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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 26, 1798
Page
2
London dispatches detail a French brig's surprise arrival near Arûpes, with a 14‑ship English squadron engaging off Duahir and a 40‑gun French frigate captured by Turkish galliots. Reports, soon to be confirmed, point to the burning of the Admiral's ship and rising Turkish resistance to Republican advances, amid broader European hostilities and Russian forces massing.
Colonel Arkinson arrives with dispatches from Jamaica and the Lords of the Admiralty. A Madrid letter reports Dow Javen Lan es banished from the city to Grenada and other nobles exiled to Se bastian and Estremadura. French papers note a peacetalk between Portugal and France, corroborated by Hamburg intelligence.
Theatre review notes Miss Mirciech from Bath in Yarice y at Covent Garden. The singer and actress together convey interest as the author intended though gesture can be excessive. Voice is stronger in upper notes, weaker in lower tones, yet overall performance earns favorable reception.
Weymouth reports the royal procession at ten o'clock with Their Majesties and princesses to the Ferry and Port land Island, greeted by a royal salute from the Castle and two batteries on the rock. After carriage rides the royal party dined at the Portland Arms and attend a theatre benefit show this evening.
A long miscellaneous fragment notes the Brest squadron alleged as 130 gun ship and 8 frigates, a Directors Court at East India House adjourning to Wednesday, sales of Capt. Grce SIMPSON’s bales, royal arrivals and diplomats in London, French and Russian movements, and Irish militia returns amid winter anxiety. The mixed items reference sailors, officers, and public notices with various dates and places.
Constantinople reports a French force landing near Alexandria with about 22 000 troops. Bey-led Egyptian resistance blocks advance toward Rosetta. the French suffer losses. Napoleon convenes a war council and prepares entrenchments near the Cairo Canal. Beys refuse negotiations. Locals anticipate further conflict as the city braces for possible mob action against French residents.
A public proclamation in Constantinople renounces Bey authority in Egypt and praises Buonaparte’s French forces. It calls for equal rights, literacy, and merit, denounces clerical oppression, and urges inhabitants to join and resist tyranny with a warning of dire punishment for defiance.
The document declares that villages opposing the French army will be burned, those submitting will raise French and Ottoman flags, and authorities shall seal homes. It calls for mosques to be used for prayers against the Beys, with public thanks to the Supreme Being and prayers for the Ottoman Sultan’s glory and the Egyptian nation’s destiny.
In Salonichi on 1s Maceponta Ave the Pacha, by order of the Porte, says he protects all French. No Frenchman may leave the town and French merchants cannot removewares. An Asttitan ship is detained, claimed as French laden, though a Ragusan merchant is involved.
The Turkish Emperor, urged by the Mufti, plans a grand pro cession to Mecca with a large escort of Janissaries and Spahis. This move aims to restore credit to the holy city long in decline amid regional tension. Reports from Semlin and Constantinople suggest ongoing wars and Russian military activity.
In Vienna reports claim Prince Repain will not command the marching Russian army, which may hand command to Prince Ferdinand of Wirrenberg. Baron Fingent, adjutant-general to the Emperor, is to meet Russian troops and accompany them through Austrian territories. A large Russian corps under Field Marshal Szwurret will move into Turkey to restore order, while another Russian army aligns with the Turks against Busnopart.
The day before yesterday the deputation held its 68th sitting and considered the last French note but will vote conclusions tomorrow. Austria and Saxony opposed further concessions while Wurzburg, Bavaria shifted to support Peters Ave near Mainz. Prussian envoys acted as mediators seeking peace and a compromise on debts, possibly aligning with Campo Formio terms.
Francefort reports no major fighting after recent alarms. French forces, once deployed in Taijing and at various points, have returned to their posts with headquarters at Friedberg. Upper and Lower Rhine troop levels are estimated at 100,000 French soldiers.
The edition notes a cautious hope for peace with France. It mentions English actions including moving the arsenal and hospital to Gibraltar and troops ready to embark, reflecting wartime movement and strategic preparations.
News notes a chase for Narpyr Tans py near the coast of Ireland, two frigates sent from Loughfoyle. In Chester Affizes Ratecliffe was tried for administering an unlawful oath to Joseph Jackson to join a seditious society and to silence him from testifying. found guilty and sentenced to seven years transportation.
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