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Newspaper
Weekly Register
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 13, 1799
Page
8
Fragmentary dispatches describe Jourdan’s Rhine victory rumors and Austrian force strength, with grim flood consequences in Gelderland and Deventer. Reports note Nelson's Nile victory triggers funding for seamen families, while Irish unrest yields United Irishmen crackdown and looming Parliament dissolution debates.
Dispatches describe Portugal awaiting English aid with confidence the invasion prospects look mild. Lord St Vincent and Lord Keith patrol Cadiz with fifteen ships while Sir Roger Curtis slated as commander in chief at the Cape of Good Hope and George Yonge to accompany him as governor. The City of London seeks tax secrecy but is rebuffed. Bread prices persist and the Lord Mayor thanks Chaplain Bowen for a sermon. A marine police effort aids the poor by distributing penalties, and a burglary robs Gee Street parish house during service. A merchant, Mr. Newman of Fenchurch Street, leaves over 100,000 pounds to two daughters. Ashton landholder R. Long hosts generous feasts for the poor.
Asnapshot of commodity prices shows Wheat rising to 385 and 435 for various qualities, Meating and Fine Effex moving to 54 and 60. Rye edges from 298 to 315, Barley from 26s to 30s, Malt from 48s to 60s with further adjustments.
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