European prisoners freed except one named Captain Yerave
Extract from Major general Pollock's letter dated Camp Cabul 21 September 1812 reports all European prisoners freed from Mahomed Akhbar except Capt Yerave. He notes a light force under Sir R Sale will meet them, with many officers and families already reaching camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pollock
C.B
Cabul
Mahomed Akhbar
Yerave
R. Sale
Anderson
Troup
Campbell
Governor-General
O India
T. H. Mapnocki
Siament of India
Eleanor
Aleppee
Sth
China
Celestial Empire
Ellenborough
Akhbar Khan
William M‘naghten
Jellalabad
Thomas
Kbyberries
Gundamuck
44Th
5Th Cavalry
C. C
Carlyon
Tezegx
Bombay
Tezeen
Foreign Intelligence. France and Spain News War Rumbles On
The Paris press rails at England over the China India war and Lamoriciere chases Abd-el-Kader kinship forces. In Spain insurrection spreads from Barcelona with martial law, clashes, barricades, and a shifting control of Montjuich and the citadel as generals, juntas, and rioters clash amid evacuations and proclamations.
Dreadful Brussels assassination shocks Belgian circle
From the Brussels Independent report a tragedy at the residence of Mdlle Heinetetter ends with the murder of M. Sirey after a sword cane stab during a dispute with M. Caumartin who fled in Sirey's carriage. Sirey, 29, married with a family, dies at heart with Dr Allard arriving too late. Also covered is the verdict in the Vandermeerssen case with sentences for Deglain, Daxbeck, Behiels, Storck, and Graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Brussels
Mdile
Heinetetter
M.caumartin
Chamber of Deputies
France
Malle
Heinefetter
M. Alme Sirey
Court of Cassation
M. Caumartin
M Sirey
M. Carmartin
M. Sirey
Observateur
Bays
Mdlle
M.sirey
Frappé
Allard
Sirey
M. Sircy
M. Sirvy
Paris
Laffitte
Vannersmissen
Vandamme
Deglain
Daxbeck
Behiels
Vandersmissen
Storck
Graves
Adolphe
Ernest
Colleton Graves
Adalphe
Ernest Vandersmissen
Austro Russian Dispatches on Servia and Cracow Terms
From Vienna letters dated the 1st report harsh Serb terms imposed by the Sultan on the new Servian sovereign including styling him as Basha Beg, Belgrade Pasha chairing the Servian senate, 500000 piastre tribute, and return of six Adrianople era departments to the Ottoman Empire. A St Petersburg note of the 10th states Nicholas I禁 order barring certain Russians from Cracow citizenship, with restrictions on prior residents, exemptions for some soldiers, and a two year sale requirement for property if relocating there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Russia
Vienna
Belgrade
Servia
Basha Beg
Principality of
Adrianople
St. Petersburgh
Berlin
Nicholas
Cracow
Russian Empire
Poland
Inundations and Nile Disruptions Reach Malta and Levant
The Malta papers to the 13th report Nile floods hindering Waghorn’s routes and delaying cargo. An Alexandria note says Sami Pacha was instructed by Mehemet Ali to negotiate a marriage pact involving Said Pacha and a Sultan’s sister. Bergamo floods kill eighty and destroy property. Smyrna letters describe a Bergamo inundation and losses. Constantinople notes a strong gale at Trubisonde with Turkish wreckers but no English vessel disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Levant
Alexandria
Sami Pacha
Mehemet Ali
Said Pacha
Nile
Waghorn
Bergamos
The Nicer Expedition Extract of a Letter
An 1820s Cape Coast Castle letter recounts Captain Allen’s Niger ascent plans, the Wilberforce voyage, and a disordered Model Farm where freed natives became dependent, enslaved others, and farms were disrupted. The Wilberforce struck a rock, a hole opened in her hull, and she returned home after most crew left with the Kite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Coast Castle
