France Faces Backlash Over May Decree on Mulattoes
From St Domingo in July report the May 1 decree against mulattoes sparked outrage and insurrection mood. Citizens reject the measure, trample the national cockade, and threaten to lose colonies and trade unless repealed. French commercial towns like Bordeaux face boycotts as colonial leaders plan unified opposition and protests.
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France
National Assembly
Chambers of Commerce of
Bourdeaux
Cape
Public Office at Bow Street Faces Multiple Early 19th Century Robberies
At Bow Street yesterday Thomas Eastop was committed to Newgate for feloniously stealing eight live sheep from Joseph Sellion of Hendon. William Vevers was charged with robbing Mr Townsend, Windsor Herald, of ten pounds, a guinea and a half, and a watch. Townsend and his wife were accosted near Putney Common by a masked rider who demanded money at pistol point. a pursuer recovered some items, the purse contents found soon after, the watch not yet recovered. Elizabeth Kane, accused with Ann Jones of robbing Thomas Ellison of a twenty pound note after entertaining them in Drury Lane, was committed for further examination.
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Thomas Eastop
Joseph Sellion
Hendon
Newgate
William Vevers
Townsend
Windsor Heralds
Putney Common
Sven
Kingston
Townsend Mwore
Elizabeth Kane
Thomas Ellison
Ann Jones
Drury Lane
Jones
Lane
Kane
Bartholomew Fair
Highwayman Stop and Shocking Theft on Putney Heath
In a Kingston bound incident Mr Townsend of the Herald’s Office, his wife, and a companion met a single highwayman who demanded money. After threats to shoot the lady, the man took a guinea and a half, a ten pound note, and a gold watch. The thief was pursued and captured after his horse failed and he fled into a field. A separate note reports a grain sowing yielding 51 ears with 1728 coins weighing 402.8 dwts. A German stone polisher cut his throat and died, later ruled lunacy at inquest. Another man fell to death from the King’s Observatory at Kew Palace.
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Townsend
Herald
Kingston
Putney Heath
William Abraham
Bathwick
Bath
Norton-street
Portaid Chapel
Kew Palace
Sporting Intelligence Egham Race Notes
Sporting intelligence from Egham on Thursday September 6 reports results of a Ladies Purse two mile heats won by C Turner’s b h Eliza Captain Leeson’s b h Phaeton. Town Plate four mile heats won by Gunpowder Devising Mainteron and others. a 20 guinea hunters Sweepstakes won by Idolater against Stripling who fell near the end.
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Ee Tursday
Town Plate
Sol
C. Turner
Ch. H. Gunpowder
H. R.H
P. of Wales
Ch. H. Devising
Ld Egremont
B. m. Mainteron
H.R. H
Belfast
Stripling
Transfusion, hemorrhage debates and Paris Constitution
The letter discusses Dr Harwood transfusion ideas amid historical doubts, and recounts a recent fatal barge accident near Coalbrook Dale, a London post-chaise fine, and a Covent Garden death. Paris Assembly debates revolve around revising the constitution, oaths, pardons, and a deputation to present the constitutional code to King Louis XVI in Paris.
Jersey Arrives Commissioners Read Commission in Jersey
Aug 25 Jersey meeting with Partryspee Grant Ni cHoll Royvat Commissarius Erne as secretary arrived aboard Romulus gate. Fatigue delayed adjournment to Aug 26. Commission reads to establish trial by July. grants power to examine and report to Privy Council on necessary laws. Partrypes says aims to fulfil the king’s wishes and welcomes information from the States electively, their Committee, or any individual. States adjourned to the 26th.
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Jersey
Partryspee
Grant
Nicholl
Royvat Commissarius
Erne
Romulus
Gresher
Privy Council
Parriipes
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ST. Domingo
Public’ Office
Bow Street
Sir Sampson Wright
Sporting Intelligence
EGHAM
Eliza
Leeson
B. H. Phaeton
W. Clarke
Evenine Matt
Harwood
Lower
Sir Edward King
Arthur Cogd
G. Wardell
Alnwick
Mingay
Thetford
Iron Bridge
Coalbrook Dale
Londonwall
Guildhall
Wess
Claremarket
Ruffel-street
Covent-Garden
Northumberland Arms
Paris
M. de Montequiou
M. Thouret
M. Regnault de Sti Angely
M. Tronchet
M. Duport
M. Thosret
Constituent National Assembly
M. Regnault
M. Laujuinais
Thuilleries
M. Camus
M. d’ Ande
K Rn
M. Rhederer
M. d’Andre
M. Delley & Aviv
Xe Orly
M. Prieur
M. Rhecerer
Portox
M. Dycats
M. Raderor
M. Dyonis
MM. Thouret
Duport
Detmeuniers
Chapellier
Emmanuel Sieyes
Pethion
L’éveque de Paris
Lamétrie
Chilon Jeune
Prevot
Babey
Treitard
Arnaud
Duntetz
Merlin
la Rochefoucault
Ragnault
Angely
Guillaume
Brealic
Blancas
Letterpeyeune
Schwend
Dulimbert
d’André
Beaumeiz
Alexandre Lameth
Raband de Samme-Etienne
Taillerand
Termet
D'Orchey
Presentation Or
Flambeaux
Assembly
Buzotarnave
Kervelegan
Monneron T'ainé
Meulien
Brillant-Savarin
Cristin
Lapoule
Chaceautrenaud
Aubry
Coupp Chaillon
Moiugin
Idancourt
Camus
Malard Rondeville
Chambroud
Malouer
Lievéque de Roueny
Gerard de Bretagne
Barréie de Vieulacy
Gourdan
Gaat Jeune
Lavie
Liévéque du Cantal Marchais
Gofir Prieur Baillonot
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