Massena reports battles and promotions during Italian theater
General Massena notes heavy fighting with losses on both sides. He announces promotions for Brunel Soult and Barthe, with massed troops occupying Alpine positions toward the Rhine and Lake Zug. He mentions Oudinot wounded and Montrichard in Italy defeating Austrians as Bologna junctions with Naples unite, guards rally behind the French.
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Humbert
Prince Charles
Hotze
Brunel
Barthe and
Soult
Albis
Rhine
Zug
Bologna
Naples
Ancona
Montrichard
Urbino
Ferrara
Hullen
Fienza
Adriatic Sea
Negotiations With Tippoo Remain Delicate
Advices from India report critical state of talks with Tippoo. Lord Mornington demands a categorical reply within twenty days after summoning him to dismiss French officers. If unsatisfactory, British plan to seize Mangalore to cut French sea communications with Britain's eastern adversaries.
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India
Tippoo
Lord Mornington
Nizam
Mangalore
Malabar
Clergyman funds litigation as Button Hole stereotype referenced
A Chelmsford scene features a caricature of a gentleman named Button with a pillory face and Button holes as a cruel label. The defendant, a clergyman neighbor of Mr. Burton, promised to cover printing costs later after claiming a year’s law fund, prompting Lord Kenyon to urge rapid disposal of the fund for public good. Verdict for plaintiff damages 204. Hobgood versus Sambell, Esq. involves a Jew claimed as Mahometan over furnishing lodging. Judge criticized misrepresentation and declared the man’s conduct wicked amid a feud over pork. Verdi&1 for the Plaintiff 261.
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Ibel
Chelmsford
O Button
Burton
Zoo
Lord Kenyon
Hobgood
Sambell
Garrow
Wells
Erskine
Kenyon
Verdi
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