The French Directory Faces Conspiracies and Civil Strife
The Directory struggles as conspiracies unfold to curb new Deputies and restore Royalty. Barras and Liparellère seize, the army moves, and divisions widen between the Legislative Body and the Executive. Rumors of civil war ripple across Paris and the frontiers as troops and ministers reconfigure power.
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Chofe
Mountain Party
Cbs
Directory
Paris
Ferrotists
Sime
Cochon
Buonaparte
Italy
Lyons
Council of Five
Guy
Alps
Lberty
Dager
London News of Naval Movements and European Negotiations
A morning dispatch from Lloyds Coffee House reports a Texel encounter with vessels sailing Sunday carrying troops under Admiral Dutau. Paris papers discuss the Lifte negotiations suspended to resolve key questions, with troop movements in various departments and ongoing debates in the Council of Five Hundred.
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Yarmouth
Duta
Paris
Lifte
Conde
Hoche
Rheims
Willot
oSees
Cag
Wallot
Bamburgh
Hamburgh
Arft
Amelia
Charles Maubourgy
Fitter
Pusey
Maubourg
la Fayette
Claiitz
Lisbon and Oporto ships reach home in convoy
The Lisbon and Oporto homeward ships arrived in the Downs and at Bristol Portsmouth Southampton and other destined ports under convoy of the inconstant 36 guns Captain Qakes L Unite 24 guns Captain Lydiard and Raven 18 guns Captain James. The St Philip from Africa and St Croix arrived Liverpool after a fight with a 14 gun privateer off Lape Clear Theohn Carter from Yarmouth to Newcastle was captured by a privateer and sunk.
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Lisbon
Oporto
Downs
Bristol
Portsmouth
Southampton
Qakes
L’'Unite
Lydiard
Raven
James
St. Philip
Jones
Africa
St. Croix
Liverpool
Lape
Theohn
Carter
Yarmouth
Newcastle
Funk
Mutineers Trial at Sea Court Hears Defence and Evidence
Proceedings recount mutiny aboard the Neptune and Dromedary. Wakeland and De Ruyter face testimony from Jenkins Walkers Parker and others. Defences claim witnesses perjured. De Ruyter argues information given to officers. Witnesses describe threats, punishments, and prior incidents, with global names and ships cited.
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Ruyter
Sparines
Martin Smiths
If Neptune
Holland
Wakerand
Bliller
Siz
Merlin
Cleland
John
Smaiti
Serjeant
Jenkins
Milley
Cork
Brown
Bullen
Holmes
Charater
M'Kiewhan
Benjamin Boodle
George Fryer
Alvocate
Jenkin
Forecastle
de Ruyter
Cappain
Witherieand Reed
Iano Aisdonde
Michae Marrig
Neptune
de Rayer
Parker
Wiliam
Warren Dana
Tao
Arrivals and naval court martial at Spithead
Portmouth reports ships arriving from Oporto and Litkon with vessels L’Atite and L’laconstacte sailing for Portsmouth and Southampton. Melpomene frigate from Weymouth and Ruby of 64 guns from the Downs arrive. A court martial aboard Royal William at Spithead for Lt Bunbury of the Poissards for drunkenness and misconduct followed by warnings and disciplinary actions.
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Oporte
Litkon
L’atite
Southampton
L'laconstacte
Raven
Bristol
Liverpool
St. George’s Channel
Hunt ingdon Assizes Verdict in Day of Damages Case
A long running Huntingdon assizes trial before Mr Justice Heath and a special jury concluded with a verdict for the defendant in a paternity dispute. The case resembled the Douglas matter with testimony from witnesses about the child’s parentage and Mrs Day’s alleged deception. The record notes uncertainties but upholds the defendant’s claim. The same week John Stainforth was convicted at Maidstone Assizes of murdering midshipman James Buchanan during the Nore mutiny and executed at Pentenden Heath. he appeared about forty-five.
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Brskine
Partridge
Sellob
Serjeant ‘le Blanc
Garraw
Wilson
Erskine
Day
Serjeant le Blanc
John Stainforth
Maidstone
Kent
James Buchannan
Nore
Pémnenden Heath
Irish Lottery Ninth Day Draw Findings
Irish lottery report notes ninth day draw No 17876 awarding prize of tool and two other prizes numbered 24242 and 17966 each securing a prize of sol. eack.
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Sol. Eack
Unclear OCR fragment hints at 19th century notices
Fragmentary text mentions individuals and places with names like William and Trigestone. Details are unreadable, providing no clear event, date, or outcome to summarize. unable to determine a coherent news item from the garbled OCR.
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