Neapolitan and French Commands Clash Over Rome Evacuation
In coded dispatches from late November 1798, General MacDonald denounces Neapolitan forces for invading Roman Republic territory and attacking French troops, threatening dire retaliation. The Executive Directory praises valor while lamenting barbarities, and reports on Bragells and Brusels insurgent actions, with Nantes and Cape Francois notes.
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Paris declares war with Naples and Sardinia
The Executive Directory sent a lengthy manifesto to the Council of 500 detailing charges against the Courts of Naples and Sardinia and justifying the declaration of war.
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Ship Cleopatra Sinks After Prolonged Storm
Halifax dated dispatches recount the Cleopatra’s terror during a October gale near Cape Charles and Sambro light, with main mast carried away, rudder lost, and crew saved. The voyage ended with a November arrival at Halifax after intense winds. Philadelphia reports a yellow fever outbreak in Vermont and New Towns with 3446 deaths in Philadelphia alone, total city loss near 5000. Dr. Logan, French envoy to Executive Directory, returns to America from Bordeaux with a departure note.
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