Helvetic Republic facing French invasion and military mobilization
The piece reports Swiss cantons resisting French plans to reshape government, with Austria positioned to intervene. French troops amount to about 8000 between Bern and Solothurn and 4000 in cantons. The Helvetic Directory urges rapid military organization, while cantons begin civic oaths. Details of provisioning and a secret treaty with France are noted, highlighting political and military stakes.
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Helvetic Republic
Berne
Soleure
Arrap
Helvetic Directory
Faiburg
Solaire
Zurich
Zurnith
Arrival of French in Egypt Triggers Tense Preparations
Reported agitation follows news of French arrival in Egypt. Authorities intensify measures to protect the populace from perceived insult while British and Russian ministers seek mediation. Military preparations grow in both army and navy as departments brace for possible conflict.
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Egypt
France
Army
Navy
Vain Hoof Elected Director in National Assembly
Haguey Sept. 1 Citizen Vain Hoof former member of the National Assembly has been elected fifth Director. He was a counsellor and among members of the Legislative Body arrested on 796 January. A rear-admiral has been acquitted in the October division battle. Twelve men are drafting civil and criminal codes.
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Haguey
Vain Hoof
St Her
Our
Danish Privateer Captures English Brig Near Elfineur
In Copenhagen on September first an English brig returning from Elfineur after convoying merchant ships met a Danish ship that had been captured by a German privateer during the present war. The encounter indicates ongoing privateering activity and naval skirmishes in Northern waters.
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Copenhagen
Elfineur
Capture and dispute over Danish prize ship near Cronburg
The brig commander captured a Danish ship as a prize under English Admiralty principles but winds forced return to Effineur. Authorities at Cronburg expected to hold the prize until orders from the fort governor. English sailors caused disorder on the road, prompting reinforcements of Cronburg garrison and marines, with Cronburg frigate sent to Elfingur. Hope rests on mediation by Lord Fitzgerald, the English ambassador.
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England
Effineur
Croburg
Fifineth
Cronburg
Elfineur
North Seas
Elfingur
Fitz-gerald
Privateers Threaten Tortola Harbour And Guita Vines
A July dispatch from Tortola notes that St Bartholomew reports a harbour crowded with French privateers and a town storage filled with magazines. A recent confession reveals a henchman’s plot to burn the Swede owner’s store after a cable was sent to aid the English frigate Lapwing during May 12 action on a coral reef.
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Tortola
St- Bartholomew
Guitavia
St. Bartholomew’s
St. Eustatius
Baffeterre
St.Kitt's
T. Harvey
Maje&y
Cyane
Guadaloupe
Barbadoes
London
Madeira
Irish House of Commons approves tax on liquor licences
Dublin reports a Ways and Means Committee measure adds an tax on liquor sale licences to fund the last loan of 590000. The bulletin notes insurgent clashes near Granard led by Capt. Cottingham with about 150 rebels killed, yeomanry skirmishes at Wilsons Hospital with heavy rebel flight, a prison conspiracy at New Geneva, and arms and clothing supplied to rebels by General Humbert for 3000 men.
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Dublin
House of Commons
Granard
Cavan
Cottingham
Lord Longford
Wilson’s Hospital
New Geneva
Humbert
Dublin Deaths and a Murder in Parade Row
Reports describe the inquest into Oliver Bond's death after a suspected apoplexy, details from the jail and a separate case of a brutal murder in Parade Row, Dublin. Neighbors recall Bond's final hours. a coroner's verdict cites natural causes. A murder inquiry names a gardener and a female servant as suspects who fled.
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Earl.Fitzwilliam
England
Dublin
Admiral Cofby
Holyhead
Ponsonby
Lord Fitzwilliam
Oliver Bond
Alderman Thorpe
Cath, Poynton
Bond
Samuel Neilson
Neil
Houtston
New Prison
Stewart
W. Ladgy E. Geoghegan
W. Lrenan
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Rouhiere
Fizatce
Briadritt
Upper Rhine
Mount Termite
Hollamd
Denmark
West Indies
Ireland
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