negotiating amnesty for Lyoxe if they aid Savoy. A humane reform in West of England curbs coach passengers at town exits to protect horses and coaches. A Bedford charity misprint overstates income. marriage payments lure paupers, increasing parish costs. A pocket theft at Bartholomew Fair is noted.
Corunna dispatches report General Ricardos reinforcing with 14 000 fresh troops including 10 000 passing through Barcelona on the 3d current. Ten Spanish line ships and several frigates sail from Port de Rose to back land forces as he plans to besiege Perpzguan and then open Languedoc. Circulating rumors say Coéninure is besieged by sea and land and Don Ventura Care awaits reinforcements with six thousand Portuguese en route.
Ship actions report several captures and prizes. Expériment lugger, commanded by Lieut. Hayes, took a Nieuport and carried it to London aboard the Charlotte from Bourdeaux to Ostend with wine and brandy. Ajax privateer seized a Brittain from Cadiz to Newfoundland with 350 slaves and a Guineaman, sending them to Baltimore. La Fertrine, a French 18 gun sloop, captured by Lord Hood’s squadron in the Mediterranean, convoy to Africa bound corn fleet, many ships seized. Isabella of Bristol with Lord Charlemont and Gipsey of Liverpool captured a French African ship carrying 241 slaves.
Mil ford reports his Majesty's ships Flora and Doves Pilote and Sprightly cutters with the Union, Alert, Brothers, and Hope tenders forming a large convoy of about 150 sail bound round land. Three transports carry 600 recruits for Chatham barracks. Plymouth rendezvous to receive crews. Portsea announces arrivals and signals from ships from the Downs and Cork.
Torbay on September 4 reports the Channel Fleet under Earl Howe anchored after a 10 to 12 day patrol northwest of Scilly to protect West India convoy and Newfoundland trade. No captures, no enemy sighted. Westward gale forced return, but ships healthy and spirit high. fleet numbered 19 sail of the line and frigates.
In Canterbury during September, little business arose as buyers delayed purchases awaiting higher prices. Plantations show poorer appearance due to flea infestation. Government plans to build stabling and barracks near Canterbury for nine troopers, with a completed contract and land bought from Sir Edward Hales on the Margate road opposite Barton Mill. Buildings will form three sides of a quadrangle around a central nine acre yard.
In Shropshire the Minerva from Stockholm bound for Genoa struck the Knock and may be lost. 25 aboard were rescued by the Hardwike near Margate. The brig Commune foundered off Yarmouth after a gale with its coal cargo, the captain and crew saved by an American ship. A strong robbery episode near Watton left the miller wounded and robbed. further pickpockets and highwaymen noted, with three men detained from Bow Street on suspicion.
By the King's Patent dated February 4 1792 Mrs Sprisbury announces the continuation of the Axviscor- BuTic Drops business at Soho Square. She states the late Sprtspury made the medicine and left instructions in his will for her to run it to preserve its genuineness. A medical gentleman visits Tuesdays and Thursdays to answer letters and offer advice.
On Southampton Count Polaski weds Miss Leach of Rother ithe. Rev Alex Langmore to Miss Skinner of Richmond Surrey at Sunbury. John Grant to Miss Childs of Begelly Pembrokeshire at Haverfordwest on the 23d. Wm Gelling son of Robert Gesling to Miss Cuncliffe of New Norfolk Street. Ofgod Gee of New Bond Street to Miss Raymond of Saffron Walden Essex.
A dated notice chronicles multiple deaths including James Baillie Bigg MP for Horsham and Grenada agent, William Dobson of Twickenham, and the Earl of Fingal. It also lists clergy deaths, a secretary of a Russian ambassador, and ship movements from Weymouth to Jamaica and Oporto with several vessels, transports, and regiments noted aboard.
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