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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 16, 1797
Page
4
Aug 26 reports say the quarrel between General Daendels and Vice Admiral Winter over two marine decrees is settled and Winter will remain in command. Conferences at Lifle drag on amid secrecy with Cobenzel rumored as Vienna’s plenipotentiary, while some accounts say Austria will not send one.
The day before yesterday the late Convention closed and yesterday the New Convention began sittings opened by President Pasteur, elected for the first fortnight. Many new members must be chosen to replace those excused or yet to declare qualification. Notables such as Schimmelpepaoin and De Leewe are among the unqualified. Secretaries ad interim named Amstel, Beyma, Kautalaer, and Sirter. The three constant Secretaries, Leyden, Rouvelt, and Laar, will depart next week. Committees retain executive functions. two Foreign Ministers’ box observers present. M. Van Ratte named as Republic’s Minister at Caffel. New Constitution rejected nationwide by 108,761 to 27,955.
Before receipt of this, news arrives of the Teneriffe expedition late last month and potential engagement between gunboat flotillas. Spaniards fortify lines near Cadiz, raise batteries, and desers report Algeziras gun-boats may visit. British works at Gibraltar remain vigilant as reinforcements from England arrive.
Postscript reports no Paris news of consequence as the Directory plans changes in diplomatic posts from Berlin to Madrid. Rumors of Lisle negotiations fade. Carnot and Barras murders are recounted with grisly detail, and the Directory’s power shifts trigger arrests and a move to purge uncooperative ministers. Royal family arrivals, British political maneuvers, and Indian affairs surface amid naval preparations in the Bay of Biscay and domestic bread price concerns.
The Lucinda, Robertson, sailing Memel to London, was captured by a French privateer and carried to Armdahl. The Mariner, Fea, on Pillau to Hull, likewise fell to a privateer in the North Sea. Xenophon, Wright, from Shields, grounded near Hornbeck and may be liberated by jettisoning cargo.
Last night the theatre opened the season with the play Hahy in Fourth, featuring Fawcett whose humours delighted the audience. The house was filled early, and the crowd gave their annual tribute of applause to their favorite performers.
Plymouth Sept 27 Arrived the Spitfire loop of war Capt Seye mour from a cruise with the French schooner privateer L Incroyable of three carriage guns six pounders and thirty one men copper bottomed about twenty two tons burthen taken 15 leagues West of the Lizard no captures made Formerly Jersey Bat carras taken by a French privateer The Spitfire chased a lugger privateer of 4 guns but escaped Melpomene Cleopatra frigates and Childers sloop of war also arrived From a cruise Success frigate 32 guns sails for For bay with convoy bound from thence to Newfound and America The Canada of 74 guns came into harbor to refit.
Last evening the San De maro of 74 guns entered harbour for refit while the Marlborough arrived at St Hesens with the Belvidere Indiaman bound to Torbay for a new order. A sailor faces execution aboard the Bedford tomorrow for an attack on Lieutenant Buckanor and a gale influenced events at sea.
A spirited melee of fox hunting circles stars lists of hounds and hunts led by Prince of Wales and Lord Egremont with Berkleys and Calverts. It notes hounds redirected, a hammer sale on October 11, and Panton’s hounds drafted into Calvert’s, plus a fatal boating accident near Eastchurch involving Graces and cereas.
Married on Saturday at St George's Hanover Square Thomas Shiffner of the Guards, youngest son of the late Henry Shiffner of Pontrylass Herefordshire, to Miss Spooner of venor place. Died on Thursday at Shuckburgh Park to Piewick hire, the Lady of Sir George Meesete Evalgy, Birt. On Sunday night 38 at Eat B Barust, an LLD died at sea aboard a yacht. Lieutenant shartes B Douglas of the Roget Navy.
Prices of stocks and annuities listed with percentages and quotes. Bank stock up five percent, annuities around four to five percent. Imperial three percent annuity quoted at forty seven and four eighths. Loyalty 34 quarters or fractions noted.
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