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Newspaper
Weekly Register
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 07, 1799
Page
4
The old Helvetic legion in British pay rises to more than 1000 men with Steiger named its General. The British Government orders 109000 florins to be paid by Col Craufurd to aid Uri Schweitz and Unterwalden inhabitants to buy cattle and rebuild cottages.
Stockholm on July 12 reports Sweden will deploy warships to convoy merchant ships to Cape Finisterre and cooperate with Denmark to clear the North Sea and Cattegat of privateers and hostile cruisers starting August. Envoys will notify Britain France and the Batavian Republic.
Translation of a letter from E Signeud Swedish Majesty's Consul-general at Paris to Claes Grill. Dated July 5. The Directory decreed an embargo on all Swedish ships present or arriving in French ports. The consul-general advises using this information for the benefit of Swedish commerce.
Lifton July 21 dispatch reports that the Prince of Brazil proclaims regency due to the Queen mother’s infirmity. The decree, sent to tribunals, shifts sovereignty to the Prince, directing that laws and orders be issued in his name during the Queen’s impediment. Signed by Joseph Seabra da Sousa, July 15, 1799.
Constantinople June 25 reports five French frigates and several transports slipped from Alexandria. Commodore Sir Sydney Smith ordered the Theseus of 74 guns from Acre to chase them, but a sailor's spark caused a filled bomb to explode, heavily damaging the ship and wounding the captain and 80 crewmen.
The incident description notes a melancholy accident forcing the Theseus to return for repairs. No further details are provided in the fragment.
Holland reports the Directory empowers military action along the coast from Texel to Zeeland rivers. Telegraphs rise, armed militia enrollments grow, and shipbuilding accelerates. France and Holland pledge mutual aid while Batavian harmony is urged. Ostend camp forms under Gen Tilly with 15,000 troops to deter a possible English landing.
West Indies brief notes a Queen warship grounded and disabled, with fears it cannot be refloated. St Domingo news shifts as Toussaint’s factions clash with Rigaud, a crafty Mulatto general, who raises black and mixed troops to oppose Toussaint, complicating any break with Britain.
The late rains improved grain crops but dry spells limit corn. Scotland notes thin straw and near par yields. on the German coast moisture shortages reduce output. Turnips in northern areas struggle against black fly, late and likely poor. Southern districts show better outlook. Early apples suffer blight yet cider varieties may be plentiful. Hay crops in northern regions remain light due to late season weather.
The continuation of cold rains and low sun has slowed the harvest. Heavy wheats are laid up and lighter crops root-fallen. A red maggot pest, blamed on imported foreign corn, threatens farm yields in eastern districts, with a third to half of expected crops already destroyed on several farms. Northern counties report thin wheats with limited relief.
Reports from Warwick, Monmouth, and St Boswell's fairs show broad price gains for fat cattle lambs and wool. Hops and rape-feed improve with showers while barley oats and beans yield strong crops. Spanish wool scarcity pushes prices upward, with prime forts selling around 33s and averages about 32s per stone.
Police report Bow fires a case of extreme brutality in Soho as Elizabeth Kelleby is jailed on a charge of violently affecling and ill treating Elizabeth Wheeler, a nearly one year old. The infant lies in grave danger with head and face injuries after being dashed to the ground amid liquor-fueled anger. The case implicates the nurse Hays, who tended the child, and magistrate Bond orders continued confinement until the infant’s condition clarifies. Further proceedings include Daniel Mackaway linked to a burglary at Mr Read’s Twickenham shop and subsequent evidence from witnesses about a boat departure from Scotland Yard. Watch and seals found on Mackaway are to be advertised. proceedings continue next Thursday. Also, John Ward is committed for trial for robbing Thomas Thayler of a pocket-book at Guildhall, containing bills and notes, after failing to plea.
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