Royal operations and society notes from Windsor and London
Yesterday the King arrived at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park and spent most of the day there. The Hanoverian minister presented the monthly establishment return to the King. A Cabinet Council met at Lord Grenville’s Whitehall office and sent the business result to the King. Duke of Clarence came to town from Petersham Lodge. Prince of Wales to return tomorrow from Brighton. Duchess of Burram and family return to Grange Grove Hall. Lord Southampton is indisposed at Fitzroy Farm. Hon Henry Fitzroy ill of consumption. The Strantse ambassador gave a dinner to Nobility at his Manchester square house. Duchess of Gordon arrived at her St James’s Square house from Edinburgh.
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Dispatches from Falmouth Describe Allied Movements and Reform Debate
Last night dispatches arrive from Leghorn and Lisbon detailing Sardinian troops moving to aid Royalists in southern France and Allied armies entrenched near Mainz amid heavy rains. Debate rages on British reform, debt, and liberty as monarchic power and Dutch caution prompt calls to curb despotism and preserve constitutional balance.
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Harris
Secretary of State
Jamaica
Confederacy
Allextanp
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Bristol Riots Report From Infirmary And Streets
A correspondent describes the Bristol riots with 12,000 protesters surrounding troops who fired in defense. Lord Bateman seeks horse and foot reinforcements as guards double at the French prison. Mr Daubeny led attempts to quell the riot amid injuries and threats, with the city in consternation and officials negotiating sums to cover costs.
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Bateman
Ware
Daubeny
Monmouth Militia arrives as Bristol tolls face scrutiny
Last night the Monmouth Militia arrived to restore order after a riot in Bristol. Several windows were broken at the Council-house and Guildhall, five people died from wounds the previous night, and the Bridge tolls remain uncollected. Trustees defend tolls amid a declared balance of 10501 and 2000 allowances, arguing for future funding needs.
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General Lake Arrives at Dover in Ill Health
Reports from the Carteret Packet state General Lake of the Coldstream Guards landed at Dover from Oléud and was carried in a post-chaise to a hotel. He has been severely indisposed and returned to England at the express wish of the Duke of York.
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Barbadoes
Hannibal Man of War near Scilly Rocks in Darkness
The Hannibal of 74 guns under Captain Corrois ran near the Scilly Rocks on Monday night to avoid the French fleet reported in the Channel. Of 965 line ships, 18 merchantmen sailed with two others toward the Bristol Channel while three parted off Scilly to reach safety. Lord Howe is said to be blocked up in Torbay.
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Defeats of Armies and Destruction of Mankind
A summary of a Peripatetic treatise by Dac archus, a disciple of Aristode, detailing how inundation pestilence wastes famine and worm swarms cause vast devastation, and calculating how many more lives have been lost to war and carnage than to other calamities.
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Aristotde
Parliamentary Reform And the Duty of Society
The passage argues that reforming abuses in a society requires sacrifices by individuals and cannot come from the society itself. Corruption is normalized by utility and practice, and reformation is never self-initiated but imposed by an external force.
Fleet arrivals and a Portsmouth riot at George's
The Inconstant arrived at Spithead from a cruise. Queen with Admiral Gardner and other ships arrived from the West Indies. A merchant fleet, under Gardner, set sail for the Downs. Three months pay began for dock yard officers. A serious riot at the George in Portsmouth involved peace officers and regimental officers, with injuries. military were ready if needed.
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Orion
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Hype
Admiral Macsnipe Leaves Town for Dunkirk Assault
A report notes Admiral Macsnipe departed on Wednesday night to command floating batteries bound for Dunkirk. Major relocations include Lieutenant-Colonel Hore joining Toulon with half of the 25th Regiment. Colonel Saxe is ill and will not return until recovered, leaving the army short-handed. A Tortola letter from August 19 describes a devastating hurricane with extensive damage and loss of life and property. The piece also condemns imperial deception toward allies, critiques Irish constitutional politics, and details a court martial sentence of 200 lashes for recruits who fired on officers near Carleton House.
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Dunkirk
Hore
25Th Regiment of Foot
Toulon
Gibraltar
Saxe
Tortola
Kare
Revet
Lord Grenville
Hyde Park
An English Letter on Greek Freedom and French Affairs
A long letter compares Greek resistance to Macedon with British governance under George I, critiques data on the Dutch war, and discusses France's Revolution. It argues for liberty, accuses foreign courts of opposing French liberty, and warns against tyranny at home and abroad. It references Nicanor, Philip of Macedon, Dumouaise, Le Brun, Mons, and Brabant, tying historical examples to contemporary war and policy concerns.
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Valentine Morais
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Marat
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Phocians
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Greece
Alexanders
Nicanor
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