Fragment from the London Gazette July 15 1797 adds to Saint Domingue dispatch
A detailed dispatch from Port-au-Prince dated May 8 1797 reports on clashes around Grand Bois Leogane Grenier and Thomazeau during the Saint Domingue campaign. It details troop dispositions Deffourses Montalembert De Peyster Besources and Bastions, cannon use, ambuscades, and casualties as British and colonial forces retake Grenier St Laurent Boutillier and nearby works with limited losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Dundas
Simcoe
Iiland
St. Dominge
Port-au-Prince
Touislant
Mirebglais
Touiffant
Baron Montalembert
Thomazeau
Grand Bois
Grenier
Leogane
Cul de Sac
Conon
Desfources
L’arcahaye
Deffources
Tourmier
L’hofpitre
Boutillier
St. Laurent
de Peyster
Foss
Pouchet
Jeremic
St. Emrent
Montalembert
O’gorman
Croix Des Bouquets
Berg
Comte Manoux
Couchet
Abergavenny
Port-au- Prince
Major Clay
Viscomte
Zune
St.Laurent
Besources
Thélecemy
Brixtife
Clons Deffources
Bowtiliir
Port Grenier
Captures by Harvey’s Squadron in the Leeward Islands
Extracted letter from Rear-Admiral Harvey reports captures and recaptures by His Majesty’s ships in the Leeward Islands from March 18, 1797 to May 30. Vessels Ranger and Nobby retaken from the French near Marie-Galante, sailing to Trinidad and the West Indies respectively, lumber and slaves aboard, sent to St. Pierre’s, Martinique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surinam
Hi Ine
Philadelphia
Mariegalante
Ype
Vaniguard
St. Pierre
Mat
Hent Tate
Fedm
Lotdon
Ake Bate
St. Kitt’s
St. Kitt
Paramanbon
George Curd
St. Thomas
Baltimore
Imand
Tortola
Genéral
H. Bloomsbury
Barbadoes
Martinique
Guadaloupe
Fort Royal
Phoenix
Jacob Perkins
Tobago
New York
St.Croix
Portola
Ahi Lealand
A. Beaumain
Guaaloupe
Santa Cruz
St. Croix
Fortola
Porto Rico
Scipio
Liverpool
Roseau
Domi Rica
Jean Kirby
Ballat
Antigua
Guadalou
Harvey
Leeward Islands
Evan Nepean
Prince of Wales
Fort Royal Bay
Ranger
Wilmington
Trinidad
Massachuset
St. Pierre’s
Nobby
Wefeafet
Indies
Bankrupts Listing for Surrender Dates at Guildhall
A long list of bankrupts including S Longstaff of Sunderland and Jeremy of St James's Street, with surrender dates in July and August at Guildhall. Attorneys noted as Mr Hervey, Mr Harvey, and others. locations cover London, Lincoln, Portsmouth, Manchester, and Bishopsgate Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Green
Thames-street
Guildhall
Midwood
Upper Shittington
Yorkshire
Merschant
Mc'Savile’s Army Inn
Bland
R. Thorp
Beverley
Golden Ball
Sunderland
Hervey
Staple-Inn
Jeremy
St. James’s-street
Linen
Draper
Harvey
W. Osborne
Christopher- Treet
Fiofovry-square
Guildham
Attornes
Mellrs
Gregfort and Co
Throgmorton-treet
E. Taylor
Fore-treet
Lambeth
Ry Matson
Union-ttrest
Bithopfgate-street
Batty
Chancery -Lane
T. Bell
Southgate
Meff. Rich
Rob. Shawe
Tudor S S Treet
Sharp
W. Qilison
High Holborn
Robinsor
Craven Buddings
City Road
J. J Evans
Portsmouth
Bridge Inn
B.thop
Wearmouth
Durham
T. Bow
Darlington
P. Whitaker
Manchester
Eilisy Curritor Tereets
Revolution News Flows From Europe and Hamburgh
Tuesday summary reports from Hamburgh reveal major constitutional upheaval in Genoa and a large scale expedition effort. Dispatches indicate cavalry and infantry mounted on the Texel bound for action. Barent letters confirm a Proclamation by the King of Prussia against the Aulic Council in Vienna. Wirtemberg’s princess entered Lungard in ceremony, while Hesse-Darmstadt troops in British pay move back toward Germany. Colonel Simcoe’s letter in the London Gazette contradicts French Directory statements about St Domingo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fed
Texel
Hague
Barenth
Prussia
Vienna
Upper Rhine
Wirtemberg
Lungard
Hesse-Darmstadt
Great Britain
Triest
Darlstadt
Croatia
Germany
Simcoe
St. Domingo
London Gazette
Executive Directory of
France
Royal Patent establishes a State Council at Venezia
The document from 1797 creates a provisional State Council to advise the ruler. It lists members including the Grand Almoner, Bishop Burenzo, Count Adams, and others, delegating urgent measures and authorizing secretaries to publish ordinances. The council is to meet in the ruler’s presence, with four members sufficient for decision making, and the Senate and Chamber of Accounts ordered to register the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Emmanuel
Burenzo
Salmour
Turing
Senate
Count Adams
Grand Chancery
Arosgrad
Dimiano
Interior Departments
San Martino Colloretto
Cornneil
Chamber
Venezia
Reigh
Emperor annexation of Venetian Dalmatia announced
King of Hungary annexes Venetian Dalmatia recently taken, while the Monitenr and other French papers once banned are now allowed. A portion of the garrison ordered to march is countermanded. Buonaparte spends daily 130,000 livres to support his army, paid by the Italians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venetian Dalmatia
Kingdom of
Hungary
Buonaparte
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The
Parliament
Tam
Deffource
Picit
Rodanes
Conegrat
Mouchert
Churchill
Irois
Col. Maitland
St Domingo
Pek Guerin
Jean Kina
Clay
66Th
66Th Regiment
Irish Brigade
Paris
Boutilier
Chaffeurs Royaux
de Peurs
Chaffeurs de York
Chaffeurs de Prince of Wales
Deffources Regiment
Haly
Jeremie
de la Rue
Eviere
Chaffeuss
Babin
Campauneg
le Pine
L’artigonave
Ditto
E. B. Littlehales
Patt Fezard
West Indies
Henry Harvey
Rear-Admial Hayswey
Ewan Nepean, Esq
Admiralty
Cyane
Dominica
Lord Eileutenant
Ireland
Camden
House of Commons
Dublin
J Lawrence
Southampton
Mitre Inc
WcCurry
D._ Warr
Tipton
Stafford, Nailers
Howorth
Halifax
R. Catts
Bury St. Edmund’s
T. Tinton
Charing Cross
Alversmith
T. Beatley
Sudbury
Admiralty Office
London
Hamburgh
Luly
Genga
State Paper
Turin
Crarces EmManuel
Damiana
Ksenna
Fane
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