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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 24, 1797
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment mentions entities like Orrick and INGMLEAPERS with scattered numbers and odd phrases. Readable pieces include references to media, dates, and possibly a public notice style header, but the text is largely indecipherable and lacks a coherent event.
Monday June 26 reports the Cabinet naming Lord Malmebury as Minister Plenipotentiary to France in the new peace negotiations. Charles Ellis, Lords Leveson Gower Morpeth Pembroke named assistants. James Ross private secretary. Meetings to begin at Lisle with bands to be kissed at St James's.
A chaotic Hastings gathering confirms Sir William Herne and Robert Williams as sheriffs after heated debates. The Lord Mayor faced repeated interruptions while Aldermen and locals debated votes, with the motion to thank the Lord Mayor passing by a large majority amid efforts to exclude non Liverymen.
A garbled customs sale notice lists goods such as sugar, tobacco, needles, wool, porcelain, glass, and various fabrics. It mentions duties, prohibited items, and locations like East India, Ghent, Rotherhithe, and King's Warehouse. The sale dates are stated as Thursday 22 and Friday 23 of June with catalogues available at specified offices.
Frin ity House London reports navigation notice that buoys in the Noxtu Channel have been replaced with marked bearings. A Black and White chequer buoy replaces the Mapling Beacon. Two red buoys replace Whitaker and Gunfield Beacons, with the north channel now described as safely navigable for Vellets.
The London Eyewine-Post reports a sensational anecdote about a French Duke who fled his country to avoid involvement in a murder plot against the Constitution. It notes his drastic decline to poverty, a Dutchess companion's misfortune of losing sight, and a lamenting emotional scene described as tears and sorrow by a jacobin agitator.
Ascot Heath Races drew nobility including Prince of Wales and Duke of York as horses battled in waterlogged grounds. Duke of Queatterry's William won the Handy Cap after hard gallops by Olive and Play oy. A widow at Waltham Abbey, Ann Gray, died after May 6 torture. coroner returns a wilful murder verdict against unknown assailants.
President John Adams addresses Congress detailing disputes with France, calls for firm defense of national honor, and signals renewed diplomacy. He argues for naval buildup, enforcement against privateers, and prudent restraint from European entanglements while seeking peace and unity with Congress and the people.
The court met in the morning and adjourned to Monday to allow Parker more time to prepare his defense. The president noted Parker could have two days due to Sundays, and Parker accepted that the time was sufficient. Parker was provided with writing materials and cautioned about the trial process as the court prepared to proceed.
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