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Chronological List Of The Most Remarkable Occurrences In The Year 1797.
and that which had appeared off the Shannon , left those stations , on their return to France , without attempting to land . any troops : 9 . A squadron of two ships of the line and two frigates sailed from St . Helen ' s , to reinforce Lord Bridport ' s fleet . " ,.,, -,., 10 Advice received by Government , from Ireland , that his Majesty s ship Polyphemus had captured and sent into Cork La Tortne French frigate of 44 suns , belonging to the Brest fleet .:, and that another frigate , La and fullof troopshad foundered at sea—The fortress
Scsevola , a transport , - , . of Kehl taken by the Austrians * after a vigorous siege ot two months . —Intelligence received of the captureof a French privateer and an armed brig by lis Majesty ' s ships Cleopatra and Diamond . ' " ; . ¦ ' II Admiral Kingsmill wrote to the Admirality , that the Hazard sloop of war had captured La Musette and Les Deux Amis French privateers . _ . . I .- Advice received that the Prince of Wirtemberg had determined solicit in the fair band of the Princess Royal
to come to England . to . person . i * The Hamburgh Mail brought . intelligence of General Wurmser bavins made another successful sprtiefrom the fortress of Mantua . —A Paris naoer ofthe 7 th announced the return to Brest ot one of the divisions of the French fleet , under the command of Admiral Bouvette . —The Queen Dowager of Prussia died .-The Indefatigable , Captain Sir Edward Pellew , and the Amazon , Captain Reynolds , attacked a French 74 gun ship oft the Penher shorewhere she lost
marks , and drove on , . was . ^ _ ¦ j- / . 'The Admiralty received an account from the West Indies , that the Island of Anguillahadbeen attacked by two Frenchmen of war and _ several smaller vessels , butwas soon reliever ! by the Lapwing frigate , _ which took one of the ships of war , and sunk the other . Previous to . the island being relieved , at sustained considerable damage from the fire ot the enemy . " 1 e Intelligence from Paris announced that the expedition against Ireland , had totally failed ; and that Mantua . was reduced to such a degree of distress *
that the soldiers were obliged to eat their horses . „ , - ¦ . ' ' , 16 . American papers announced that New York , Boston , Baltimore ,. and Savannah , had been partly destroyed by fire . ' ¦ . i 7 The Insurgents in the islands of Grenada and St . Vincent completely subdued , and tranquillity effectually restored in those settlements ,-. The Admiralty received advice ofthe loss of the Hussar frigate , on the andof the of French schoonerbthe sloop of
French coast ; , capture a , ; y . Fury war , off the Leeward Islands . . ; . .:. ; , : „ - - . , , ' , ' 18 Her Majesty ' s birth-day celebrated at St . James ' s with much splendour—Letters from America announced that Mr . Adams and Mr . . Jefferson had been elefled President and Vice-President ofthe United States , ., iq- Advice received at . -the-Admiralty of .-the capture of a French _ ship ,, armed en flute , carrying 3 6 guns , with 600 troops and a large quantity ; ot off the coast oflrelandbthe Druid frigate
ordnance on board , , y . _ 21 . ' The anniversary ofthe murder of Louis XVI . celebrated at Pans with great pomp and . savage exultation . ,,. „ ¦ - ?¦ ,- i * ' 22 ' Intelfeence received of the capture of LeSufTrein French transpor by the Majestic , of 74 guns ; and of the . Eclair privateer , b y the Unicorn , frigate . Also that L'Atalante French corvette ,. La Favorite privateer , and L'AUeger national brig , had been taken by his Majesty ' s ships Phoebe , Hinde ,
211 z 3 . The Paris papers announced that several more ships belonging to the Brest fleet had returned to that port . u The Marquis Cornwall appointed by the Board of Controul to the capital situation of Governor-General of Bengal—A French privateer , cap * tured off Cape Nichola Mole , by his Majesty ' s ship Adyenture . 25 Intelligence received from France that another French ship of the
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Chronological List Of The Most Remarkable Occurrences In The Year 1797.
