Imposition on Ministers in City Sparks Postal Reform
A letter to the editor laments a practice of charging minsters for sermons and a resurrection tract delivered at New Jerusalem Church. It says two ministers in the city were billed 2s 1d and 3s 6d, with no written content, and warns of injurious consequences. The writer asks the publication to curb this growing evil and notes anonymous returns to the post office will follow.
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Borne
W. Belcher
New Jerusalem
A&e
Jesus
Fifteen Ethical Precepts For a Wife From R Smith to Ann Smith
Fifteen short moral instructions left by Robert Smith Martyn to his wife Ann Smith, urging devotion to God, self-restraint, charity, conscience, and humility. They urge loving God, opposing the Devil, kindliness to souls, temperance, self-scrutiny, mercy, and perseverance in faith, ending with a plea to forsake Christ not for suffering.
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Robert Smith Martyn
Ann Smith
Northamptonshire
Nauighbour
Alfa
Christ
God
R. Smith
When thou with angels thalt appear divine vision
Fragmentary verse hymn evokes judgment and redemption. The speaker prays to be found at Christ's right hand, longing to see a reconciled face, dwell in our Father’s home, and join the glorious army in praise of the Lamb for evermore.
Ebenezer Hymn: Prayer for Trials and Sin
A devotional verse expresses seeking mercy and guidance through suffering. The speaker asks God to teach the heart to endure, flee sin, and honor His name, raising an Ebenezer as a sign of gratitude for divine healing.
Foreign Jews And Allied Armies Advance In Italy
The Hamburg mail notes limited reports from the army fronts as Italy becomes the main active theater. The combined forces are said to have entered Brescia on the 17th of last month and Mirandola is in federate hands with patrols reaching toward Pizzighitone. French headquarters move from Lodi to Milan and the Executive Directory along with the Cisalpine Republic councils have withdrawn to Turin. The French army gains reinforcements and regained confidence after Moreau’s appointment. French plenipotentiaries left Rastadt as Austrian guards refused privileged status. Buonaparte’s standards bring success, while Vienna’s Gazette claims he penetrated Syria and defeated the Pacha’s forces.
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Italy
Brescia
Mirandola
Pizzighitone
Lodi
Milan
Cisalpinie
Turin
Moreau
Rastadt
Germany
Buonaparte
Vienna
Syria
French Ministers suspend peace negotiations at Strasbourg
An official note from French plenipotentiaries to the German Empire expresses regret that arbitrary acts and armed contrary conduct by the Empire’s deputies have halted the peace talks. It says the French government seeks to resume negotiations but fears further suspension and urges the Empire to honor the congress and sanctuary of deliberations.
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Germany
Rafladt
Chéyr Wall
Raftadt
Strasburg
Bacon d’ Albini
Protests Over Rastadt Seizure Threaten German Peace
The Deputation of the Empire protests Austrian violations of nations rights and the protection of the Congress at Rastadt. It declares that free states depend on their own will, not foreign force, and warns of possible evacuation to Stralsburg if peace talks stall. The document cites orders from German and French leaders and notes intent to await new negociations.
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Gers Fbach
d’Albini
Mentz
Rattadt
Tregret
Coant
Baron Munch
Rastadt
Congress
Guy
Xbarbacsy
Germany
Stralburgh
Raitedt
Verona and Mantua Fall Under Austrian Advance
Dispatches report Austrian forces overwhelming Mantua on all sides and Brescia captured. French retreats draw their main force toward the Adda while Cisalpine Patriots seek shelter in Milan citadel. Directory authorized to take extraordinary measures for republic safety. Bianchi d Adda named minister at war. Austrian prisoners sent to Herevit total about 390. French proclamation at Leghorn threatens opposition.
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Ivaly
Verona
Aprikiz
Maretha
Sgwarow
Veleggio
Mantua
Oxice
Adda
Brescia
Bianchi d
Leghorn
Citron Pinot
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J. C—S
Jesu
Watirkht Arka
Ebenezer
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