Maidstone captain captures privateer near Barbadoes
Captain Fob Matthews reports arrival at Carlisle Bay after a fifty three day voyage from Princes with convoy. He captured a 12 gun privateer brig named Flibustier of 104 men, commanded by Antoine Fuet with a Victor Hoguz commission, English built and troublesome to Barbadoes trade.
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Fob Matthews
Maidstone
Lwan Nepean
Ksq
Carlisle Bay
Barbadoes
Fune
Admiralty
Princes
Flibustier
Antoine Fuet
Victor Hoguz
Capture of the Dutch vessel Le Batave by Roebuck at Barbadoes
Admiralty dispatch from Roebuck commander Captain A S Burrows to Evan Nepean details capturing Le Batave, a 12 gun Dutch sloop with 24 men, 5 weeks at sea, 7 leagues north of Barbados after a nine hour chase. Burrows notes the Dutch suspected ill fortune and praises Le Batave’s speed.
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Admiralty Office
A. S. Burrows
Roebuck
Evan Nepean
Barbados
Appointment of James Ker as Judge in Lower Canada
The Admiralty confirms James Ker Esq Barrister at Law is appointed Judge of the Court of Vice-Admiralty for Lower Canada by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty on August 26.
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Admiralty Ofice
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
James Ker
Lower Canada
Bankrupts and Dividends Across Cities in Narrow List
A long list of bankruptcies and surrendered estates with multiple locations including Norwich Birmingham Coventry Bradford and Bristol. Entries name debtors trade titles surrender dates and venues such as Guildhall Swan Bull-street and Bath Tavern plus attorney firms and forthcoming dividends and certificates to be granted by Sept 16.
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S. Parlour
London Lane
Norwich
Guildhall
Mayhew
Lincoln’s Inn New Square
E. Jec
Birmingham
White Bear
Coventry
Alttornios
Melf
Kinderney and Long
Symond
S. Crossley
Bradford
Talbopton
Sykes
New Inn
S. Parsons
Whitttable
Canterbury
Dut
Cuiliford’s Inn
R. Green
Long Bennington
Grocer
Rutland Arms
Newark
Attornes
Meff
Mason
Wm. Morte
Bristol
Bath Tavern
Weekes
Ely-place
J. Nabbs
Great Bolton
Mufs
Meddowcroft
Bedord-law
S. Hughes
Charles-street
Soho-square
O& S2
J. Vowell
J. Coates
Jon
King’s Head
J. Webb
Manshester
Merchant
Duel near Leith ends with handshake after injuries
A duel near Leith between George Anderton and Robert Barker ended when Barker shot Anderton in the face, nearly destroying his nose, and Anderton wounded Barker in the leg. Seconds intervened and both men shook hands. The affair arose from sarcastic remarks about Leith Assembly Rooms rules. An auction ad for a physician’s library lists a Primmer of Henry the Eighth.
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Leith
George Anderton
Virginia
Robert Barker
Barker
Anderton
Henry the Eighth I
Debate on Press Offences and Placards in the Council
Boiffy d Anglas proposes a plan to curb press offences and regulate placards under police sanction while defending press liberty. Couppe and Talot warn against reviving old regimes, Hardy calls for an express law against placard abuse, and Ramel’s conduct is criticised. all motions are referred to the Committee of Inspectors.
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Boiffy
Friends of Order
Talot
Hardy
Jourdan de
Ramel
Canals in Flanders Urgently Funded for Repair
August 24 7 Fructipor Special Committee report on canals in Flanders nearly ruined. Central Administration of the Department of the North authorized to levy an annual tax on districts responsible for maintenance to fund repair and preservation.
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Dumolard
Flanders
Department of the North
General Malo dismissed Dragoons officer denounces Directory
Paris Aug 24 General of Brigade Malo dismissed from command of the 21st regiment of Dragoons repaired to the Directory palace and used violent language against a Directory member threatening the majority. He is to be turned over for trial under the Penal Code. Reports on peace with Austria England ambiguous with negotiations at Udina Lisle delayed by stubborn terms and essential difficulties. The Hague letters say Batavian constitution rejected as not democratic enough and a new constitution is being formed. Government efforts to maintain order in these communes continue.
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Malo
21St Regiment of Dragoons
Directory
Italy
Udina
Austria
England
Lisle
L’ Eclair
Hague
Insurrection fears amid press abuse and royalist plots
In volatile Paris, opposition leaders decry press abuse and alleged royalist plots as fueling calls for military intervention. The dispatch denounces a defensive manifesto masking real attacks, accuses privileged police funds of spreading bloodshed rumors, and warns of a broader political manipulation behind street clashes.
Finance in Crisis as Directory Lays Bare Budget Gaps
The Directory reports a drained treasury during peace with Austria and outlines a grim budget. It cites 63,888,967 livres payable and a 21,?02,790 livre deficit, warning that existing funds cover only urgent needs. It urges immediate new laws to restore public credit and sustain pensions, salaries, and military pay.
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Kellerman
Directory
Alps
Buonaparte
Ami Des Loix
Republic
Austria
Antwerp
Turnhout
Garden de Biron
Garnerin
M. Garnerin
Council of Five Hundred
S. C
National Treasury
Paris
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London Gazette
Admiraly-Ojce
Fructipor
Royalim J
Angereau
Gott
Mindea
Home Department
Citiazens
Friends of the Republic
France
Monner
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