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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 28, 1796
Page
4
Buonaparte reports ongoing fighting near Mantua since the 16th, noting constant clashes with new troops and heavy losses. He mentions a cavalry setback and the enemy's formidable force, and states Marmont carries 22 flags captured from Austrians as proof of recent engagements.
On Thursday September 29 at two o clock the House of Commons met after adjournment prayers were read for the first time. The afternoon was occupied with swearing in Members. The session adjourned.
The Hamburgh Mail reports decisive Austrian advances up to the 19th, with French forces faltering on the Sambre and Meuse and at Lahn. Moreau’s army ends uncertainty on the Rhine Moselle front as Archduke seeks to trap the French retreat toward Bavaria and consolidate gains along the Danube.
The Princess Augusta carrying a flag of truce left Dover on Sunday and returned Wednesday from Boulogne. Passengers brought the Paris paper Mesenger du Soir dated the 24th, reporting Modena evacuated Morgana retreated French repulsed Austrians at fort Xeh and peace proposals in the Five Hundred council.
Paris journals report an official letter from General Moulin dated Strasbourg Sept 19 detailing the Aqirian assault on the Rhine bridge and occupation of Kehl for a time before French forces drove them out, with 300 attackers and 30 officers captured.
Yesterday the Cabinet Council met at Lord Grenville's Office with all Ministers present. Delays in Paris passport negotiations push the Kine’s House of Lords attendance to Thursday. His Majesty’s speech will be read Wednesday. The Lords adjourn to Wednesday next. Windsor hunting planned on Mondays and Thursdays with Hartiers, Tuesdays and Saturdays with Stag Hounds. The Princess Royal’s birthday observed at Windsor with Royal compliments. Queen's Lodge dinner hosted by the Royal Family, with the Prince and Princess of France, followed by a concert and ball. A timber ship from Weymouth port is reported, six Russian men of war preparing to sail to England to relieve ships from Britain. Two Spanish vessels captured by the Brilliant cutter and sent to Weymouth. A detachment of our Dracoox Gunsons is ordered for foreign service, likely Portugal, with emigrant corps to follow.
Private correspondence reports a pivotal shift as France reels from victories near Murtich and Eichstadt. troops under St Cyr and Desaix push toward Nuremberg while Austrians chase, seeking to sever Moreau from his lines. Kehl siege plans threaten French retreat from Suabia amid a broader struggle for control.
Hague reports indicate French forces have largely departed for the Rhine line. A French Dutch contingent remains in Holland under General Dejeun. Prohibition of English imports published locally. Rumors claim Archduke Carleton defeated the French near Limburg Diez, but reinforcements to the Sambre and Meuse army are confirmed.
The Batavian Convention proclamation draws comparison to French decrees as a weak government seeks revenge against English trade tangles. Lord Cametrope and Captain Vancouver dispute ends with a ten thousand pound peace bond. News from Franckfort reports Colonel Crau Furpis recovering from wounds. Dublin Lawyers Corps to parade. Cork candidates challenge Hutchinson interests. Fire devastates Mitcham stables near The Rings, but hotel and hogs saved.
Plymouth reports arrival of Colossus from Brest under Captain Grin dall and detachments to Newfoundland. Aquilon and Colefas dock at Plymouth, with notes on Irresistible battle wounds. Port arrivals include Stag and Nymph, while Ceremonial dispatches and cruising orders reach ships at Portsmouth and Weymouth.
An at sea letter dated August 27 reports the India Fleet reached the voyage record with safety. Sir Hype Parker’s fleet parted from us off Cape Finisterre on the 17th. The group passed the Lizard the 19th and Madeira on the 25th. The Polyphemus and Lomioux frigate formerly led the fleet. L'Oiseau remains with us toward India. The writer notes a likely quick voyage aided by favorable trade winds and a moving formation.
Extract from a dated letter from Bergen on September 18 reports two Dutch frigates sailing on the 17th with one returning carrying news of four English ships from Archangel. The fourth frigate is still missing after six weeks at sea. The Dutch crews describe capturing English sailors with contempt and looting. Other items note marriages, deaths, and naval dispatches, including ships like Neptune, Sovereign, Alexander, and various cargoes.
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