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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 11, 1799
Page
4
Fragmentary text notes sacrifices for the French and Austrian responses, mentioning large contributions and a city facing despair over scarce resources. The passage is incomplete but indicates wartime strain and financial demands on authorities.
An unusually long missive from LRAL LeCourbe to General Massena reports three days of heavy action near GaiMsec Fuxtas and surrounding ridges. He notes six attacking columns marching 20 leagues through snow and ice, yielding 4500 prisoners, 50 officers and 10 pieces of carrion.
In the lack of space the Evening Mail defers detailed reports from the two French councils. At one o clock the London price list shows Omnium 134 1/4, Consols 64 5, and Ditto for the Acc. 64 2.
Early this morning Captain Tweedale arrived with Madras dispatches announcing the capture of Seringapatam by British forces under General Harris on May 4. Tippoo was killed on the ramparts while urging defense. The Bombay Army had joined the Army of the Coast. Company losses were 70 killed, 263 wounded, 4 missing Europeans, 13 killed, 34 wounded, 2 missing Natives. A Court of Directors has been summoned. Barwell East Indiaman reached Plymouth from China with news of other ships still at sea.
Dispatches from Sir Raven Apexcrompre reach the Admiralty detailing a defeat of Dutch forces near dikmaer with 3009 casualties including killed wounded and prisoners. Dutch ships captured in the Texel have reached Yarmouth Roads.
In our paper it states Sir Aaron Apercrompie sought a passport and escort of General Daen nel s for a British officer to Hague with dispatches to the Batavian Directory. General Don was proposed but private letters say the passport was refused and General Abercrombie was told to put any proposals in writing for a written reply.
The entire Barham Downs encampment has been dispersed with no tents left on the ground. Infantry embarkation at Deal finished yesterday, but repairs to horse-ships and insufficient transports prevented Cavalry embarkation to the Continent. The 15th Light Dragoons stay at Canterbury barracks. the 16th delay march until they depart. Letters say transports fleet failed yesterday from the Downs. The Jacobin Club closed by Bargas power. press libertines face consequences as Ditlatoy aim reaches completion.
A critical analysis lambasts the French Directory and Barras, arguing that liberty has failed and tyranny prevails. It declares the people prefer a despotism to revolution, warns against royalist counter proclamations, and predicts dire consequences for any shift away from Barras.
Yesterday a Lisbon mail reached Falmouth aboard His Majesty's packet Wallinghams captained by Couse in 15 days. It reported Emerald at Lisbon, which sailed on the 24th, and noted a large western-bound ship near 7° north, 49°59' west. Admiralty received word from Plymouth via Fenney cutter that five Spanish line ships, previously seen off Rochfort escorting Transports, entered L'Orient harbour after Keats's Boadicea engagement. A Poole vessel from Martinique said an embargo was imposed on Surinam Dutch settlers inviting English occupation.
This morning at seven, Prince William of Gloucester boarded the Nemesis frigate in the Downs. A general salute rang out and crews cheered as the ship weighed, then anchored again due to light winds. By eight, 2,500 troops from Barham Downs, mainly the 56th and 6th regiments, had landed here but were towed out as wind remained favorable for sailing once conditions improve. No news from the Texel since the last report.
A digest of dispatches from Amsterdam Utrecht Zwoll Hague and Texel reporting military movements including 6000 men under General Dumonceau reaching Amsterdam French reinforcements for Brune British and Dutch forces at Haerlem and Alkmaar vessels pressed for wounded ships anchored at Texel and a Prince of France visiting Helder Town with Orange cockades and strong Allied morale
Plymouth and Falmouth report dispatches from the Channel fleet including pursuit of a Spanish squadron that escaped to Orient, arrivals from Lisbon and China, losses at Manacle rocks, Surinam embargo notices, and transports for the Texel with cavalry.
A Halifax morning mail reports from Paris Papers that the Citadel of Tortona has fallen to Allied forces. Constantinople letters claim Buonaparte sought retreat to Suez by Egypt, hiring Arabs and rallying thousands to seize Red Sea shores, with leaders coerced to reveal scorched springs to aid his passage. Expedition targets Damietta Alexandria and Aboukir are anticipated. Sir Sidney Smith departs Cyprus to direct operations.
In Dublin Stort on Thursday night around midnight a band of robbers attacked the escort from the General Post-office at Blair's Wall five mile-stone. They fired several shots and robbed the Post-boy of the mail bags sent to various post towns.
Royal notice grants a monument at Mote Park to honor the Kentish Volunteers after a grand entertainment by Lord Romney. Essex cattle show attracted many, prices high. a Crayford printing-ground driver was mortally wounded during a robbery near Bexley Heath, with suspect questioned and later released. Bexley and Shooter’s Hill plagued by robberies as post-boy and horseman robbed. Old Bailey reports two executions following conviction.
Yesterday evening at Bromley Middlesex the Rev William Haggitt united William Tennant of Little Afton Hall Sta 'ardshire with Miss Debonndire of Bromley in a special licence ceremony. Wednesday morning at Aviary Hill Eltham Kent the death of Mrs Skinner wife of Alderman Skinner is announced.
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