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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 27, 1797
Page
2
Cardiac Tincture advertised with multiple patient testimonials
The pamphlet promotes the Cardiac Nervous Tincture by Rymer, claimed to relieve head, stomach, and bowel disorders and nervous debility. Letters from users in Brighton and Whetstone attest to relief from indigestion, bilious complaints, and weakness, urging publication of their cures. Sold in various London outlets with Detergent Pills and other remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
É&C
Rymer
Gerrard-street
Soho
Fool
Neo
Gerrardstreet
Dicey
Beynon
Bow Church
Thomas Evans
Paternofter-row
Moore
S Fred. Smith
Haymarket
Tutt
Royal Exchange
Massacres at Aix and political turmoil in France
Reports from Aix describe renewed massacres amid religious festivity with villagers shuttering windows. Marat's followers clash with authorities, military intervention ends the scene. Other items noteWillot and Quiret meeting, police guarding Willot, and changes in generals Montesquieu and Merhit rumored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aix
d'Egniltis
Marat
Duer
Paris Dispatch on Hoche Buonaparte and French Clubs
General Hoche arrives in Paris and refuses War Ministry due to age. Buonaparte proclaims clubs must be banned while French clerks fear Directory power. Traunfehl Diet rejects French troop passage via Le Valais and vows force if attempted. Council of Five Hundred probes troop movements and orders immediate council communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buonaparte
France
Basle
Traunfehl
le Valais
Pasage
Civil and Criminal Tribunal
Ameggio
Justice
Bergafle Laigercule
Council of Five Hundred
Sambre
Meuse
Fortes Aillais
Soiffuns
Paris Papers Report Troops Crossing Rhine Frontiers
From the Paris papers the report notes 20 000 troops mainly infantry have moved beyond the Rhine into inland France and imply no danger to the empire. A large force continues marching through the country with about 50 960 men allegedly enslaving our city and moving toward Namur and nearby lines of march.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhine
France
Empire
Namur
Fragmented Wedding Rite Mentioned With Archbishop
A damaged OCR fragment notes a solemnized union with the Archbishop, mentioning a date and location confusion. The readable bits reference a ceremony overseen by a high church figure and a 2 to 3ae period, but essential names and places are unclear.
Explosion at St Angelo Amid St Peter and St Paul Festivities
In Rome during the festival of St Peter and St Paul an explosion occurred at St Angelo’s fortifications. The blast, heard amid artillery fire, destroyed several houses, killed two people, and severely wounded sixteen others. The event disrupted nearby celebrations and caused widespread alarm among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter
St.Paul
St Angelo
French General Gentili Arrives at Corfu with Proclamation
Weena July 4 reports that French General Gentili reached Corfu with a squadron and issued a proclamation praising historic Greek heroes and generals. The move stirs a strong reaction among locals and could influence revolutionary ideas in the Purkish provinces, especially the Morea, Macedonia, and the Archipelago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gentili
Corfou
Venice
Greece
Morea
Macedonia
Archipelago
Massacre in Sebeneer and settler revolt in Venetian States
From Basle letters dated July 15 report the French consul his wife and children were killed at Sebeneer in the Venetian States. The inhabitants are hostile to both French and Austrian powers and 39 000 Falks and Mountaineers have gathered to defend their independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Sebeneer
Ac Cataro
Prince Bishop of Liege Queries Peace Terms
The Prince Bishop of Liege asked the Emperor if he would reclaim his diocese after peace. The Emperor replied that the German Empire’s integrity underpinned the peace already concluded with the French Republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liege
German Empire
Mounted chauffeurs flood toward Paris en route enclosures
MEZIERES July 16 a body of 2800 mounted chauffeurs passed through this town en route to the environs of Paris with many detachments taking different routes to the same destination. These men seem animated by very worst dispositions and great indulgence is required to ascribe to error the tragic scenes threatening at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Clubs Formed in Bourdeaux Noted Anti Terrorist Group
In Bourdeaux on July 17 several clubs have been formed including the Club of the Government and the Club of the Academy. The Government club is led by Anti-terrorists with Duplantier and Maugroe, commissioners of the Executive Power, at the helm of the Academy club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government
Academy
Duplantier and Maugroe
Parma Scene Over Tree of Liberty Protest
About 200 Milan Republicans formed at Parma gates with a car carrying a large tree branch adorned with a red bonnet. Guards blocked entry until a Republican Officer, under Buonaparte's Proclamation, removed the Tree of Liberty to prevent disturbance to the Duke of Parma’s objects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Tree of Liberty
Buonaparte
Parma
Dutch Troops Refuse Disembarkation Amid Fleet Plan
Letters from the Hague report several Dutch National Army corps refusing to embark on the Texel fleet for a secret expedition. The dispatches note possible disarmament moves and state that Dutch loyalties favor the House of Orange, with 25,000 French troops kept in pay to sustain authority and obedience. Sunday marked the Armada defeat anniversary at Plymouth with bells and sermons. The Royal Archers prize was won by William Stewart of Edinburgh. Excerpt also notes arrival of Bishop Courtenay of Exeter and university fellows presenting a benefaction to the garrison church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hague
Texel
House of Orange
Francis Drake
Admiral Hawkins
Plymouth
Comaton
St. Andrew’s Church
Gandy
Exeter Cathedral
His Majesty
Royal Company. of Archers
Bruntsfield Links
Edinburgh
William Stewart
Courtenay
Exeter
Ste
Francis Sinofini
Iverity. College
Orford
Dorfer
Rebellion Threatens Ottoman Borders in Transylvanian Reports
A dispatch describes a Romanian revolt spreading through Wallachia and the Danubian regions. It notes the Porte’s difficulty in mustering force, the Adrianople precincts besieged, and Kuchuk-Ali arming Syria and Palestine with imported artillery. French agents are accused of propagating Jacobinism and atheism among Turks and Christians alike, while Greeks look to Russia for independence rather than annexation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romania
Porte
Canniot
Pactia
Adrianople
Constantinople
Kuchuk-Ali
Syria
Palestine
Porté
Russia
Turkey
Radia
Portbal Estimations Amid Uncertain War Service
Soldiers stationed between Belem and Ajuda report four months of uncertainty about war status. They endure healthy barracks, ample beef and wine, and little leisure as discipline malfunctions with regimental courts martial rise due to liquor. A poor cloak purchase leads to tragedy, while barracks near Lisbon prove hard to reach and hazardous to ground unsuitable for cavalry drills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belem
Ajuda
Thare
Lisbon
Grandé
Carlin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bertagd Sy Barber
Mr. Rymer
Siey
Sam
Brighton
Ww.p
S. Thompson Ruffhead
Mr. Ruffhead
Chemisford
Whetstone
James Smith
Baker
Whetstond
Middlesex
Treraid
Chester
Toy
Peer Brown
James. Rymer
CHARL_$S SWIFT
Welminster
Paterpofter-row
New Bond-street
Joly
Merhit
Rantel
General Montesquiew
Executive Directory
Rédactieur
Finance
Alexander Lameth
Aggist
Nuremberg
Ducayla
Truguet
Frugiet
Fle
Directory
Oditviox
Repoe
Coction
Legarde
Brett
Hoche
Perlet
Council of Elders
Paris Papers
Brussels
Sant
J ‘Wis
Rome
Futie
Weenna
Mezieres
Bourdeaux
London
Purrey
Kirrans
Vienna
Belgrade
Sophia
Wallachia
Italy
Portsbal
12Th Light Dragoons
Lesbon
Jou
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