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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 09, 1796
Page
2
Fragmentary telegraphic notes indicate a cabinet panel framing a diplomatic negotiation with a ministerial mission. Officials express cautious optimism about potential success and final terms, awaiting clearer instructions from Paris and the legation.
The executive directory reports on the Treaty of Orreysxvi and defensive arrangements between France and Sardinia as fleets, armies, and finances shuffle. Bougainville and Jourdan letters discuss defeats and Danube moves, while Pitt’s parliamentary tax ideas loom and ambassadorial notes from Bath address Spain relations and Parliament finance plans.
A mixed page captures naval orders and fortifications, with ships like Impetueux and a 78 gun vessel set for sea, plus Volunteer corps forming in Gosport. It reports state visits, cabinet councils, and foreign ministers in London, alongside Earl Mansfield’s funeral, lighthouse repairs, and theatre plans, reflecting wartime bustle and political maneuvering.
France notes a treaty on alliance with Spain and Britain targets appear in the press. The document discusses naval and land forces, with 18 000 infantry and 6000 cavalry to be furnished and a focus on actions against Great Britain. The Directory reviews finances, troop pay, and public discontent as Parliament benches debate. Kellermann marches troops toward Milan amid Mandats set for days before Lyres ig.
Fragmentary dispatches describe rejection of ratification of the armistice by General Fourdan and deputies from Franconia. Letters from Valencia and Pérignan claim emigre and priest movements, while reports from Exenbrettstein detail a siege in progress and casualties. English naval raids near Rochelle and Bavarian garrison movements are also noted.
A fragment discusses the want of good and an earnest desire to abandon Spain. It hints that imperfections in the treaty may be useful to provoke resentment and influence outcomes. The prose is incomplete and lacks clear subjects or dates.
In a sweeping report from the Directory era, conspirators linked to Baboeuf attempted to rescue a prisoner and incite rebellion across Paris and several departments. Government notes detail signals of insurrection, widespread counterplot arrests, and the enduring push for peace to stabilize finances amid large military expenditures.
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