A Curious Satirical Letter on Lisle Negotiations
A facsimile excerpt from a satirical piece on Lord Malmesbury’s 1797 Lisle negotiations portrays a French_directory-ruled France, British plenipotentiaries, and a blank treaty project. It details powers, delays, and a witty critique of diplomacy, ending with a note from Sept. 17, 1797.
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Ekford
Malmesbury
Lisle
Tam
France
Lord Malmesbury
Paris
Lille
England
George III
Great Britain
Ireland
Holy Roman Empire
Nimeguen
Versailles
Principe
Bengal
Newfoundland
Jamaica
Gibraltar
Directory
Phere T
Republic
P.S
Lord Grenville
Lord Guildford
Marquis of Lansdowne
Duke of Bedford
Lord Liverpool
Canning
Lifle
Libelous Peace Rumor and European Revolt Echoes
A Hamburgh Gazette excerpt reports a rumored peace between Austria and France with Cascading claims that the Oglio remains under the Emperor and notes skepticism from Vienna. It covers Trans-Rhenane republics, Bonn protests, Creuznach proclamations, La Fayette’s Hamburg visit, and Buonaparte’s actions in Venice Genoa and Geneva. It also mentions American arrivals, naval actions, Jersey port incidents, and various local curiosities from Chester to Leicester.
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Hambured
Adina
Prague
Austria
French Republic
Hamburgh
Vienna
Cobenzel
Meerfeldt
Olan
America
LaFayette
Milani
Buonaparte
Genevese
Venice
Genoa
Paris
Spain
Holland
Europe
Great Britain
Rhine
Drout
Romme
Liberty
Ramme
Falmouth
Roebuck Packet
Jamaica
James
Roebuck
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Primdada
London
Hanau
Coblentz
Sieg
Main
Mentz
Schwetzingen
Bonn
Cis-Rhenane Republic
Creutznach
Bafle
Carnot
Lausanne
M. la Fayette
Latour Maubourg
Bureau de Puly
Haagburgh
Williams
Lia Fayette
Jersey
County
Chester
James Graham
Netherby
Cumberland
Liverpool
Leicester
William Darrell
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