Wilberforce
W. Allen
Niger
Fernando Po
Alien
England
Cook
Golden Spring
Webb
Carr
Sierra Leone
Ull
Destructive tempest disrupts Cape port and Atlantic plans
Reports from the Cape of Good Hope up to September 16 detail a fierce storm that hit 23 ships in port, leaving only 18 safe. Buenos Ayres papers on September 24 note wartime preparations for Rivera’s invasion of the oriental republic, highlighting broader regional tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape of Good Hope
Buenos Ayres
War and Marine Departments
Oriental Republic
Rivera
Southwark Bailiff Controversy and Reform Reports
A city meeting discusses restoring Daniel Whittle Harvey to the poll for the Southwark bailiff election after an error. Westminster Reform details voter registration objections and Lambeth ratepayers dine as anti corn law sentiments rise. Income tax sittings in London reveal widespread appeals and lenient reductions. Bethnal Green workhouse hearing reports alleged abuses including food deprivation and poor conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwanx
Common Council
Southwark
Daniel Whittle Harvey
Court of Common Council
David Williams Wire
Harvey
Wratminster Reform Society
Westminster Reform Society
Eekly
Friends of
Reform
Bonovant
LaMnetn
Marsh and Wall
Lambeth
Hero of Waterloo
Waterloo Road
Grey
James
Gies
Sidney Smith
Smith
Reynolds
Lord Huntingtower
Lord Frankfort
Earl of Chesterfield
England
Middlesex
Thames
Vics
Basinghall Street
Aldgate
Bassishaw
Billingsgate
Bridge
Bishopsgate
Bread Street
Candlewick
Cheap
Coleman-street
Cornhill
Dowgate
Basinghall-street
Subjcena
Westminster
Alderman Wilson
Alderman Gibbs
R. J. Jones
David Allen
John Ketley
London
Wig
E. Welsh
T. Jongs
Bethnal Green
Tate-payers
St. Matthew
la Patentee
Brown’s Lane
Spitalfields
Bonner’s Hall Field
G. Onions
G. Bretter
Cohen
Henry Hayward
Workhouse Cruelty Report Spurs Ratepayer Action
Harsh treatment of inmates is alleged with letters describing meals of bread and tea for elderly men and lighter rations for women, plus confinement of a child after birth being refused church rites. A committee report is adopted to seek relief for distressed paupers amid public disgust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shevill
Hiau Barer Or
Sourawanx
John Halmes
Southwark
William Payne
City of London
Holmes
Messrs
Harvey and Combe
Cheapside
Watling-street
Braidwood
Paulin
Paris
Royal Exchange
Statistical Society
Statistical Society of London
St. George’s Parish
Hanover-square
C. R. Weld
Lord Sandon
St. Margaret and
St. John
Westminster
St. George's
England
Ireland
Scotland
Chelsea
Messrs. Gell and Higgs
City of Westminster
St. George's Hospital
Sarah Williamson
Robert Williamson
Queensquare Police Court
Edwards
Burrell
Royal Hospital Row
Chealsea
Mary Doolan
G. A. Davis
Red Lion Street
Red Lion Square
Wakley
Thomas Burchett
Marylebone-street
Whitechapel
Ai No
Bed Lion Street
Hall
White
Lamb's Conlnit-street
Accidental shooting tragedy at park in Blenhem
A 13 year old girl, Oldacres, was dead after a hunting accident in Coombe lodge park. Elliot the park keeper fired at a doe about 534 yards away, the shot hitting the girl in the chest. Inquest recorded homicide by misadventure with admonishments about safety on days off. The Duke and Duchess aided the bereaved family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coombe-lodge
Eliott
Oldacres
George
Hamborough
James Westhall
Southend Shipwreck Dawn Tells of Near-Disaster and Rescue
