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Chronological List Of The Most Remarkable Occurrences In The Year 1797.
30 . Lord Spencer returned to town from Sheerness , without being able tr > induce ' the mutineers to return to their duty . —Advice received ofthe capture of a French privateer by the Pilote cutter . 31 . Several more ships belonging to Admiral Duncan ' s fleet joined the mutineers at the Nore .
JUNE . i . A Royal Message presented to Parliament , on the subject of the alarming Mutiny at the Nore , and the insidious means had recourse to , in order to create disaffection among the military , in consequence of which the latter offence was made felony of death . . 2 . Advice received at the Admiralty of the capture of four French privateers by his Majesty's ships Penguin , Lapwing , Tamer , and L'Amiable .
3 . The Paris papers announced that M . Barthelemy had been elected a member of the Executive Directory , in the room of M . Letournenr , who went out by lot . 4 . His Majesty ' s birth -day celebrated at St . James ' s with much splendour . 6 . An account received of the French troops having entered Venice . — Official intelligence received that an expedition against Porto Rico had failed , with some loss ; and that his Majesty ' s ciuizers in the West Indies had cut a
great number of ships from the enemy ' s ports in that quarter , and captured two privateers . 7 . Lord Northesk arrived in town from the Nore , with some resolutions adopted by the mutinous Delegates at that place , to be presented to the King . —A Proclamation published , declaring the crews of the ships at the Nore in a state of rebellion ; and prohibiting all intercourse between them and his Majesty ' s faithful subjects . . - 8 . Advice received of three French privateers having been captured by the Nautilus sloop of war , and the Dolphin and Lively revenuecutters . ' 9 . Several ships effected their escape from the Mutineers at the Nore , and
arrived at Sheerness . 3 o . Some more ships effected their escape from the Mutineers at the Nore . 13 . Most of the Ships at the Nore deserted the cause of rebellion , and returned to their duty . 14 .. Lord Malmesbury appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to negociatc peace with the French Republic . —The Mutiny at the Nore terminated ; and Parker , the principal of the Mutineers , and his Co-delegates , taken into
custody . 15 . La Pompee , of 74 guns , arrived at Spithead from the Channel fleet , with some of her crew in irons , who had conspired to bring the ship into Brest . 20 . Admiral Paisley hoisted his flag on board the Neptune , at Greenhithe , preparatory to the trial of Parker , and the other Delegates , by a Court Martial , of which he was appointed president . commenced at Greenhithe
22 . The trial of Parker , the mutineer , , onboard the Neptune man of war . 23 . An alarming conspiracy was discovered in the camp , near Bandon , in Ireland The Prince and Princess of Wirtemberg arrived at Stutgard , from England . —Four of the mutineers of La Pompee were sentenced to suffer death , at Portsmouth . 24 Advice received of the capture of a large French privateer bthe ?
. y Photon frigate . ~ A mutiny broke out on board the Beaulieu frigate in the Downs , which was suppressed by the gallant conduct of Lieutenant Byrne . . 26 . Parker , the mutineer , was found guilty , and sentenced to suffer death .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Chronological List Of The Most Remarkable Occurrences In The Year 1797.
30 . Lord Spencer returned to town from Sheerness , without being able tr > induce ' the mutineers to return to their duty . —Advice received ofthe capture of a French privateer by the Pilote cutter . 31 . Several more ships belonging to Admiral Duncan ' s fleet joined the mutineers at the Nore .
JUNE . i . A Royal Message presented to Parliament , on the subject of the alarming Mutiny at the Nore , and the insidious means had recourse to , in order to create disaffection among the military , in consequence of which the latter offence was made felony of death . . 2 . Advice received at the Admiralty of the capture of four French privateers by his Majesty's ships Penguin , Lapwing , Tamer , and L'Amiable .
3 . The Paris papers announced that M . Barthelemy had been elected a member of the Executive Directory , in the room of M . Letournenr , who went out by lot . 4 . His Majesty ' s birth -day celebrated at St . James ' s with much splendour . 6 . An account received of the French troops having entered Venice . — Official intelligence received that an expedition against Porto Rico had failed , with some loss ; and that his Majesty ' s ciuizers in the West Indies had cut a
great number of ships from the enemy ' s ports in that quarter , and captured two privateers . 7 . Lord Northesk arrived in town from the Nore , with some resolutions adopted by the mutinous Delegates at that place , to be presented to the King . —A Proclamation published , declaring the crews of the ships at the Nore in a state of rebellion ; and prohibiting all intercourse between them and his Majesty ' s faithful subjects . . - 8 . Advice received of three French privateers having been captured by the Nautilus sloop of war , and the Dolphin and Lively revenuecutters . ' 9 . Several ships effected their escape from the Mutineers at the Nore , and
arrived at Sheerness . 3 o . Some more ships effected their escape from the Mutineers at the Nore . 13 . Most of the Ships at the Nore deserted the cause of rebellion , and returned to their duty . 14 .. Lord Malmesbury appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to negociatc peace with the French Republic . —The Mutiny at the Nore terminated ; and Parker , the principal of the Mutineers , and his Co-delegates , taken into
custody . 15 . La Pompee , of 74 guns , arrived at Spithead from the Channel fleet , with some of her crew in irons , who had conspired to bring the ship into Brest . 20 . Admiral Paisley hoisted his flag on board the Neptune , at Greenhithe , preparatory to the trial of Parker , and the other Delegates , by a Court Martial , of which he was appointed president . commenced at Greenhithe
22 . The trial of Parker , the mutineer , , onboard the Neptune man of war . 23 . An alarming conspiracy was discovered in the camp , near Bandon , in Ireland The Prince and Princess of Wirtemberg arrived at Stutgard , from England . —Four of the mutineers of La Pompee were sentenced to suffer death , at Portsmouth . 24 Advice received of the capture of a large French privateer bthe ?
. y Photon frigate . ~ A mutiny broke out on board the Beaulieu frigate in the Downs , which was suppressed by the gallant conduct of Lieutenant Byrne . . 26 . Parker , the mutineer , was found guilty , and sentenced to suffer death .