and that which had appeared off the Shannon , left those stations , on their return to France , without attempting to land . any troops : 9 . A squadron of two ships of the line and two frigates sailed from St . Helen ' s , to reinforce Lord Bridport ' s fleet . " ,.,, -,., 10 Advice received by Government , from Ireland , that his Majesty s ship Polyphemus had captured and sent into Cork La Tortne French frigate of 44 suns , belonging to the Brest fleet .:, and that another frigate , La and fullof troopshad foundered at sea—The fortress
Scsevola , a transport , - , . of Kehl taken by the Austrians * after a vigorous siege ot two months . —Intelligence received of the captureof a French privateer and an armed brig by lis Majesty ' s ships Cleopatra and Diamond . ' " ; . ¦ ' II Admiral Kingsmill wrote to the Admirality , that the Hazard sloop of war had captured La Musette and Les Deux Amis French privateers . _ . . I .- Advice received that the Prince of Wirtemberg had determined solicit in the fair band of the Princess Royal
to come to England . to . person . i * The Hamburgh Mail brought . intelligence of General Wurmser bavins made another successful sprtiefrom the fortress of Mantua . —A Paris naoer ofthe 7 th announced the return to Brest ot one of the divisions of the French fleet , under the command of Admiral Bouvette . —The Queen Dowager of Prussia died .-The Indefatigable , Captain Sir Edward Pellew , and the Amazon , Captain Reynolds , attacked a French 74 gun ship oft the Penher shorewhere she lost
marks , and drove on , . was . ^ _ ¦ j- / . 'The Admiralty received an account from the West Indies , that the Island of Anguillahadbeen attacked by two Frenchmen of war and _ several smaller vessels , butwas soon reliever ! by the Lapwing frigate , _ which took one of the ships of war , and sunk the other . Previous to . the island being relieved , at sustained considerable damage from the fire ot the enemy . " 1 e Intelligence from Paris announced that the expedition against Ireland , had totally failed ; and that Mantua . was reduced to such a degree of distress *
that the soldiers were obliged to eat their horses . „ , - ¦ . ' ' , 16 . American papers announced that New York , Boston , Baltimore ,. and Savannah , had been partly destroyed by fire . ' ¦ . i 7 The Insurgents in the islands of Grenada and St . Vincent completely subdued , and tranquillity effectually restored in those settlements ,-. The Admiralty received advice ofthe loss of the Hussar frigate , on the andof the of French schoonerbthe sloop of
French coast ; , capture a , ; y . Fury war , off the Leeward Islands . . ; . .:. ; , : „ - - . , , ' , ' 18 Her Majesty ' s birth-day celebrated at St . James ' s with much splendour—Letters from America announced that Mr . Adams and Mr . . Jefferson had been elefled President and Vice-President ofthe United States , ., iq- Advice received at . -the-Admiralty of .-the capture of a French _ ship ,, armed en flute , carrying 3 6 guns , with 600 troops and a large quantity ; ot off the coast oflrelandbthe Druid frigate
ordnance on board , , y . _ 21 . ' The anniversary ofthe murder of Louis XVI . celebrated at Pans with great pomp and . savage exultation . ,,. „ ¦ - ?¦ ,- i * ' 22 ' Intelfeence received of the capture of LeSufTrein French transpor by the Majestic , of 74 guns ; and of the . Eclair privateer , b y the Unicorn , frigate . Also that L'Atalante French corvette ,. La Favorite privateer , and L'AUeger national brig , had been taken by his Majesty ' s ships Phoebe , Hinde ,
211 z 3 . The Paris papers announced that several more ships belonging to the Brest fleet had returned to that port . u The Marquis Cornwall appointed by the Board of Controul to the capital situation of Governor-General of Bengal—A French privateer , cap * tured off Cape Nichola Mole , by his Majesty ' s ship Adyenture . 25 Intelligence received from France that another French ship of the