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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 30, 1796
Page
3
A fragmentary letter discusses surrender conditions and parole terms. It references baggage and horses, ammunition, victuals during march, and safe guard for recovering sick personnel. The exchange notes that capitulation terms are irrevocable and asks for a final reply within half an hour.
Despatch from September 25 recounts General Scherer detailing a strategic retreat with units from Swetzingen to Doutrach via Grumbach and Rastadt. Austrian forces harassed the rear while Manheim and Philipsburg attacked. French cavalry and infantry countered, capturing prisoners and burning enemy barracks as they withdrew toward Kehl with notable gallantry.
Paris dispatch reports Royalists and Constitutionalists rally around the 1793 constitution arguing a new revolution risks civil war and Jacobin power, with widespread belief that existing government should be preserved despite flaws. The piece notes Jacobins’ stubborn hope for rapid change and possible agitation ahead.
Amid reports from Paris and Brest the Directory condemns revolutionary excesses while pressing for funds to feed the poor and support hospitals. We note conflicts among factions, the fate of Justice Minister Merlin, naval strains, and a pending amnesty tied to Vindemiaire and Brumaire laws as France faces fiscal and political strain.
A late fragment details the brave Republic army encircling Mantua, capturing the bridgehead at St George and advancing into the city. It notes prisoners, artillery, colors, and cuirassiers among the trophies, with 1000 cavalrymen among the captured.
Paris papers report the Malheim garrison uniting with a distant Austro‑Archduke force to cover a potential diversion along the Rhine. Troops move toward Marceau’s division, with trenches and batteries prepared behind the Nahe and at Créutenach, while fortifications rise on the Moselle banks near Treves. An Austrian corps is detached against the Rhine and Moselle lines.
From the Brussels Papers in Rheinfeld dated September 19 a cavalry force raised the siege of Ehrenheitstein. French troops retreated hastily toward the Sieg following a 17th century charge.
Reports from Kerpen dated September 20 say the Sambre and Meuse army centre was decisively defeated on the 16th by Archduke Clark’s cavalry. Ehrenbreitstein fortress blockade lifted on the 17th, garrison demolishing French-built works. The battle is described as among the bloodiest of the campaign with French withdrawals toward Blackenberg and Weedt.
Reports from Xante dated September 20 say French forces in Holland aim to join the Sambre and Meuse army. Seventy six cavalry with artillery were encamped near Cleves and Rheinberg before marching to Dufieldorft, while outlook for the Sambre and Meuse forces after retreating to the Lahn remains weak and dispirited. General Yourdan remains in position contrary to earlier reports.
BERGHEIM SEPT 21 The army of the Sambre and Meuse continues its retreat near Mulheim as military administrations at Cologne report heavy battles and obstinate fighting. Reinforcements from the interior, amounting to about 40 000 men including cavalry, are expected as bridges ferry ammunition to the Right Bank. The Royal Gazette notes Moreau's army destruction at claimed locations.
Coblenz September 17 details a claimed Austrian withdrawal toward Ratisbon that the report says is an artifice. French forces allegedly abandoned positions this morning and split their retreat toward Neuwied and the Siebengebirge with the advanced guard near Pfaffendorf. Ehrenbreitstein’s garrison reportedly begins demolishing French works as General Bournonville reaches Cologne.
Clubs and individuals favor Hornsay and Co at No 26 Cornhill as the Irish Lottery begins November 14 and the English Lottery February 6, 1797. Tickets halves quarters eighths and sixteenths are sold on the lowest terms with prompt payment and dmr orders from all parts of the three Kingdoms are attended to.
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