War prep and intrigues amid Italian unrest in Adina reports
Readable excerpts describe ongoing war preparations by Italian volunteers and French ardor for glory, while scattered rumors hint at noble agents winning favor with Buonaparte. Dispatches note Venice’s ties to a republic, possible Austrian influence, and doubts about Prussian moves as battalions head back to the Rhine. The tone celebrates liberty, warns internal enemies, and cites the Republic’s law on emigrants.
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Adina
Italy
Buonaparte
Venice
Committee of Public Safety
Republic of Venice
Dalmatia
Army of Italy Addresses Corps On 18 Fructidor Day
Bonaparte commands in chief from headquarters at Pafferrante on October 1 as Citizen Directors receive annexed addresses of corps of the army dated 18 Fructidor. Vicenza headquarters Sept 22 notes Etat Major and division officers пиш.
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Bonaparte
Armane
Italy
Dicey
Pafferrante
Citien
Ers
Vicenza
Witich
Royal Spanish marriage to seal Premier’s fall from power
Madrid reports the Prince of Peace will wed the King’s cousin on October 2 at the Escurial. Observers say the alliance signals the premier’s imminent withdrawal from the ministry after seven years of influence. Azzara, long Rome-based minister, is tipped as his successor in political circles.
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Hirh
Chevalier Azzara
Rome
France
French forces muster near Alzey and Mentz fortress works
Banks of the Rhine report French troops, especially cavalry, assembling near Alzey and Kreutz nach while Austrian forces are active. Mentz miners ordered to inspect fortress mines and galleries. engineers to repair and defend. Schwetzingen camp troops return. Frankfort visitors now nightly supervised by guards.
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Alzey
Kreutznach, &c
Mentz
Schwetzingen
Conspiracy Attemptreports in Ceuta Fortress
A Brabantier named Segre, tied to Ceuta fortress, was denounced to police. He killed himself as capture approached. The seized papers allegedly outline a plot to massacre the Royal Family and ignite a revolution in Portugal. High ranking figures are implicated.
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Segre
Ceuta
Portugal
Fever Rages in Philadelphia Amid Health Board Ended
Reports from New York papers state contagious fever continues to rage in Philadelphia even as Congress seeks to calm fears. The Board of Health is discontinued, claimed unnecessary, yet a list shows 106 deaths in a short period. Also notes the death of the Irish preacher Rev Abie Kirwan in Dublin at age 78.
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New-York
Philadelphia
Congress of the United States
Board of Health
Abie ‘Kirwan
Dublin
Victory of Admiral Duncan reshapes naval balance
Reports detail Admiral Duncan's decisive victory over the Dutch fleet near the Dutch coast, his promotion to Viscount, and Britain's strengthened naval supremacy. The piece notes reduced need for a large fleet, potential mutinies, and implications for France and the Batavian Republic, with praise for Duncan's leadership and the damage to Dutch ships and casualties. It includes background on Duncan's career and De Winter's Batavian Patriots.
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Hairfar
Admiral Duncan
Batavian Republic
Great Britain
Texel
Lord St. Vincent
Italy
Germany
Duncan
Hiiland
Holland
Rhine
Lundie
Perthshire
Sool
Dundas
Mr. Fairfax
Vicory
Botinghidhag
Irce
Nore
Kingdom of
Lord Duncan
Citizen de Winter
Duke of Brunswick
France
de Winter
Dé Winter
Daendels
Orange Party
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Berlin
Wesel
Prussia
Calvadoes
Sambre
Meuse
Sables
Madame Bouchechouart
Cr-Devant Prince de Carency
Spain
Minister of Justice
Republic
The
Lamsgecht
Frances
Serrurier
Executive Directory
Army OF Italy
Buonaragte
Madrid
Lisbon
Condon
Knight
Montague
Bligh
Hercules
Waffenaer
Alkmaar
Delft
Ruffel
Admiralty
Trollope
Raffel
Johnson
Monmouth
Wndersland
Adamant
Hottiam
Doivos
Yarmouth
Endymion
T. Williams
Venerable
Monarch
Qoflow
Powerful
O’bryen Drury
Lancaster
Wells
T.williams
Beaulieu
Fagerman
Downs
Agincourt
Williamson
Belliqueux
Toglis
Isis
Mitchell
Formec
Anne King
Ie the King
Sururrey
Bedford
Trollope Ard Oe
Triumph
Ardént
Agamemnon
Fancourt
Gregory
Alicerirce
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