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Newspaper
Weekly Register
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 13, 1799
Page
3
An exchange escalates into a quarrel as Rochester flouts Barrow and a scholar figure. The dialogue shifts from playful bows to threats and clever repartee ending with Rochester declaring the Doctor to the pits of hell and the Doctor retorting with a curt departure.
A clergyman fills time with a tale rather than sermon lengthening his discourse until many parishioners depart. He then reveals the wand used to hang a congregation that preferred storytelling over preaching, claiming the tale would be worth hearing for his audience.
During a walk in Cheapside Emmanuel Swedenborg and a companion stopped abruptly. The Baron explained that the Prophet Moses had just passed by, and Swedenborg bowed deeply as a sign of respect, astonishing bystanders.
No new operations on the Swiss border as allied forces retreat. Suwarrow heads to Feldkirch where Ruffian main force will assemble. Archduke’s headquarters remain in Swabia. Letters from Italy claim Austrian advantage over the French on October 6 along the line, though the Vienna Court Gazette omits it.
The Alkmaar capitulation signed on the 18th is honored in The Hague with cannon fire illuminations and music. Vandamme bears the Duke of York ratification. the proclamation notes Batavian and French success, relief of enemies, and a public festival on October 22. Brune expected today as troops prepare winter quarters.
A Mequinez accord between King of Spain and the Emperor of Morocco outlines peace commerce and navigation. It abolishes slavery as a state objective and limits privateering while restoring captured ships and goods. The treaty sets duties and confirms Madrid’s Cinco Gremios’ corn privilege. It envisions humane exchange of prisoners and urges ending piracy for a civil, productive African commerce.
Switzerland. Admirers of Lavater recall the late encounter where three barbarians fired at him, an act that echoes a past sensation the philosopher described in a vivid, prophetic meditation on human nature. He imagined three men with frightful aspects as the banditti behind the ominous moment.
Reports from Patna and nearby areas describe a widespread band of daring robbers overrunning the region. The group robs without discrimination and commits violent outrages across the country.
Capt Mabert of the native infantry on his way to the Presidency is set upon near Diega Dinapore by a band of about a hundred desperadoes. They beat and wound Mabert and his servants, plunder the budgerow, destroy its contents, and set it on fire. Mabert escapes by swimming. Shouts report widespread native complaints over property losses as authorities resist these predations. The King of Reccag’s palace on Ava’s coast is described as magnificently jeweled with gold idols and walls gleaming with precious stones.
On the first day of Michaelmas term the court session began late with no public business. Lord Kenyon noted clerks should log trial days for motions to ease his burden. Exoneration by bail was discussed for M D Eon and Guillaume the swindler, and common bail granted. A clergyman sought dispensation from personally attending judgment for an assault. expense would be prohibitive, and Kenyon suggested leniency. Gurney moved common bail for three actions involving swindlers More and Cleaver. goods were misappropriated but papers uncovered. A country clergyman asked to read affidavits against Kennet and Avon Canal Commissioners, but the court denied the request for a criminal information due to cost.
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