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Newspaper
Weekly Register
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 11, 1799
Page
3
A dramatic ode reflects on Judas Iscariot’s betrayal and suicide with stark religious imagery. The narrator condemns ingratitude while lamenting the divine justice and the tragedy of a chosen disciple who witnesses Christ’s presence yet succumbs to despair. References from Matthew and Acts anchor the lament in biblical narrative.
The Paris Concordia reports that a Consular Government is established with army consent and popular support. Armistice with western insurgents aims at pacification, while Moreau and Lecourbes-Maffend take command in Italy. Russians show intent to leave Upper Swabia, deepening cabinet tensions between Petersburg and Vienna.
A garbled report notes French officers expect 4600 troops and reinforcements from Minorca, with Admiral Pettee believed to aim for a bold objective. A Naples letter says Lord Nelson failed to pass troops from Minorca to St. Clair, Governor, so the plan is abandoned.
The Grand Vizier and Ghezar Pacha clash over marching to Egypt. The Vizier delays his advance, seeking vessels for water, while Ghezar Pacha refuses to surrender key defenses at Acre. Damascus to Jaffa route confusion sparks renewed tensions as Sir Sydney Smith falls ill at Rhodes with English naval units nearby.
Cairo reports an army of about 60,000 men including 6,700 French under Buonaparte preparing to march from the desert toward Syriz and Rosetta field with 5,000 camels. The force, well armed and supplied, advances through arid terrain to clear banditti while Buonaparte’s instructors train Mameluk youths in war. The National Institute pursues usefulness for the nation.
Report from Hague dated November 1g describes a large English transport with 20 battalions aboard recently abandoned near Ameland. The article lists a Marine force comprising 15 ships of the line, four frigates, six brigs, and a small Norway squadron under Captain Domber, with a note on a summons refusal and additional frigates and small vessels in the Indies.
Aug 1 dispatches report Prince Abdul Khakis, eldest son of the late Sultain, being pursued by his brother Fat teh Hyder as rival within the court. The Malabar coast notes Mangalore may be garrisoned while French privateers fade from the scene, and Riwell’s fleet readiness looms for a potential strike.
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