A Southend gale drove ships onto the sand, causing wrecks and near catastrophe. The Robinson was wrecked but eight crew were saved. the Duke of Welline emack towed a schooner off. In Torquay, Robert Hatching, a veteran ship master, is found to have died by his own hand after successive losses and financial strain. an inquest returns temporary insanity and leaves dependents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Mallett
W. P. Campion
Shelton
Hunt
Hes Lydall
Parker
Southend
Bome
Robinson
Caroline
Duke of
James
Susan
Sissex Herald
Torquay
Robert Hatching
Tavistock
Ireland Resistance to the Poor Rates and Police Violence
A Cork Examiner report describes violent resistance to poor-rate collections near Skibbereen, where police fired on protesters, killing one man and wounding several others. Accounts detail a broad crowd near Rha, a mounted officer’s sword cut, and ongoing inquest reports. The piece also notes a murder of water-keeper William Lees near Coagh and a fatal beating, with further items on the Irish Catholic hierarchy approving a Douai translation publication and a large local subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarey Prope Snor
Cork
Hurley
Skibbereen
Gore Jones
S.M
Havin
Bawn
Rha
Old Court
Aylmer
Murper
William Lees
Artres
Coagh
Ballinderry
Freeman's Journal
Dublin
Meeting of the General Assembly commissioners
The quarterly gathering at the High Church included Dr Candlish presenting an interim report and urging government action to relieve the church. Debate showed divisions on church state terms with about 450 ministers present and talks of secession if the legislature rejects their views. The extreme non intrusions convocation met in Roxburgh church with Dr Chalmers officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
High Church
Candlish
Roxburgh
Mr. Johnston
Dr. Chalmers
St George's Church
Church of Scotland
A. Dunlop
J. Hamilton
Caledonian Mercury
Ayraaine
Foundry-lane
Gordon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Foreign Intelligence
India
Journal desDents
Constitutionnel
Tlemecen
Lamoriciere
Abd-el- Kader
Mascara
Abd-el-Kader
Courrier Francais
Everett
General Cass
Upshur
Navy
Cass
United States
Aclage
Tele Waque
Quilleboeuf
Taylor
Victor Hugo
Jumieges
Sartiéne
Corsica
Sardinia
Nicoli
Guelfucci
Luciani
Serra
Rova- Serres
Lévié
Spain
Madrid
Senor Olozaga
House of Congress
Sour Acuna
M. Curthia
M. Cantero
M. Caballero
M. Domenve
MM. Galvez Carnero
Mata Garcia
Garnica
M. Olozaga
Lavina
Castelane
Barcelona
Moniteur Universal of
the Republicano
National Guard
Rambia
National Guards
I6th
Figueras
la Jonquiera
Mataro
Per- Pignan
Perpignan
Perpignan.—Zurbano
Gerona
van Halen
Queen Christina
Espartero
Teomy
Don Franescos
Bayonne
Barcelons
Ordonnance
la Jonquiere
Altarozanas Mentjuich
Solsona
Lerida
Moniteur Parisien
Zavala
Juan Manuel Corsy
Workmen Union
Don Carlos
Montjuich
Valencia
Bancetona
Altarezanas
Guadalajara
le Meleager
Catalonia
Saragossa
The
Republican
Gutierrez
Lisbon
the Levant
Aprica
Evening Paper
the Metropolis
Duke of Marlborough
Oxford Herald
Cambridge
Mortlock
Charles Triplaw
Addenbrooke Hospital
Logal
Charles Wilderspin
Charles Ruan
William Fox
John Cue
Fox
Johnson
Dover
Monkey
Captain Groves
Rifle Brigade
Groves
Sheerness Dock Yard
Ducemanton
Thorpe
Staveley
Mary Cooper
Derbyshire Chronicle
Esher
Carter
Surrey
Coburg Arms
William Wellbelove
Neville
Witness
Mele
Ruardean
John Dunke
Thomas Xapp
Watkins
Yapp
Yappa
Frances Bennett
Aton
Merning
Tuomas Yapp
Henley
J.D
T. Lyiall
Henley Bank
J. Dixon
Messrs. Lydall
Parker and Co
Messrs. Grote’s Bank
Messrs. Grote
Dixon
Lydall
Darker
Pol Tha
Bre Rel
Chui
Gary Movi
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