France National Assembly Debate on Embezzlement Report
A letter from Albert de Rivurs requests to excorvate himself at the Assembly bar, with a similar request from a municipal deputy. The bar hearing is deferred to await the committee’s report on public money accounting. The proposed article would require provincial assemblies to account for a decade of finances, drawing mixed support amid embezzlement concerns.
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Toaloe
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Priests Resist Reinforcements in Halle to Mons March
In Halle priests halted a march of four from Bender and aligned parishioners to block reinforcement to the army. They disarmed and detained the detachment, guiding them to Mons by last month’s end. Privy Bishop of Liege ignores the Palaisian Court's pleas.
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Ghent Proclamation of Plenipotentiary Report on Horrors
A damaged 18th century note describes a visit by a plenipotentiary to Ghent to witness alleged massacres and crimes of a sovereign. The document condemns the tyrant and urges Vienna to condemn treaties and insist on justice. It references D'Alton and feudal power, with appeals to mercy and protection of citizens.
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S.t
Viancer
Anc
Ghert
D’alton
Alithe
de Nero
Isis
Vienna
Danube
Uisuck
Assembly Conveined to Discuss Church Lands Reform
Letter from Lisson describes an assembly in Coventry focused on redistributing church lands and limiting monastery holdings. The text notes opposition figures and a discourse on the Excise Bill with advice from Lord Ballaghrosse about opposing government measures to protect party interests.
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Robert Walpole
Lord Ballaghrosse
Rhode Island General Assembly Session Report
The Rhode Island assembly met at East Greenwich and expelled a member, while Congress reportedly acceded to some propositions. The brig Sea Horse, captained by E Maze from Anes, sailed after loading oil, and a large island in 23 degrees south latitude reportedly sank six fathoms offshore. several seamen survived in boats. Georgia letters note General Lincoln and commissioners near Savannah pressed talks with the Southern Indians toward lasting peace.
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East Gresnwich
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Congress
Sea Horse
E. Maze
Bay of Witwich
Georgia
Lincoln
Savannah
Washington Arrives in Boston After 15 Days From New York
General Washington reached Boston with two Secretaries and a small retinue after a 15 day journey from New York. Authorities escorted him through Cambridge and Roxbury to the town as citizens formed a white flag procession. The day concluded with fireworks and a large crowd, with one accident noted during the celebrations. Washington then departed for Portsmouth.
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York
Washington
New York
Middlesex Hotel
Cambridge Common
Brooks
Tyler
Cambridge
Roxbury
Bradford
Tate
Bain
Portsmouth
Massacre on Abbey Street in Dublin 1789 Riot
A Dublin Abbey Street incident on St Stephen’s Day 1789 saw a jail taken for a baiting, a riot at the Custom House fields, eight prisoners seized, troops fire on the mob killing three and wounding many as shop windows shattered and crowds fled. Names of victims and witnesses include Mr. Martin, Mrs. M Mahen, Duffin, and others. inquest ruled deaths from wounds inflicted by soldiers. A meteorological note and boxing assembly legal matters follow.
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Carleton
Vance
Custom House
Abbey Street
Abbey-street
Martin
Liffeytreet
M‘mahen
Flope
Gildyer
5Beri Varce
Carteret
Debates on Bankruptcy and Creditors Remedies
The piece discusses bankruptcy versus attachment in debt cases, weighing commission of bankruptcy against garnishee action. It considers securing equitable division of an insolvent debtor’s estate, immediate attachment, and penalties under bankrupt laws, proposing reader judgment on best method given case specifics. It also notes related literary notices and book listings embedded in the periodical.
Holiday Amusements for Youth of Both Sexes
An 18th century advertisement promotes a substitute for Jet Books with selections for young readers. It lists titles such as Anecdotes and Flowers of Ancient and Modern History, travels, and cultural portraits. Printed for G. Kearsley, Fleet Street, with notes praising educational value and moral instruction.
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Joe Mirtr
Mostiary Review
John Adams
G. Kearsley
Fleet-street
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