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Newspaper
Weekly Register
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 03, 1798
Page
2
A reflected musing on European powers seeks lasting peace and mutual prosperity. The author contemplates formation of a formidable coalition and the challenges of predicting outcomes amid jealous rivals. The piece praises peace as universally beneficial and essential to law and order.
Sept 9 reports from Rastads show the Deputation debating the right bank of the Rhine with Austria and Saxony, while Metternich presses for troop removal and tax relief. Constantinople letters describe French officials arrested, cockades banned, and Porte fears revolutionary moves amid Egypt events. Hungary note from Semlin reports later Porte actions.
A dated proclamation discusses reorganization of the army and other military forces to defend the state, protect subjects, and assert royal power amid Italian states and potential French hostility. It notes troop movements to Sicily, measures to defend the monarchy, and assurances of sacrifice in defense of religion, country, and governance.
Swiss forces attacked by Gen Schau enbourg near Stentz while Unterwald inhabitants refused oaths. French forces crossed Lake and moved by mountains, surrounding the insurgents who resisted with obstinate valor before retreating. Their artillery and equipment were captured.
Readable excerpts depict a proclamation favoring French forces against Egyptian Beys and Ottoman rivals. It calls for submission from towns along the route, burning resistant villages, hoisting the French flag alongside the Sublime Porte flag, and preserving religious offices while urging prayers for the Beys’ destruction. The text frames a clash of empires with broad geographic scope from Rome to Malta and emphasizes political and religious conflict.
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