Extract of a letter from Carlsruhe on Lauterbourg battles
The Allies attacked Lauterbourg and carried four French batteries near Limbach with heavy losses on both sides. The French and German forces clashed along Kehl and Berg, with major bombardments at Kehl and Landau. The left wing retreated toward Hagenbach, and the siege of Kehl left Kehl largely in ashes as bombardment ceased.
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Lauterbourg
Limbach
Berg
Duchy of
Deux Ponts
Lauterberg
Wurmser resigns in face of fatigue and Ferarris to lead
From Frankfort dated Sur t 17 the letter notes General Count Wurmser resigning due to aged infirmities and General Ferraris receiving orders to command the troops. It reports Moreau's French attack on the Prussian van before Pirmasens, Brunswick’s sound measures, Kalkreuth’s flank strike, and a four hour battle with 1,600 killed or wounded and 1,409 captured. Prussians seize 26 cannon.
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Baron de Sies
Kehl
Follingen
Weiffembourg
Count Wurmser
Ferraris
Vienna
Alsacia
Geneal Moreau
Pirmasens
Bruns- Wick
Kalkreath
Dinner guests hear Satanic soliloquy and embassy gossip
Mr Burke ends dinner by reciting Satan's Soliloquy to guests and discusses diplomatic roles. The Turkish ambassador is described as Greek. Lord Bercrave may become Interpreter to the Embassy. Ottoman officials reportedly refrain from state talk in certain company and swap indulgences for somber fare.
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Burke
Satan
Turkey
Bercrave
T. Pirt
Bunpas
Lavdanum
Coffte
Courageous Monarch Recalls Ancient Battle Blow
The ailing king recalls a violent rebuke from a guard and, in a flash of memory, speaks of a past duel where he struck Alexander the Great, believing he fought for Darius in the battle of Arbela. He notes his illness from smallpox and his unsettling bed scene with the attendant.
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Charles
Mysel
Arbe‘a
Darius
Alexander
Imprompmu Proclamation and Empress Rages in Verse
A misshapen verse rails at the Empress of the Russias ordering fasting prayer while deriding Katru arne Europes scourge. It condemns tyranny and cites the murder of Hovstein's sons and Polany's wrongs as the poem questions divine justice and the value of pious displays.
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Russias
Ge. Ge
Hovstein
Stawitslaus the
Polany
Politicks and Society Rumors in a Turbulent Era
A long, acerbic review of political and social notes. Remarks on Sir James Murray and an English schoolmaster, Lord Howe’s sea venture, Brook Watson’s exploits, and Calonne’s Naples arrival. Mention of Lady Susan Garnon’s marriage to the Duke of Manchester, Court entertainments, and gossip about monks, foils, and other contemporary figures.
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James Murray
James
Lord Howe
Continent
Brook Watson
Susan Garnon
Duke of Manchester
Inactivity Rules Ostend Front Amid Weather Dull
Ostend Sept 25 The army remains in perfect inactivity due to constant rain over ten days With Bruges sickly and a dysentery epidemic not malignant seven companies of the god regiment with cofours landed this morning to join the army Brass guns seized from the French on the quay to be shipped for England Seven large carts brought wounded to Bruges and no details on their wounds Head-Quarters of the Combined Army lie between Menin and Werwick The Lys river divides our lines from the enemy's pests
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Bruges
God Regiment
England
Douay
Menin
Werwick
Lys
Marseille Letter Warns of English Control and Famine
A Paris parish minutes excerpt reports Marseille foreseeing transfer of Provence to the King of Sardinia, Toulon in enemy hands, famine looming, and a plea for bread and newspapers to sustain morale amid occupation concerns. The letter urges public spirit and press support.
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Marseilles
Sardinia
Provence
Dauphiné
Arles
Monsieur
Mediterranean
Toulon
Paris
Disturbances and duels amid Dublin incidents in Kanturk and Clontarf
A Kanturk dispute after a ball led to a duel as Mr M ton shot in the thigh and his rival was wounded. The brother of the deceased fired next, and a friend lost a finger. Four pressed sailors swam twelve miles to shore near Clontarf. A later King Street disturbance involved Militia and locals after an insult to a Militia-man sparked clashes.
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Kanturk
M---ton
D. B
Clontarf
Ishore
King-ftreet
North
Broadstone
Election of Lord Mayor at Guildhall on Saturday
A Common Hall met at Guildhall to elect the Lord Mayor for the ensuing year. Sir William Plomer presided as Locum Tenens with the new Sheriffs and officers present. Paul Le Mesnier was elected after discussions, with remarks on Alderman Watsaw’s absence and thanks to the former sheriffs for their conduct. The hall adjourned.
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William Plomer
Hastings
Broox Watson
Watsaw
Puiliirs
Lord Mayor Alarming Ill After Mansion House Consultation
The Lord Mayor remains dangerously ill after a Faculty consultation at the Mansion House. He was considered worse in the evening. The disorder is a bowel complaint with obstruction. without removal, inflammation may occur and prove fatal.
Court at St James's honors and Toulon report 1793
At the Court at St James's on September 15 1793 the king in council swore Sir Gilbert Elliot to the Privy Council and details dispatches from Toulon dated September 8 1793 regarding military actions by Carteaux against Spanish and British troops. Awards include Order of the Bath to Charles Whitworth and appointments for George Harward as consul at Ostend Newport and Bruges. Notices grant conge d'eluire for Rochester bishopric and Deanery of Westminster. several surrenders listed. certificates issued for Hartland Graham Connor Elliott and others.
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Sir Gilbert Elliot, Baronet
Mulgrave
Toulon
Lord Hood
Carteaux
Republican Party
Marseilles
Nice
Charles Whitworth
Petersburgh
George Harward
Ostend
Niewport
Bruges
Flanders
Rochester
John Thomas
Manuel
Samuel Horsley
St. David’s
Uchosen
Father In God
Samuel Horfley
St. Peter, Westminster
New Sheriffs Carriages Parade At Guild Hall Yard
Saturday pageant in Guild Hall yard features Sheriff Hamerton’s carriage with rich green and gold livery and a Commerce to Peace motif. Sheriff Percuarn’s is equally elegant showing City of London presenting Arts and Sciences to Britannia.
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Guildhall Yard
Sheriff Hamerton
London
Britannia
Percuarn
Public Office Bow Street: Warrent Charged With Animal? Theft
John Warrent was charged at Bow Street on Saturday before the fitting Magistrate on suspicion of stealing a silver watch. Pawnbroker Mrs. Davis testified the prisoner brought it to pawn, detained him and the watch, and a constable arrested him. He was committed for re-examination after failing to explain possession.
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John Warrent
Davis
Broad-treet
St. Giles’s
Man Attacked by Large Dog in Westminster
On Friday night Mr Corby of Charles Street Westminster was seized by a large mixed breed dog that tore his arm. The dog, driven to frenzy by a rumored dog fight, attacked him after a staged match with another gentleman. The animal was killed by bystanders before Mr Corby could be saved.
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Corby
Charles-street
Westminster
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