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Newspaper
Weekly Register
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 26, 1799
Page
4
A boat returning from Gravesend to Prittlewell sank after m anagement failed, drowning Rev. Mr. Pritchard curate of Prittlewell Lieut. T Kemp and Miss Lacell among others The body of Miss Lacell was found entangled in rigging and buried at Prittlewell Churchyard. Search continues for other missing passengers and boatmen.
A London Gazette Extraordinary dispatch from June 22 recounts General Hotze and Archduke attacks near Zurich in early June 1799. It details Austrian operations, positions on the Zurichberg ridge, the defenses of the abbatis and entrenchments, and the withdrawal of Austrian forces after heavy fighting. Sir Charles Craufurd cites casualties and the capture of officers and adjutants in a narrative of the 4th to 6th defenses and the Austrian retreat to the town.
Capt. Sir William Sidney Smith reports to the Admiralty from Tigre off Tripoli as Buonaparte moves on Acre. British naval actions at Mount Carmel and Nazareth delay the French, destroy prizes, and provide cover for land forces. losses are weighed against gains in delaying the enemy and aiding Ottoman defenses.
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