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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 01, 1797
Page
2
A fragmented note promises a correct published account of a settlement recently conquered from the Spaniards. The text stresses the island's importance and public interest in an accurate recount.
The document outlines Trinidad six miles long in the Gulph of Paria from the Spanish Main, noting cotton on its southern shore, superior tobacco to Virginia and Porto Rico, cocoa nearby, and rich hardwoods. It discusses 1783 Cedula grants for settlement, free negros and mulattos, the dangers of fugitive slaves, and hopes of Atlantic trade benefits for Britain, including debtors asylum and new markets for goods and ships exiting England.
Vienna reports intensified Austro French clashes across Italy and Tyrol. Emperor likely to back Germenic constitution if needed. Imperial army in Italy grows to about 69,990 while reinforcements move to the Rhine. Archduke Charles commands Hungarian forces, with Buonaparte courting peace talks as Tyrolean resistance stiffens amid shortages and epidemics. Venice and Bologna emerge as strategic theaters with Austrian and Sardinian tensions rising.
The report covers ongoing Admiralty efforts to intercept the Spanish Plata bound freight while Lord Bridport's squadron readies for further actions. It notes dispatches to the King approving a new signaling code, a French embargo incident, and letters via Dover detailing naval and colonial communications, with public concerns over lotteries, insurance fraud, and seasonal illnesses affecting London and surrounding areas.
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