Intelligence items from Rastadt and European parliament
Fragmented OCR notes describe intelligence proceedings at Rastadt and disturbances in Switzerland. It mentions foreign affairs and military parliamentary actions, with references to consular and chain of command issues and upcoming debates. The garbled text implies coverage of continental political and intelligence events.
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Chainoel
Eowetgh
Rastadt
Switzerland
Sf Suodaparte
Foulgn
Tangled 18th Century Naval Gossip and Court Rumors
A long, fragmented report recounts Admiral Charles Thompson and Admiral Lord Keith receiving roles and replacements in the Channel fleet with various court moves. It cites intelligence claims about war with America, mentions Paris, Boulogne, and officers and dignitaries in Britain and abroad, and notes upcoming royal reviews and naval dispositions.
Rebellious Dublin uprising report in 1798 dispatches
The London Gazette details late May 1798 dispatches from Lord Portland and generals describing swift suppression of Dublin Meath and Kildare disturbances. Proclamations issued as rebel forces of around a thousand attacked Naas Prosperous Kilcullen and Dublin outskirts. On May 25 1798 British troops routed the rebels near Kilcullen with heavy losses. Dublin remained tranquil. Reports include action near Naas and Liffey crossings with militia and yeomanry, many arms seized, several prisoners, and multiple skirmishes across surrounding towns.
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United Irishmen
Dublin
Armagh
Kera Ifefey
Clare
Naas
Gth
Kilkullen
Dundas
Kiliullen
Rathfarnham
Thys
Dragoon
Pase
Wardig
Pica
Siaey
Stniock
Conkina
Toewer
Michael Reynolds
Ehac
Agenit
Liffey
Rilculle
Wilford
Kildare
la Touche
Proclamation and Parliamentary Addresses from May 1798
From Dublin Castle on May 24 1798 a Proclamation declared Martial Law as tensions rise. Lord Portland reports both Houses of Parliament voted addresses condemning or endorsing the measures and an accompanying dispatch will be transmitted to His Majesty. Camden and other officials note the urgency of laying documents before the House of Commons.
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Portland
Camden
Spa
Privy Council
House of Dominons
Dublin Castle
Mut Rosinsox And The Patronage Of Poets
A fragmentary article notes Rosinsox reserving new editions for subscribers to spur a wave of literary gift copies. It mentions poets favored by political factions and lists foreign names amid garbled text, with references to Ostend, Bruo, Ghent, and Allied forces.
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Rosinsox
Tsibynal
Ostend
Bruo
Ghent
Forgeon Sarta
Gath Yogimeng
Cold Sram
Sith Th
Fashionable Breakfasts At Blackheath And Montague House
Her Royal Highness the Parncass of Wazes hosted a grand breakfast at Blackheath for a distinguished noble gathering including the Duke of Grouchestes Princess Sornan and numerous counts and viscounts. Lady Caroline Monracuz hosted a public breakfast at Montague House with over a hundred guests and musical support from the Duke of Yorks band.
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Parncass
Wazes
Blackheath
Duke of Grouchestes
Sornan
Printess
Oxanex
Towisunn
CuoLmondizy
Montague House
Privy Gardens
Epigram on a jealous husband and a wife
An old epigram about a man swearing he would die for his wife while admitting a fondness for a musician's fife. The rhymed lines hint at love, loyalty, and the sweetness of music, attributed to W. H. Ra.
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Kyepe
W.H Ra
Niger frigate returns wounded from Havre bombardment
Ship reports from Portswourn May 28 that the Niger frigate under Captain Scott arrived from France with several men wounded in the Havre bombardment. Yarmoorn May 28 notes His Majesty's ship Boorper has landed 90 prisoners, resupplied, and weighed again for cruise. The Ardent 64 guns sails for the Nore with Dutch Greenland ships in convoy as part of a large fleet of coasters. Wind NE.
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Portswourn
Scott
France
Havre
Yarmoorn
Ufer Pot
Cruize
Nore
Ardent
Bertis
Wind N.E
Turkish Firman Moderates French Influence Amid Turmoil
A Turkish envoy reports the Grand Signior orders French protection withdrawn from Turkish frontiers and all nonessential persons to leave within a month. The Firman urges the French ambassador to restrain supporters of unrest, while English ties with the new Reis Effendi may foster an Anglo Turkish alliance. Constan tinople seeks to curb French principles with energy, asking if Britain can fund a war effort.
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Reis Effendi
Great Britain
France
Turkey
Constantinople
England
Baltic trade clash and river press gang tragedy in early report
The dispatch notes a Baltic trade conflict connected to the Sound route and Russia’s hostile posture toward France. It also recounts a fatal beating during a press gang confrontation on the River, with the victim later placed in a boat at St Catherine's Stairs. A Strand fire at Scot, Tovep and Co. wine cellars injures firemen and causes smoke damage.
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Petersburgh
Baltic
France
Rubia
Republic
St. Catharine’s
Mesirs
Scot
Tovep and Co
Tate
Moe Scot
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Aster By
Bellicherry
Charles Thompson
Jamaica
Hyde Parker
Lord Keith
Chaekes Thompsion
Queen Charlotte
Franes
America
Paris
Mr. Gray
Seth
Widoret
Madras
Bengal
Fcutia
Sti
Helena
Bes Darackorx
Council of Five Hundred
Leopard
Surridge
M. Notremint
Boulogne
Peters
Berlin
Poljly
The
London Gazette
Whitehall
Ireland
Duke of Portland
Marcy
Deveument
Dustin Castle
Maya
Afele
Lucan
Tam
Terd Gasford
Sweith
Gre le
Poti Fey
Ae Ayer akubEe
Viscount Eeszhen
Hearnagh Mihitt
Liaut Dragoons
Serreral Lake
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