French monarchs and clergy in peril warned by Paris rulers
The Eyewine Matt cites letters from Stockport and reports from France. It alleges a Star paragraph copying Foxs Book of Martyrs, defends its own authority, and claims Paris nobles plan to murder the King and Queen of France. Proposes a royal proclamation ordering French clergy to Winchelsea for safety until orders.
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Stockport
France
Star
Evening Mart
Fox
Paris
Brunswick
Kinc
Winchel Jsea
Sussex
Emigrants, wheat contracts, and local notices of 18th century city life
A daily update reports a contract for fifty thousand quarters of wheat for allied armies, higher flour use in London due to French emigrants, and a warning on bread prices as export orders rise. It notes a Guildhall Aldermen meeting, the Winchelsea seat vacated by Lord Balinary, and Tom Paine’s misfortune on the Dover road. Kingston Jamaica reports good crops and cheap goods, with vigilance over quieting slaves. Francis Meeke is named vicar of Ripon. Devonshire rectors consider a fair tithes replacement. A Edinburgh trader brings French fingers for a concert, winning passports after a performance. Shipwreck casualties near Margate and Birchington are buried locally.
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London
Guildhall
Winchelsea
Sussex
Lord Balinary
Earl of
Mont. Aupisert
Tom
Kingston
Jamaica
Francis Meeke
Eccleshall
Staffordshire
Ripon
Yorkshire
Devonshire
Carr
Edinburgh
France
Boulogne-fur-mer
England
Margate
Birchington
Robbers in Paris raid for hours and unrest follows
A morning spree in Paris saw a band of men and women robbing passersby of earrings and other valuables. The crowd grew, but in the Palais Royal clashes with National Guards led to several deaths and many conspirators were jailed. Reports from the National Assembly describe bombardment actions near Thionville with high casualties and military movements, while claims of Austrians’ defeat appear dubious.
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Paris
Palais Royal
National Guards
Plaety Tworof
Hotel de la Ville
Armerie
National Assembly
M. Merlin
Thionville
Wimpfen
Prassians
Maulde
St. Amand
Orchies
Metz
Nancy
Argonnois
Dumorrez
Arthur Dizon
St. Menehourt
Kellermann
Bourponnais
BerNonvilLe
Rhetet
Villers
Argonne
Bevifone
Proclamation of General Dumouriez to French Citizens
General Dumouriez urges citizens in Ardennes and La Marne districts to move corn and forage to interior camps for French troops. He accuses enemies of devouring grain and using local forage, demanding payment and warning of enslavement if supplies are withheld.
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Dumouriez
Ardennes
LA Marne
Vquzieres
Grandpre
Saint Menehoulde
Clermont Sedan
Mezieres
Roegroy
Rhetel
National Assembly
Proclamation to defend the country during invasion feared
A military edict ordered civilians of Sedan Mezieres Grampre Vouzieres and Sainte Menehould to fortify villages. It warned of using arms, cutting edges of forests to create abbatis, and rallying parish defense if Austrians and Prussians advance. Signed by the Commander in Chief of the Army of the North.
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Patti
Sedan
Mezieres
Grampre
Vouzieres
Argonne
Mazarin
National Assembly
Sporting Intelligence Race Entries and Purse List
In Abingdon and nearby venues on September 13 schedules list the day’s events. Entries include pursuits for mares and geldings, open and handicap heats, with purses of fifty pounds and seventy pounds across age groups. Names include Mr Wentworth, Mr Wilson, Mr Tate, Lord Egremont, Captain Leeson, and others competing with horses such as Pirate Enchanter and Felix in a sequence of sweeps and subscriptions.
Emigrants Land On Coast Evade Pursuing Mob at Hastings
Lewes reports upwards of a hundred emigrants reach the coast after storms. The Brighton Packets carried many, driven far east, with 76 ecclesiastics landing at Hastings. Among them were the Bishop of Auvranches and the Dean of Rouen, who escaped in disguise to Dieppe before reaching London via Hastings. The Bishop and Grand Vicar were hosted by the Rev. Whitear at Hastings before continuing to London.
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Otire
Brighton
Hastings
Pevenséy
Eastbourne
Auvranchés
Rouen
Auvranches
Popelace
Diepp
Whitear
London
Winchester sale reports high prices at Giles's Hill auction
Winchester notes on September 7 report cheese sold dear at Giles's Hill with prices from 38s to 456 per old. A great number of horses shown. Whigs largely indifferent. Newcastle records storm on September 13 causing damage to crops and ripe crops in neighbourhood fields.
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Winchester
Giles’s Hill
Newcastley
Eminent Gentleman Surveys Coal Estates West of the City
Rogland's adviser in the western islands and nearby parishes predicts rich coal finds from his survey. He expects spirited trials in the Highlands and beyond. A regular Penny Post is to be established by government for the city. A London vendue lists Antiscorbatic Drops by Spilsbury with directions and sales outlets. September 8, 1792.
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Edinaurey
Rogland
Patent-Violet Soap Promises Skin Care and Patent Consents
The inventor touts Patent-Violet Soap as a remedy for chapped hands and skin irritation from washing. A London office claim restricts retail and wholesale sales to Bank Buildings, Cornhill, with Dublin sales via Great Britain Street, and a fourteen year patent grant. One square costs 2s 9d and lasts three months, with agencies discontinued in London.
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Violet Soar
London
Cornhill
Dublin
Great
Arrivals at Portsmouth Sept 17 Include Several Vessels From Various Ports
SFIP News reports arrivals at Portsmouth on September 17 with the Young Hero Dalton from Grenada, the Elizabeth Kirk from Virginia, the Riveren Betley Shaw from Petersburg, and Samuel Weatherall from Bremen. Additional ships listed include Den, Fortitude Dobie, India Pilot Drab, and others arriving or failing to arrive, with multiple routes and destinations noted.
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Portsmouth
Hero
Dalton
Grenads
Elizabeth
Kirk
Virginia
Betley
Shaw
Petersburg
Samuel Weatherall
Bremen
Dobie
Almuth Ahd
India
Iuka
S.W
Bert
Henzie
Yeasely
Brown
Fortinde
Cena
Baney
Failsmouth
Speedwell i
Newhaven
Stock market summary and bond figures from October listings
Brief financial note listing various stock and bond figures. Mentions 3 per cent Consols, Navy bonds, Bank for October, and multiple gilt-like notations with fractions and date hints. Includes numbers such as 24h, 117 1 half, 210, 205, and 90 7y.
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Cmt
Cone RE
Navy
Tito Itto Ji
Ee Bank
Indiz
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King Begus
T. Fenton
Drone
C. Wilson
Williamson
Mr. Manwaring
Clompton
Col. Radcliffe
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Sir F. Poole
Br. H. Mentar
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Br. c. Spider
Mr. Annesley
Mr. Haliet
Gyrs Old, Sr
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Baker
Ch. H. Cavendith
Fowler
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Maiden
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Frida
South Wales
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Clark
Borough
Southwark
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Randall and Bolton
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Wye
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Soho Square
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