Mutiny on Hermigné Frigate and Caribbean naval news
Reports from the Caribbean recount a mutiny aboard the Hermigné frigate with three sailors tried on port board Aberga venny. One was acquitted. the other two were hanged in chains at Port Royal. Admirals Harvey and Harveux exchange actions over liberated enslaved crews and the protection of emigrants. An American frigate arrived near St Marc's with three felons under escort, and a flotilla including a twenty gun ship and the Musquito sloop of war lie at anchor in Vera. The Scourge sloop of war chased by two line ships near Martinique, later anchoring in the bay. Reports of prizes, captures, and preparations for expedition against Demerara. The Albion and Constellation engagements near Nevis result in casualties and the capture of the French frigate Insurgente.
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Hermigné
Abergavenny
Port Royal
Victor Hugues
France
Harvey
Guddaloupe
Harveux
St. Marc’s
United States
Ottfans
Toussaint
Ja Vera
St.Georges
Grenada
Fan
S.warren
Trinidad
Martinique
Warren
Chace
Ware
Kingston
St. Vincent
Mand
Demerara
Cayenne
Montego
Bay
His
Albicore
White
Lucca
Telemachus
Constellation
Truxton
L*insurgente
A4eam
S. E
Nevis
Linfurgente
Guadaloupe
US minister to Paris planned to negotiate with France
The President, aiming to avert war with France, has named Murray the U.S. minister at the Hague to go to Paris as Minister Plenipotentiary for possible amicable settlement. Congress reports on alien and edition laws, asserting powers and citizens' rights, and unresolved question of repealing the last act on Aliens.
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New York
United States
Directory
France
Murray
Hague
Paris
Committee of Congress
Resolutions on Repealing Act for Crimes Against United States
A historical record notes decisions on repealing acts related to the Naval and Military Establishments and Revenue. The committee motion failed to repeal the second resolution, but both first and third resolutions were carried by the House with strong majorities, reflecting partisan votes.
Dublin March 23 Major Sirr survives dagger attack
Ireland dispatch reports Major Sirr narrowly escaped a dagger thrust at a Back Lane public house in Dublin after pursuing suspected rebels with O'Brien and Birmingham Tower aides. Several were beaten, the attacker seized and confined in Bedfabs Tower as a deserter from King's County militia. Updates note gunpowder imports, rebel instructions, executions, and harsh punishment for leaders. Reports also detail weather impacting crops, fodder prices, and hop plantings across Kent and Sussex.
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Dublin
Marth
Sirr
Hif
O'Brien
Birmingham Tower
Finney
Felow O'Brien
Bedfabs Tower
King’s County
England
George's Quay
Michael Parry
Parry
Lake
Tholfel
Thomas Bruder
Ballybehy
General Lake
John M’auliff
Connor Donohue
Bruder
Windmillfield
Donohue
M‘auliff
Agricultural Report March Weather Slows Growth But Early Sowing Seen
The March agricultural report notes severe weather yet limited impact on farming. Oats and barley have been sown in dry warm areas while winter crops show reduced vigor. If fair weather returns soon, the late season chill may ease, and growth could resume.
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Kingdom
Kent
Sussex
Norfolk
Downs
Still Circling Seasons Poem Fragment in Mixed Verse
Fragmentary verse from February with references to seasons and striving beyond mortality. The text blends archaic diction and misspellings, mentioning godlike imagery, the Sun, and a recurring call of casting, ending with a date and initials. The passage reads as a poetic meditation on life, death, and aspiration.
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Wobier Bampton
Civi! S
Verses Impromptu at Bath 1799 Pit Scene
A fragmentary verse notice from Bath dated February 23 1799 notes a Reverend Doctor entering Laura Place and preaching to admonish temptations while among fiddlers in the Pit Siddons is praised for tragedy. It contrasts the Pit with a pulpit and desk and hints at a bottomless Pit leading to the playhouse audience. The piece reflects moral reflection on theater and virtue.
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Laura Place
Siddons
Bath
Oxford Fellows and Cambridge prize winners named
Oxford announces Mr Rudd of Oriel and Mrs Berens of Christ Church elected Fellows of Oriel College. The Rev Yalden of New College is presented to Weston on the Green vicarage by the Earl of Abingdon. Cambridge grants Norrisian prize to Rev Thomas Grimwood Taylor for his Trinity College essay on the Condu and Character of St Peter. Also Rev William Pares named vicar of Selfton and Rev Thomas Burton licensed to Rastrick parish by the Lord Chancellor and Coulthurst.
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Oxford
Rudd
Oriel
Berens
Christ ‘Church
Oriel College
Yalden
New College
Earl of Abingdon
Weston On the Green
Cambridge
Thomas Grimwood
Taylor
Trinity College
St. Peter
William Pares
Narborough
Leicestershire
Selfton
Nottinghamshire
Thomas Burton
Rastrick
Halifax
Yorkshire
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Ireland
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