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Chronological List Of The Most Remarkable Occurrences In The Year 1797.
29- The Paris papers announced that the French had obtained several partial victories in Italy . —The Channel fleet returned to Spithead . 30 . Advice received of an embargo having been laid on all vessels in the ports of France . 31 . Intelligence received that the Minerva and Southampton frigates had captured two Spanish men of war in the Mediterranean , one of which was soon after retaken by a squadron belonging to the enemy ; and that a French privateer had struck to the Leopard in the North Seas .
APRIL . 1 . Government received advice that the new Emperor of Russia had determined to support the Constitution of the German empire : and that the Dover armed transport had captured a Spanish armed brig . 2 . The Livery of London determined to persist in demanding the due exercise of their privilege , with respect to addressing the King upon his throne . 3 . The inhabitants of Westminster resolved to petition his Majesty to
dismiss his present Ministers . 4 . Intelligence received from Rear-Admiral Pringle , that an establishment of the enemy at Foul Point , upon the island of Madagascar , had been destroyed by some of the ships belonging to his squadron , who captured eight merchantmen at that place . 5 . The King again refused to receive the petition of the Livery of London upon his throne .
6 . Advice received by the Hamburgh mail , that Buonaparte had cut off an Austrian-division of 3 , 000 men , made himself master of several important posts on the frontiers of Austria , and was proceeding with great expedition towards Vienna . —It was announced at Lloyd ' s , that several homeward-bound merchantmen from Lisbon had been captured by a French man of war . 7 . Government received advice of the defeat of the Archduke Charles by Buonaparte , and of the precipitate retreat of his Royal Highness into the heart
of Austria . This event created the utmost alarm at Vienna . 8 . An official dispatch from Colonel Graham confirmed all the former accounts of the victories obtained by the French over the Austrians , commanded by the Archduke Charles . —Advice received at the Admiralty ofthe capture of three privateers by the Spitfire sloop of war and the Plymouth and Dover cutters ; also that his Majesty ' s ships Canada and Magicienne had taken five French ships of war , on the Jamaica station .
10 . Mr . Pitt informed the House of Commons , that a person was immediately to be sent to Vienna , to treat of peace in conjunction with his Majesty ' s allies . This determination was entered into by Ministers , in consequence of advice received that his Imperial Majesty , defeated in all points , was under the necessity of suing for peace , as the only means of saving himself from utter destruction . —The Prince of Wirtemberg landed at Harwich . 11 . Advice received of the capture of four privateers by his Majesty ' s ships
Swallow , Sheerness , Zephyr , and Hazard . 12 . Mr . Hammond set out forVienna , empowered to open a pacific negeciation with the French—The Hamburgh mail announced , that Buonaparte still continued his march into the heart of Austria . —The Livery of London met to vote a censure upon his Majesty ' s Ministers , for their conduct respecting their petition to the King ; but the Lord Mayor refused to put the resolutions moved by Mr . Waithman to that effect , and abruptly dissolved the Common
Hall . 14 . Colonel Graham informed Government , by letter , of the successive victories obtained by the French over the army ofthe Archduke Charles . 15 . The Prince of , Wirtemberg arrived in town , waited upon the Royal
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Chronological List Of The Most Remarkable Occurrences In The Year 1797.
29- The Paris papers announced that the French had obtained several partial victories in Italy . —The Channel fleet returned to Spithead . 30 . Advice received of an embargo having been laid on all vessels in the ports of France . 31 . Intelligence received that the Minerva and Southampton frigates had captured two Spanish men of war in the Mediterranean , one of which was soon after retaken by a squadron belonging to the enemy ; and that a French privateer had struck to the Leopard in the North Seas .
APRIL . 1 . Government received advice that the new Emperor of Russia had determined to support the Constitution of the German empire : and that the Dover armed transport had captured a Spanish armed brig . 2 . The Livery of London determined to persist in demanding the due exercise of their privilege , with respect to addressing the King upon his throne . 3 . The inhabitants of Westminster resolved to petition his Majesty to
dismiss his present Ministers . 4 . Intelligence received from Rear-Admiral Pringle , that an establishment of the enemy at Foul Point , upon the island of Madagascar , had been destroyed by some of the ships belonging to his squadron , who captured eight merchantmen at that place . 5 . The King again refused to receive the petition of the Livery of London upon his throne .
6 . Advice received by the Hamburgh mail , that Buonaparte had cut off an Austrian-division of 3 , 000 men , made himself master of several important posts on the frontiers of Austria , and was proceeding with great expedition towards Vienna . —It was announced at Lloyd ' s , that several homeward-bound merchantmen from Lisbon had been captured by a French man of war . 7 . Government received advice of the defeat of the Archduke Charles by Buonaparte , and of the precipitate retreat of his Royal Highness into the heart
of Austria . This event created the utmost alarm at Vienna . 8 . An official dispatch from Colonel Graham confirmed all the former accounts of the victories obtained by the French over the Austrians , commanded by the Archduke Charles . —Advice received at the Admiralty ofthe capture of three privateers by the Spitfire sloop of war and the Plymouth and Dover cutters ; also that his Majesty ' s ships Canada and Magicienne had taken five French ships of war , on the Jamaica station .
10 . Mr . Pitt informed the House of Commons , that a person was immediately to be sent to Vienna , to treat of peace in conjunction with his Majesty ' s allies . This determination was entered into by Ministers , in consequence of advice received that his Imperial Majesty , defeated in all points , was under the necessity of suing for peace , as the only means of saving himself from utter destruction . —The Prince of Wirtemberg landed at Harwich . 11 . Advice received of the capture of four privateers by his Majesty ' s ships
Swallow , Sheerness , Zephyr , and Hazard . 12 . Mr . Hammond set out forVienna , empowered to open a pacific negeciation with the French—The Hamburgh mail announced , that Buonaparte still continued his march into the heart of Austria . —The Livery of London met to vote a censure upon his Majesty ' s Ministers , for their conduct respecting their petition to the King ; but the Lord Mayor refused to put the resolutions moved by Mr . Waithman to that effect , and abruptly dissolved the Common
Hall . 14 . Colonel Graham informed Government , by letter , of the successive victories obtained by the French over the army ofthe Archduke Charles . 15 . The Prince of , Wirtemberg arrived in town , waited upon the Royal